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Contact the Carmelite Nuns of the Allentown Monastery. Located in Allentown-Coopersburg, PA . To contact the Carmelite Nuns of this Monastery with questions about the Shrine, visits to the Tomb of Mother Therese of Jesus, celebration of Mass, other inquiries of a general nature, and Vocational Inquiries, please write or call:
The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( Latin: Ordo Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo; abbreviated OCarm ), known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order for men and women.
Carmelites of the Ancient Observance (O Carm), who live according to the original Carmelite rule. Discalced Carmelites (OCD) who live according to the 16th century reforms of St. Teresa of Avila. Below you will find information on monasteries of each Order in the United States. Carmelites of the Ancient Observance.
The Founding of Loretto Carmel. St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Many Carmelite monasteries throughout the world have been named after St. Thérèse of Lisieux, a very humble yet very great Saint, including Loretto Carmel. It was in 1926 that our two Mother Foundresses, Mother Marie Joseph of the Divine Heart and Sister Marie Genevieve of the Holy ...
Jul 9, 2021 · Carmelite Monastery. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast. Been Here? 63. Want to Visit? 167. The chapel...
Jan 14, 2021 · by John Paul Sonnen on January 14, 2021. Many readers will be happy to know progress is being made with the construction of the new traditional Carmel in Fairfield, Pennsylvania (near the historic Catholic town of Emmitsburg, Maryland). The monastery is set up as a cloistered convent for Carmelite nuns, a foundation of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary ...
Jul 20, 2018 · The call to Carmel is a call to serve the Church through prayer and sacrifice. The sisters' charism is guided by St. Teresa and by St. John of the Cross. The essence of the Carmelite contemplative life is: living in the presence of God, in imitation of their most pure Mother Mary and the prophet Elijah.
