North American Center for Marianist Studies

Foreword
Introduction: Historical Influences
I	First step–Projects for Groups without Promises or Vows
	Antecedents
	"Reunion of the Twelve"–c. 1806 Father Lalanne's Memorial–1809 Document 46 (b): "On the Proximate End of the Sodality" Document 46 (a): "Notes on the Institute" (for young men) Document 46 (e): "Religious State Embraced by Christians Dispersed in the World" (for young men) Document 46 (f): "Religious State Embraced by Young Christian Men Dispersed in Society"
II	Second Step–Promise of Obedience
	Document 46 (x1): "Special Reunion in Honor of the Ten Virtues of the Blessed Virgin" (for women) Document 46 (n3 and n2): Formulas for Profession of a Promise of Obedience (young men's ETAT).
III	Third Step–Groups with a Vow of Obedience
	Document 46 (c): "General Observations for All Religious States" Document 46 (y): "Reunion of the Decades" (for women) Document 46 (m): a brief note on the Vow of Obedience Document 46 (n1) Formula of Promise of Obedience, etc. (for young men)
IV	Fourth Step–Vow of Obedience (with Possibly a Vow of Chastity)
	Document 46 (g): "Center of the Sodality" (for young men)
V	Fifth Step–Vows of Chastity and Obedience
	1. Documents 46 (t), (u), and (s, pages 2 to 3): Formulas for Vows of Chastity and Obedience (for young ladies) 2. Explanations on the Vows Document 46 (s, pages 3 to 4): "On the Vow of Chastity. Its Limitation") (probably for young ladies) Document 46 (s1): Consecration and Obedience in the Special Reunion (for women) Documents 46 (m1) and (s, pages 1 to 2): Limitation of the Vow of Obedience Document 46 (m2) and (m3): Authority within the group
VI	Vows for Only Three Months until December 1814
VII	Chronological Overview up to This Point
VIII	Correspondence between Venerable Chaminade and Adèle de Trenquelléon (1814)
IX	The ETAT for Men: Annual Vows
	Document 46 (h): "Statutes for Young Religious Sodalists" Document 46 (i): "Extract from the Institute of the Children of Mary" Document 46 (j): "Extract from the Regulation of the Institute of the Children of Mary"
X	The ETAT for Women: Perpetual Vows
	Document 46 (r): "Statutes or Notes for the Young Religious" Document 46 (q): "Religious Sate Embraced by Young Ladies Dispersed in Society" Document 46 (z): "Institute of Lady Religious Sodalists" Commentary on these Three Texts Two Virtues in Honor of the ETAT A–Document 46 (k): "Practice of Watchfulness over the Heart" B–Document 46 (l): "Rules of Christian Modesty"
XI	The Year 1816: Document 46 (o) and the Society of the Fifteen
Appendix I–Documents Concerning the Sodality Document 46 (d): "Works of Zeal" Document 46 (s 2): "Practices of Zeal"
Appendix II–Documents on Other Groups Besides the ETAT Early Orientation toward a Feminine Third Order Document 46 (a a): "Institution of the Perpetual Cult of Mary" Document 46 (c c): "On the Third Order of the Daughters of Mary" Document 46 (b b): "Statutes for the Perpetual Cult of the M. Bl. Virgin"
Recapitulation: a Marianist Orientation
Conclusion
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