WELCOME TO. THE SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES, Aloysius Deeney, OCD ICS Publications Institute of Carmelite Studies ‘Washington, DC(6 Wah Province fet Carls e200) 2131 Lincoln Roa. NE Washington, DC 20002-1198 wor cspbltonsong iy of Compe Cai i Puan Dat Dae, Alin 18 ‘elem tS One of Dace Comets Alpi Dey [Sur Ordo Dc amelie 2. Spal Cate hh Contents Intedston 1 Acknowledgment 2 ‘Testing and Dsceming a Vocation to tbe Secular Order of Disalead Carats 9 ‘The New OCDS Legislation andthe Vocation Cem 0. 22 AN Vision Apostate of Ow Cas, 38 ‘The Holy Sprit—Lowd and Giver of Life: Carmel nd Renewal 8 ‘rign andthe Basic Lent ofthe Secular Order se ‘The Beatitudes and Your Vocation to Carmel... « “The Roe of Stayin the Solar Order of Dictleed Carmelite. 78 How Ought the Council Function a) Notes of Caries, 7 Quotable Quotes usIntroduction “Tis bookies colstion ofthe conferences Fr Alsi Desney cst tthe Seculr Ondr of Discaled Cast (OCDS) me» ers on various ocasons, nest resin is talks was ever when he uscritons of his conferences began 0 app on numer ‘us Camilie Websites worldwide, Encourage by th ites fe (OCD consis andthe inpertstce of his aks fo tei frm ‘ion rgrans in rt, ls were compiled ino our diferent ookless for riting ad dtr Te interes the booklets was enormous, and they were reprinted numerous times. AS more and ‘more OCDS coms kel the sues ores oftheir fomaton programs with hep of these okles, we decid to gt the nes ary stn rr ICS Publication for publication ad dirbton, ‘The rest isthe book in your hac Welcome othe Solar Orr of This book neues ight aks anda question andanswer Ss sion tiled "Notes of Canes.” Our geal ebsration thst those wh come to Camel show a get deal of ites in Carmelite pinta andthe writings of our Carmelite aint Ax newcomers, they son lum the process of becoming a Secular Camelte in omni sting (Asp, Candie) anther even reception ino the membership ofthe Seca branch he scaled Cale ‘Order as poss members. The newcomer bein 1 realize the imponance of tung and sessing the spit of the teachers of Cam! win the content of commit sting Fr. Deeney brings ou tention he se fr reaing ana here for inivduls to Team ant incorporate the spt of Carne2 Weleame whe saa Oreo iad Cases nw thee diy ives. What be obser in the OCDS communis is the lack of an dete formation pagan. A program of enon, as he expsins i na program of intimation, that, ely What 1 teach inthis pri and wat books oe inthis periods, 8 program of frat iinfrmation on aw do we in people, ow owe eis people, bow do we infor people so tht they ake Progreso the stg of Tomato..." Hence, his als ana buat spituaiy ont butals cover tps invlvnggovemanee organiza- ion, and foomtion nthe Secular Ore of Dsealced Carmel, Realizing the imporance of muting stone ad mature com> munis, Fe Denes it jr ak dls dsl wih te eerie ‘or admin pospesive members ote Orde How any of ws have arpa withthe queson of dacenmetand version Canal? Who is allt be a Solr Carmel? How do you dings hewesn howe ealled and those who arent cae? Fr, Deeney's mos pate ad nsihfl asp one o understand the voraon to Camel “Another important aspect of his as about rising aware. ein the Orde for ae Consttions fo the Secular Caries, [Ae he OCDS Intemational Cress in 200, Fr, Deeney made the folowing pops: In the Boy of sprit, the word Rae as bon seseed for fe most art 1 desig He nga ford the Chek General the Ras ae the Re of Sie Beni th Rd of Sin Fr te Re of Sint Augustine, and he Rae of Sain Alber the East Chas Tho fs re approve by te Chch, The ce aly of Camel ae on oe Rule that of Sit Aber. By the pase “teenie fai of Camel” mean Be far, mans alate ad speregd sites. Both eis a seul ‘bath ranches of the Order tn adi ote Ral fof Sin Alber a forthe purposes of ction ‘Nome ta scopy tbe Rule. The onl soup af Carmelite hh aot "ether On Toul ike propos ta the Soar Oe on te ul of Ssiat Alert and in plas of he word Rule esate the proper legislation of the Svar Ont fs Nar for Cami Soar 1 ink att wou Fr, Deeey’'s propos ha he Secular Onder join the est of the Orde in preserving the word "Rule forthe Rue of Sait Abe was an nptant pent is the istry ofthe Sault Onde Not too tong ate bis proposed new vision Fr the Secular Orde. the Vatican, ‘x June 16,23, approve the ew OCDS costars: "May the new tx ofthe Contitions of the SeslarOnkr ofthe Dialed Carmeltes bea ily llectve meas, 50 Hat is meme ca ein ‘gorte more and moe tee baptismal coseraton in he eoneete ‘tuations of amity soil, ein, and clei ie ™ With the inrodction ofthe new Comins, the Sele (Order pine 3 ne identity and satan within the Onder. Members wee mo Tanger viewed as auxiary members wih diem Rule Rater, by joining the rest of the Ole wer Ssint Ales le the Secular members re ecomized as an itegra prof he etre (Cami faiy. In many of his as, Fr Dseey pons out the ‘mponanee of undestanding the Secu Oar as pr ofthe whole (Onl "You sero addons to he Onderof Dace Carnes otthe Scar On of iCal suey members he Order Yeu ae a integral pat ofthe Ord” However, se should ot ee the to fc fhe ste cin—inde ndnt and sist, The Sel One sine branch ofthe ‘Orie, 8 he Constations nde, The new Constuons expect i ‘members to shoulder more responsi, “wth blgtion fr your ‘en goverment, for your own dsssb you own farmaion” ‘The Secu, homer donot exis 8a independent ranch ofthe nde. As Fr. Dest pts i, “stint. es dependent, Anat ooabe aspect f bis si the new develops in the udestanding af he place of the Sac meme in the Onler nin the Chrch. The documents ofthe Seca Vatian Couns and ther subsequent documents oa ity--Orrfdeles Lai and Vite Conscratrrecopie tht our vocation seve in carter and ‘we ae mente of he whole Church: “Your Pm an esses set And youare more part ofthe Chse, Beas you aeamembe af ‘he ode” he Fel pista the a i ta “eer veaton ese Si and fr the ged of he whole Church” Hence, hea ea ‘a rear callabraion nthe ponte of os Carmelite chris, ‘Te ighigh of ets the cll she with be Chachsnd he wos he pial of Sun Tees of Avian Sun John fhe Cos ow many people ere are who noe 1 know what eu Caio Doctors ofthe Church vet yf every Came ws decd to sprang Camel's esas, ow many pple woul nit be cof ‘the spl ie” We ae amin igo he ist "ing Camel nota pig: 2 responsibly, bth persona and ect” We ae cal 1 ey pti aeons pag 30 of. Closes Lac whi ial he base eins o “xcs for asco a isthe as Fes pens. The fet i is ‘a remved sie or pager, madam cnt an. an thes. mental eT are hing ih don Cans all vosetion 5 ln coeluson, Jet me repeat the gusston pos n ane of he talks: “Whatcan we doo share wth thir hal we aversive by belonging to Carmet™ The call i urgent and timely. Let ws go fot and bear iit. Angela Pil, OCDS Community of Saint Jeph Hampton, Virginia Easter Say Ari 11,2009,Acknowledgments G.K. Chesterton once sid". thank ar the highest form of ‘thought and tha gratitude is bappiness double by wonds." Inthe spirit of wonder and gratitnde I wish wo acknowledge those who have contributed in so many ways to the publication ofthis ook Fistand foremost, my heal gate goes he author of this took, Fr: Aloysus Deeney, OCD, forking many hours of is time to study and prepare for these conferences We ar rtf for is immense contribution, gidaee, and sharing of his knowledge and experince with the OCDS Communities of Camel 1 personally wish to hank Dorothy Dufly, OCDS, my dese fend and fellow Carmelite a the Community of St Joseph, Hampton, Vitpnia, for her editorial eonsbation and moral sp ort, Dorothy intlly invodoced me wo Fr. Deeney"s tks with rst exierent. Tis Book i the res of he inate and cone sincerely thank ICS Publications Fr accepting publication nd istbaton of his book; Be. Bryan Paguots, OCD. i parca la, fe sharng his experts the fair word of pulsation, T thank both ou U.S. and Lnermationslconamunties of the ‘Secular Order of Discleed Carmelites for thir overwhelming support and eatusias expressed nou nil effin ntodue- ing the talks in booklet form to the OCDS Formation program. 1 thank you for your emails, cans and eters of apreition The ‘ublicton ofthis book could not have bsen posible without ‘your continuous support and intrest. My sincere gait alo tw one of our ends of Carmel, Joane Re, fer fitful handingMets he Sar One and Caeser ‘orbooke isbution: keeping up wit he demand of the OCDS. ‘communities and responing patent thet neds “Thanks bet Got Anglia Pll, OCDS Testing and Discerning a Vocation to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites The point oth presentation io arses the uenon, What ae ‘he piciples tht yu eo ice he vestion the Seca Order ‘ofthe Dascaled Carmelite? Wh sled wo bea Secular Cari, ‘snd bow do you cstingush between hose called and thos waa? “Among the friar and hen, people do ot eave esa they are ‘ud people People are ot seat he fom the monastery othe eon ‘eat cause they re moray anacepabl. It is 3 weaton oe & member ofthe Onder and one tht nests, fr everyone's ke, t be cleaned. Other th Ore, eter the st, othe ms, rth seclas, oses its Way an contses is iat. woud deseribe a mem of he Sear Order of Ou Lay of Mount Camel and Saint Tees of Jessa «practicing member of ‘th Cathlie Church who, unde the rte of Our Lay of Mount ‘Capo. nip by Slo Teresa of Fess Sain Job of the ‘Gros, kes the commitment the Ore sek the fice of God for the sake ofthe Chacha the wild woul ot in tht description si sine clement tt, om ing togetier, ar those element that ve people to aprcch de ‘Order an ck ideotiistion with the Ode in amore formal wa. Practicing member of the Catboie Church “Practicing member ofthe Cathie Church By is mean Roman Cathal, not in reference to the Latin ite bu in refs othe uty under the Leadership of the Bishop of Rome the Pops The sory of Ronan Catholics Blog he Latin, These we, omever eter nies within the Roman Catholic Chick: Maron,Molar, Mette, Ukranian, ct. Thee ae Seer Orde coms ‘isin each hse ts. The OCDS community of hana belongs to the Maroite it. The word pacing” specifies smeing about ‘he penon who can be a member ofthe Sel One As a basic Tus test of “raticng” the Cathie, I augpe he cap ity to paste lyn the Enchrist with a cle conse. The achat the summit of Catalin entity. Hs the meting ont of eaven and earth So, fone eo partial in the sue smi the the ese points of parscpation ate ceri permite Formos ese in the is this was ter snl o determine People whe cat the Secular Onder came fom piss whee the Friars were present trv contac wih ars ane who Seth ‘need ten tothe Secular Ode, Divore was ot a jr ator in Catt if, Most sitions were le. Iespetsouy. Things are otabuay clear Is preci hee ‘where the Sprit Asstt can Be fmt lp othe Coun ‘mtu ofthe Seculr Onder nthe serecnng of antes, 1 give an cxample A woman proaches community of the Secu Orde The woman is own by some of the Council, They know that ie her second mariage. They abo know tat sh egulaly oes to Mas sr prcptes inthe saramens, The Coan would ke cant efor adining this oso0 formation, “Tere are few possibilities The Crh ane ‘ne fst manage Or by aangement wi her cote she ei or hasan ar ng in sch 8 way as pate inthe stramen ‘ofthe Char. Aineview wi the Spr Assistan would clay the answers Witt neces of too much explaton resp the "ahr wo privacy ad a god same tat every member of te Church enjoys, he cold give the wordt the Coun hat would allow tis ssn ctr the Seu Onde, ean and Dering 2 Yost 4 ‘The Secular Orde jd prof the Ore of Disaed ‘Carmo. Ii an insta ofthe Roman Catholic Chrch an sujet tothe las of the Church, The Satsd Congeption must approve tron egision. Therefore, romeone who dsc elon 10 the Catolic Church may ot bea ember of the Secular Orde Non Catote people with interes inthe spina of Carmel ae ‘etainly welcome participate ia whatever Way a comunity ht invite thom, bat thy sanot he members fhe Sale Onde. Here weave the fst elen of the ide fa Scalar Onder member person who prices nthe io the Catotie Church There are, of couse, moe, becuse there ate lions of oops who Tart inthe it of he Caoic Church wo have nt he light est itretin Carma ‘Under te protection of Our Lady of Mount Carmel We come 10 the sacond element—"under the protection of ‘Ou Lady of Mount Came” js any devon 19 Our Lay that identifies a person calle 1 the Secular Onder. Tete ate many Can wo ar ery devoted to Our Lay ahve avery gh evloped Marian character to tt Cristi ie, The are many ‘Orthodox Cisins a wll High Church Aaglcans who ae very Maran Tere are many Catholics who wear the scapular fr all of ‘he coect eatons an with sincere ddan to Mary who are no ciled tbe Scilar Camels. Not nly th, butte ae some ope who come othe Soca Or rely teens of devon ‘o Mary he caplr and the rsary who dono uve a Yoeaton to be Secular Order members ‘The pailar aspect ofthe lewd Virgo Mary tat mst “ssi inthe ea.” he pase dha Sait Lake's Gospel uses vice12 ocame the Sar On of Dsl Carmi to desi Mary's ite vies er So, Yes llth ahr apt ‘oF Marian ie and devotion can be present devotion the sap the rosary aloe tgs. They ae, however, secondary this asst ‘of Marin devotion Mary ue model of prayer and mettion, Tis incest in amin o meditate icine to meditation 2 Kad etl character fay OCS. espera the mos sic ‘A very eqn experience of may group ist ave person proach the Secular Order to beome a meme, somtimes i «san priest who is very devoted to May, a person who hs basso ‘many plage o Maran shrines thoughout the wor peso whois very familar wih many ofthe appurions and messages, tributed to May, 2 real utr on cuet Maran movements Mary times they donot have the sighestaetiaaion wo “media ‘nthe hea" They die gush to esome the “esha” of the community abot the Blesed Mother apd ntodice an ete Camel stain of Maran interest into the sormeniy I tis er Son is a eet its very aiuto the cmsusity to tet elf from this tor ints Marin fe. There are aber Marin groups and movements a might Bethe hore Tr this person, but sno the Secular Onder 1 ain, within the Teen Carmelite faily, thee isa Place for people whose primary motivation i devotion the seapular ned ur Lady of Mout Cael Its the Conary of the Brow ‘Scapular o the Cote of Our Lady of Meuot Camel May, fa Secular Oder embalmed ‘iveartde and disposion, She ates digpies Carmi ta entepaive way of endertanding the eof the teal ody of her Son, the Ch, ssh who dase pes 40 Cam. Ad, i the fation program, which te prs ins when ey eter ‘Camel tis his spot tat must be desta nthe peso, So, ‘sy that isthe secon element "unde the poston of Ou Lay ‘of Mount Cams” Inspec by Sunt Teresa of Sxus “A mambo ofthe Secular Order of Our Ln of Mot Came and Saint Tere of Ju i a practicing member of ofthe ries ofthe Roman Cathie Charch who, under the protection of Our La of Mot Carmela spre Sain Teresa of Jess and Soin John of the Crs.” Here we hive the third element. Lmson bath sit Tees of {esis an Sait ato he Cros might sty righ tthe gia ing of his seston, that 1 also ihe Sunt Thee of the Chik Jesus; Blessed Bzabath of the Trinity of Sant Tee Beni of ‘he Cross (Edith Stein) can also bo included, but Saints Teresa and od oft Cros acetals point. Having mentioned al of those great people ofthe Carmelite ion, Lundeine the porte of Sint Tetest of ess, o whem, ‘nour tadton we efertoas ou Holy Mot. The reson x esas se the one whom the charism was ge, In my pas the world we ae calle Teresian Caras, Sit Jo of he Cros was the erga! caliahorstor wih ur Holy Mos in bot he spicul nd juridical refunding of Ca inthis new hima way So be ‘cal ur Hoy Fe. isha forme to imagine any Dacaed Crete of any brand whi ot ata by ne nt bth, oF these persons in thei histories, personalities, and, ost imprtas, ther wets “Te writings of Sain erst of ess ae the expresin ofthe chats of te Discalced Carmelite The spiny ofthe Dialed Camelites hs avery well-hsd nllectal fudaon, There14 olame othe Sear Otero Diaed Crees doctrine involved bere. Doce comes fom doer, Latin fr “Wo ‘exc Any pean who wan o be Discaleal Cane mast be 8 eon with an inerest in eaming fromthe teachers of Came, There etree Carmelite Doctors ofthe Univer Church Tere, J, snd These. ‘person comes tothe Corman, peso with pret love of he Blesed Mother, and wats to wear the scapula in honor ‘of Marya spn of dedication to he servise. Tis person f very rayerl but as no intrest in reading or studying he spl of the Teresin Carmel. This person ries read one ofthe Catt actos btu cant ind th intrest to Kop reading. To me this isa god person who may tong inthe Content ofthe Brown Scapula, but definitely docs not havea voctin t the Secular Onder of Cam ‘Thee isan cademicaspet 10 the formation of 4 Tresian Camels, Theresa inlet basis othe spit and entity fone who i elle tothe Order. And, as wth cach ir ad each run, each Secular represents the Order. A Carmite who doesnot have theirs in staying or depening th outs of hier sen iy though prayer and sty oes thr enti an can o longet represent the Order. Nor dos that person spk or the Order Many times, when listening to a Carmaitspeak it becomes obvious when bering wha sai that hey hve ot gone even wha they ea ‘in omaton yeas before. “Thine bass isthe begining of an atid at open 10 study. tends wa deeper interest in Seip, helo, andthe locus ofthe Chih. The eaton of spit eaing, Lectio ‘Dvna ad tine rsd arte nlc uckbone of he situa Iie, Good formation depends on wos! infontion. When the info: ‘tion bad or abst or income he fraton tps oe tum, Teng ed Dering Yan s sling in confision inthe Secular, Kha Scul,hough some ‘wat f ft, comes somehow a officer ofthe OCDS Comme. ‘he Community sites, I happens with ies and nuns, di hap ens wth Secular This seadomic or itlectaal ass i ery import ad as been sadly ising in many’ groups ofthe Secular Orde. snot question of "being an inlet” inorder wo bea Seca. eis 2 questo of being inteligent i the pat ofthe enh abt Gd, shout os, abou prayer, about the One, and about th Chrch, ‘Obedcace as long bean aoc wit he intl and the vis ‘of fh Obedience, meaning opemess to heating ob + aur in Latin, dial ttade of he pron t9 move Beyond wht that sion knows, Edition also comes fom Latin (x dere 0 ed out of Salat Tera describes the penn of he hid mansions as los ick apd ual o move. One ofthe characteris of sch people pemanely i the hid mansions, sth they wan 1 ech ‘very cle, They know tall. nly, they are dsb an naducbl; hat they acoso and nae ola Commitment othe Order ‘The fourth clement ofthe description ho makes the com smiment 6 the Orr” Tere are x0 many commie Cato who tre devoted to May and even expos i Sait Tere, Si Jo of the Cross—or ae ofc inthe do not have the vsti to ‘he Sscuar Order. These pope may be coatamplaives or even ber its, ho spend hours in prayer and stay ech day, but do ot have ‘he Vocation o be a Carmelite, What i the element tht ier ates hese people fo thos cal follow Christ mare easly as Secular Camels? esther he spiialiy nor the sy nor he devton 1016 Wokeome he Setar Oder of Diao Crmater Mary, Simply pu the Scalar Canseie is moved to commit inset ‘oc herself the Oi ad othe Crh, This comment, in the xm ofthe Promo, an ecleslevent and a even of the Order ination to being an event inthe if ofthe person who makes te Promie,I erain sense, emiemburing alway the psn’ con ‘ext of family, woe, and responses hat are involved in ise lif the person who commits hiner, boos chratrna a Camelte. ‘As sit an clei event and an event ofthe Onder tis fortis eso hat the Chuck andthe Onder have the eset, mon wh the cans, accepting an approving he commitment ofthe person Is lo fr this reason thatthe Church and the Onder ive the condone an et the ters forthe content of the Promises, A person may wat o omit him/herself 1 certain things, daily ‘mofitation or the Divine Office, for example But the Church, ough the Ord, stables he base and nod ins of understanding with equ this eomminent The Secular beloaps to Carmsl Camel doesnot belong © ‘he evar What san by thats tht hee new ei, ne developed fom the bapa Mei, which becomes a neces point of efeence.Asthe Church isthe point ference ote bap- ‘ad peion (tb bapa paso belongs othe Cc), so Carmel ‘becomes the point af referece forthe Secular. The mare *Catbole™ ‘one becomes, the more one ecnies the cael af he Chueh ‘Tue mor one becomes Caml, the more ne recognizes the cath: tsi of Care wel nf, the pesos who commis helt to Caml nthe Seoul Ord dacoverstht Caml Resomes een: tao hier Mon aya Cattle ecu he Promises ae the meas by which one beams Secular Onde ember th oration forthe Promic is0 mportst—feration al ongoing formation Teg nd Dering 2 Voto Ainge apet ths comminent i the commie the ‘ors, A person who wishes fo be a member ofthe OCDS mast he ble frm camaniy, apt 3 oup th da 03 ‘xenon gol, show inet in the ote mem, be suppor in he usuiofa i of prayer and be abe orecene the pet ofa. This plcsevento thse persons who fr various reasons amet ace pa ‘paz Conaniy. nthe out ofthe ar ote Corny, this soil charac one that soul deep. There ae ny sole who ae intone nd, at who asl quite soit and ‘publ of fring Corian, Aad thea may pple wh re gir exeovrte ad a to ane ne capable offering Comeaniy. Inthisquesiontisnesesarytousecommon sexs. Ashe qustion, What i tsps el the Community to einen eas? ‘Theres aso the question of people who belong to other move- mentor example the New Catechumemste, Fear, Marian Movement of Pris, and Charismatic Renewal Ifa persae’s involemeot in ater movements dos no nef wth that pera’ ‘comment to Carne! and that person des not inte elements at are nat compatible wih OCDS spinal othe Community, then ther is generally no peblem, Is when the penon discs the Community frm is own purpose and sy of spire tat ‘roblems begin Sometines thre ae peopl so confi ha they ‘ome to Carmel and tk about Ou Lady of Medjugere und gow a Medjugore meting and lk bout Tresin paver. “The mos important pin is ht the peson mus choose the Sccular Orde, td that commit ought to be more import han ‘ter movement or gous. ‘This commitment tothe Char trough Camel has both com: ‘ent an purpose. These are expresed inthe ial to lemons of 27