Preliminary Texts

The Earliest Writings

A. Mussidan Writings
1. Table {of Contents} [of Mussidan Notebook]
2. Rules concerning Constancy
3. Jesus Christ, Model of Humility
4. Humility of Saint Vincent de Paul
5. Poverty [of Saint Vincent de Paul]
6. Imitation of Jesus Christ

B. Declaration of Authenticity of Relics
7. [First Declaration]
8. [Second Declaration]
9. [Third Declaration]

Part One
The Sodality under Napoleon
1801 to 1814

A. Foundation and Early Texts

B. Growth of the Sodality and First "Instructions"

For The Officers

20. Instruction for the Sodality Prefect
21. Instruction for the Prefect's Deputies
22. General Rules for Officers of Honor
23. Instruction for Officers of Honor
24. Rules Governing the Collection of Dues
25. Regulation for the Expenditures of the Sodality of
       Young Men of Bordeaux     
26. General Instruction for Officers of the Sodality
      of Young Women
27. Instruction for the Mentor of Postulants
28. Instruction for Officers of the Postulants
29. Rule for the Mentor of Aspirants, Adopted by
       Resolution of the Sodality Council
30. Instruction for the Mentor of the Probationers
31. Instruction for Assistants of the Association of
      Fathers of Families
     

For the Ladies of the Retreat

32. Exercises for a Day of Retreat Given for the
      Ladies, the Second Friday of Each Month in the
      House of the Miséricorde

C. Manual of the Servant of Mary, 1804 Edition

33. Introductory Discourse
34. Obligations of Someone Consecrated to the Cult
      of the Most Pure Mary
35. Consequences of These Obligations
36. Acts of Consecration [to Mary]
37. List of Indulgences

D. Two Difficult Years (1805 and 1806)

For the Young Men

38. The Institute of the Young Men
39. Summary of the Duties of a Sodalist
40. Directory for the Prefect
41. Instruction for the Prefect
42. Directory for Chief Officers of Divisions
43. Instruction for Chief Officers of Divisions
44. Directory for the General Secretary of the
      Sodality of Young Men
45. Directory for the Reverend Director's Secretary
46. Directory for the Mentor of Aspirants
47. Directory for the Mentor of Probationers
48. Instruction for Mentors
49. Directory for the Deputies (Resolution
      of June 13, 1809)
50. Directory for the [Chief] Officer of Honor
51. Directory for the [Chief] Officer of Order
52. Resolution concerning Correspondence

For the Ladies of the Retreat

53. Directory for Chief Officers of the Ladies of the
      Retreat
54. Directory for the Chief Officer of the Ladies of
       the Retreat
55. Directory of the Officer of Instruction
56. Directory for Officers of Neighborhoods of the
      Ladies of the Retreat

The Madeleine, "Fourteenth Parish"

Of Bordeaux

57. Presentation of the Fathers of Families.
       Comparison of the People of Israel with the Total
       Institution of the Sodality. Order, Division of
       Tribes, etc.
58. Concerning the Sodalities under the Title of The
       Immaculate Conception of Mary, Mother of God
59. Requests To Be Made of Most Reverend
       Archbishop in Favor of the Madeleine
E. Starting Anew

The Class of Postulants

60. Extract from the Registers of the Council
      concerning the Class of Postulants
61. Institute for the Postulants

The Fathers of Families

62. Notebook of [Questions To Be Treated in the
      Meetings of] the Association of Fathers of
      Families
63. Institute of the Fathers of Families [First Draft]
64. Institute of the Fathers of Families [Second Draft]
65. Items of Instruction for Persons Received among
      the Fathers of Families
66. Instruction

A Testimonial: Louis Xavier Chaminade

67. Notes on the Life of Louis Xavier Chaminade

Retreats for the Sodalists

68. [Retreat]
69. Exercises of Retreat
70. Retreat. Division of the Exercises
71. Conferences. Notes Taken at My First Retreat,
      1809
F. Suppression of the Sodality

Final Steps

72. Notes on the Sodality Provided by Rev. J.
      Chaminade, Honorary Canon of the Church of
      Bordeaux
73. Observations Provided by Rev. W. J.
      Chaminade on Various Items on the Inventory of
      His Papers
74. Reflections Submitted to the Archbishop of
       Bordeaux

Suppression of the Sodality,
Occasion For New Ventures

75. The Religious State Embraced by Christians
       Dispersed in the World
76. The Religious State Embraced by Young
       Christian Men Dispersed in Society
77. [Formula for the Vow of Obedience]
78. The Religious State Embraced by Young
       Women Dispersed in Society
79. Vow of Obedience. Its Limits
80. Vow of Chastity. Its Limits
81. Formula of Vows

Retreat of 1813

82. Notes Taken at the Retreat of 1813 Buying and Selling: Financial Statements
83. Notes to Clarify Father Lasausse's Account
84. memorandum to Father Lasausse
85. [Voucher]

Part Two
The Sodality under the Restoration

A. Between the First and Second Abdications of Napoleon

86. Agreement of the Young Men of Bordeaux on the
     Reestablishment of Their Sodality
      (April 30, 1814)
87. Works of Zeal
88. Ceremonial for the Reception of His Excellency,
       the Bishop of Limoges
89. Discourse at the Blessing of a Banner
90. Interrogation of Father Chaminade at Fort du Hâ

B. The Three States of Life in the Sodality

91. On the Specific Purpose of the Sodality or on
       What Distinguishes This Society from All Other
       Religious Societies

First State: That of a Sodalist

The Manual of the Servant of Mary 92. Notice
93. Introduction to the State of a Sodalist
94. Renewal of Baptismal Vows
The State of a Sodalist Among the Fathers of Families
95. Institute of the Elders or Fathers of Families of
       the Sodality Erected in Bordeaux under the Title
       of The Immaculate Conception of Mary
96. Works of the Sections
97. The Fractions of the Fathers of Families
98. Agenda of the Meeting
The Commission For the Rules (1819 to 1820)
99.   Duties of the General Mentor
100. Duties of a Sodalist
101. Duties of the Chief Officers of Fractions
102. Duties of the Assistants
103. Duties of the Treasurer
104. Works or Exercises
The State of a Sodalist Among the Young Men
105. Order of Business of the Fractions
106. The Sodality
107. Sodality of The Immaculate Conception of Mary
108. Institute of the Sodality of Young Men of
        Bordeaux
109. Observations on the Rev. Director's Council.
         Reply to the Former Prefects
110. [Notes of] September 21, 1817
111. Institute of the Sodality of Young Men of
        Bordeaux under the Title of The Immaculate
        Conception of the Blessed Virgin
112. Institute of the Sodality of Young Men of
         Bordeaux under the Title of The Immaculate
        Conception of the Blessed Virgin
        (Another Draft)
The State of a Sodalist Among the Young Women and the ladies of the Retreat
113. Institute of the Sodality of Young Women
        Erected at Bordeaux under the Title of The
        Immaculate Conception of Mary
114. Institute of the Sodality of Ladies of the Retreat
         Erected at Bordeaux under the Title of The
         Immaculate Conception of Mary

Second State: That of Sodalists Living According to the Evangelical Counsels

Among the Young Women and the Ladies
115. Reunion of the Tens
116. Special Reunion in Honor of the Ten Virtues of
         the Blessed Virgin
117. Promise of the Special Reunion
118. Institution for the Perpetual Cult of Mary
119. Statutes for the Perpetual Cult of the Most
         Blessed Virgin Mary Established in the City of
         Agen
Among The Young Men
120. The "Center" of the Sodality
121. [Act of Commitment]
122. Notes on the Institute
123. [The "Center" and the Rev. Director]

Third State: That of the
Religious Life in the World

124. General Observations for All the Religious
         States
125. [Vow of Obedience]
126. [Marian Formula]
Among the Young Men
127. Statutes for the Young Men Religious Sodalists
128. Extract of the Rule of the Institute of the Children
         of Mary
129. Extract of the Rule of the Institute of the Children
         of Mary
Among the Ladies and the Young Women
130. Statutes or Notes for the Young Women
         Religious
131. Institute of the Women Religious Sodalists
132. The Third Order of the Daughters of Mary
133. Practices of Zeal
C. The Spiritual Life in the Three States of the Sodality

A Moral Life Based on the Gospel

134. The Practice of Watchfulness over the Heart
135. Rules of Christian Modesty

A Life of Prayer

136. Method of Mental Prayer
137. On Mental Prayer
138. Considerations Based on Faith
139. Excellence of the Light of Faith
140. On Mental Prayer
141. Method and Practice of Mental Prayer

A Life Renewed by Retreats

142. Retreat of Eight Days Begun September 15,
       1816
143. Short Retreat, Octave of the Conception, 1819
144. Retreat for Men, 1825

A Life in Harmony with Faith

145. Rule of Life
D. The 1821 Edition of the Manual
146. [Directive for the 1821 Edition]
147. [Contract of March 5, 1821]
E. Spread of the Sodality outside Bordeaux
148. Statutes and Rules for Libourne, 1819
149. [Autograph Lists for Libourne]
150. The Sodality of Libourne

Other Affiliations

151. Affiliation of the Sodality of Le Mans
152. The Sodality of Lyons
F. The Newness of the Sodality
153. Answers to the Seven Questions or Objections
        Usually Raised about the New Structure of the
        Sodalities of Bordeaux and on the Relationship
        in General between the Sodalities and the
        Parishes
154. Answers to the Objections Usually Raised
        against Sodalities Established on the Plan of
       That of Bordeaux or on the New Structure Given
       Them, and on Their Relationships with the
       Parishes
Bibliography
Biblical Index
Index of Proper Names
Index of AGMAR Documents

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