General Curia of the Carmelite Order
Ratio Institutionis Vitæ Carmelitanæ

• Letter of the Prior General
• Introduction [1 - 4]
  
• PART ONE - THE PROCESS OF FORMATION
  
  • Section One: Called to Follow Christ "In Obsequio Jesu Christi Vivere"
    • A - Called by God's Love [5 - 9]
    • B - Setting out in response to the call [10 - 13]
    • C - The Journey of Formation [14 - 18]
    • D - "This Way is Good and Holy: Follow it" [19]
      
  • Section Two: Called to Carmelite Life - Contemplative Fraternity in the Midst of the People
    • A - Receiving Elijah's Mantle [20 - 22]
    • B - Contemplation: the Heart of the Carmelite Charism [23 - 28]
    • C - Prayer: the Experience of God who Transforms Us [29 -33]
    • D - Community: Sharing the Experience of God [34 - 37]
    • E - Service among the People: the Experience of God sends us into Mission [38 - 45]
    • F - Elijah and Mary [46 - 49]
      
    • Abbreviations used in this document

The Ratio makes references to the Constitutions of the Order.

Carmelite Vocations

Aylesford Priory

Shrine of Saint Jude

Lay Carmel