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The Scapular – the divine shield with which the Apocalyptic Woman originally covers Her “Army of Hermits” [We, Her Teresian (Discalced) Carmelites of Traditional Observance true to the ideal of St. Teresa of Jesus and of St. John of the Cross – the Discalced Brethren of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel] is now extended to all the Catholic generations who call Her ...
In 1956, the nuns entered their new monastery at 1931 West Jefferson Road in Pittsford, New York, a suburb of Rochester. The beautiful monastery, modeled on historic Carmelite monasteries in Spain, was constructed specifically to accommodate the Discalced Carmelite way of life.
The order was established in the 16th century, pursuant to the reform of the Carmelite Order by two Spanish saints, Teresa of Ávila (foundress) and John of the Cross (co-founder). Discalced is derived from Latin, meaning "without shoes". The Carmelite Order, from which the Discalced Carmelites branched off, is also referred to as the ...
Spiritual growth, which includes a healthy community life and a deep interior life, is the ideal of our life as Carmelites. May God grant that both are in good balance—or at least are growing—in this person that I am. Sr. Mary Salucci, OCD is a Discalced Carmelite nun at Carmel of the Incarnation in Beacon, New York.
The order of Discalced Carmelites was founded in 1562 by Saint Teresa of Jesus. Our community of Discalced Carmelite Nuns came from Durango, Mexico in 1934. We are dedicated to the apostalate of prayer, at the service of all humanity, the Church, and particularly for the Church of San Antonio. Read More
Little Therese had indeed answered Mother’s prayer in a miraculous manner! Six years later, the promise made to the Little Flower of Jesus was fulfilled when Mother Elias founded our Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Buffalo, New York. Our Chapel was officially dedicated to Saint Therese on the very day of her canonization, May 17, 1925, thus ...
Discalced Carmelite nuns announced their move from Buffalo, New York, where the religious community had lived for more than 100 years, to Florida for "silence and solitude."
