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Jul 30, 2018 · They live a strict papal enclosure, a full liturgical life including daily Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours, and a life of penance in the spirit of St. Teresa of Avila. Contact: Mother Prioress. Discalced Carmelite Monastery. 949 North River Road. Des Plaines, IL 60016. 847-298-4241.
- Handmaids of The Precious Blood
Contact: Rev. Mother Marietta H.P.B. Reverend Mother...
- Dominican Nuns of St. Dominic's Monastery
Our monastery observes the norms of the purely contemplative...
- Contemplative Sisters of Saint John
Professed Members: Contact for more information Year...
- Handmaids of The Precious Blood
St. Joseph’s Association. The Association of Discalced Carmelite Nuns under the patronage of St. Joseph, desires to bear faithful witness to this form of contemplative life within the Church and to the continuing validity of St. Teresa’s charism as expressed, first of all, in her shining example of holiness, in the renewed way of life she ...
Nov 4, 2012 · The Monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns in Des Plaines — also known as a “Carmel” — is home to 18 women, ages 25 to 94, including new postulants. Discalced Carmelites live a “life of prayer and a prayer of life.”
Aug 11, 2023 · Our monasteries are guided by the 1991 Constitutions of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns, the documents and teachings of the Catholic Church
Oct 30, 1999 · Mother Agnes of Jesus, founder and for many years prioress of the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Des Plaines, died Thursday in the monastery. She was 90. Mother Agnes came to Chicago in the...
Aug 7, 2018 · The Nuns of the Carmel of Our Lady of Divine Providence are members of the Discalced Carmelite Order. They live a contemplative life. Their apostolate is prayer and sacrifice for the needs of the Church and the world.
The St. Joseph’s Association, erected by the Holy See, is a structure of communion between several autonomous Discalced Carmelite Monasteries, mainly in the United States.
