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The Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, officially ''Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Saecularis'' (OCDS), and formerly the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and of the Holy Mother Saint Teresa of Jesus, is a religious association of the Roman Catholic Church composed primarily of lay persons and also accepted secular clergy. Professing promises to strive to live evangelical perfection in the spirit of the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, obedience, and of the beatitudes,〔(OCDS Constitution #11 )〕 they live a "fidelity to contemplative prayer with the spirit of detachment it entails". Commonly known as Secular Carmelites, they are an integral part of the Discalced Carmelite Order (OCD),〔(OCDS Constitution #1 )〕 juridically dependent upon the Discalced Carmelite Friars,〔(OCDS Constitution #41 )〕 and in "fraternal communion" with them and the cloistered Nuns of the Order. They share the same charism with the Friars and Nuns, each according to his or her particular state of life, forming a single family with the same spirituality, and called by God to holiness and apostolic mission.〔 There are two Carmelite orders in the Church, the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance (O. Carm.) and the Discalced Carmelite Order (OCD). The Discalced became a separate order under Teresa of Ávila, so as to return to the more austere and contemplative life lived by the first Carmelites, and eventually by the end of the 17th century the Discalced developed their own secular order.〔Otilio Rodriguez, OCD, Appendix I: The Third Order of the Teresian Carmel; Its Origin and History, page 131, in Michael D. Griffin, OCD, Commentary on the Rule of Life (superseded) (The Growth in Carmel Series; Hubertus, Wisconsin: Teresian Charism Press, 1981), pages 127-36〕 "Discalced", meaning "shoeless", signifies this greater austerity. However, Seculars do not consider foregoing shoes to be a necessity for living internal austerity and poverty. Members of the OCDS are distinct from the secular order known as the Lay Carmelites (T. O. Carm.). ==Vocation and Promise== The Seculars' vocation is to live the Carmelite spirituality as Seculars and not as mere imitators of Carmelite monastic life.〔(Carmelite Seculars and the Apostolate of the Order by P. Aloysius Deeney, OCD )〕 They practice contemplative prayer while living lives of charity in their common occupations. They profess a promise to the Order patterned on the monastic vows which guides their life. The Promise is to live according to the Rule of St. Albert and the OCDS Constitutions and to live the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience and the beatitudes according to their lay state of life. Spiritually mature members receiving the recommendation of the local council of their OCDS community and the approval of their provincial superior are permitted to profess vows of chastity and obedience to their community, which are strictly personal and do not translate into a separate class of membership.〔(OCDS Constitution #39 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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