Cor Orans : Implementing Instruction of the Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei Quaerere on Women's Contemplative life / Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated life and Societies of Apostolic LIfe.

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The autonomous monastery Foundation .......2 Canonical Erection .......6 Affiliation ............9 Transfer ...11 Suppression ............11 Ecclesial vigilance of the Monastery ..........13 Relations between monastery & diocesan bishop ........15 2. Federation of Monasteries Nature and end ......18 Federal President .......22 Federal Council ..............24 Federal assembly ............26 Federal Offices ............28 Religious assistant.........29 3. Separation from the world Concept and relevance contemplative life ........31 Means of Communications ................34 Cloister...........35 Papal Cloister .........37 Norms about papal cloister ...............38 Cloister defined in the Constitutions ..........41 NOrms conerning constitutional cloister .............43 4. Formation General Principles ..............45 Ongoing formation ...........47 Initial Formation .............51