May the Lord Jesus seem so sweet and tender to your affections that the sweet enticements of the world hold no attraction for you
Quote of the day: 28 July
28 July: Blessed John Soreth
Lord God, you willed that Blessed John Soreth should renew religious life and establish communities for women in the Order of Carmel.
Elijah, our Guide and Father
All of the Carmelites proclaim Elijah to be their guide and father
Quote of the day: 3 March
The scapular is essentially a habit
Quote of the day: 16 February
Suddenly, a very bright light came into my soul
29 November: Blesseds Denis and Redemptus
Their example: loyal and faithful to the end
15 November: All Carmelite Souls
The whole Order commends our departed to God’s mercy
Quote of the day: 14 November
Our saints have likewise been zealous to save souls
14 November: All Carmelite Saints
We recall our brothers and sisters who once dedicated their lives to continual prayer
Quote of the day: 17 September
Albert, called by God's favor to be patriarch of the church of Jerusalem
17 September: St. Albert of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Quote of the day: 14 September
More than ever the cross is a sign of contradiction
Quote of the day: 9 August
Will Your Reverence allow me to offer myself to the Heart of Jesus
Quote of the day: 28 July
Not to be led astray, or deceived, or to let your spirit be broken
28 July: Blessed John Soreth
May He also be the guiding light of your intellect and the ruler of your reason
Marie du jour: 24 May
Pray to the Virgin Mary to help you attain your goal
Quote of the day: 16 May
Whoever has a mind to become a leader among you must make himself servant to the rest
Quote of the day: 6 April
Gregory IX frees the Carmelites from property to focus on prayer
Quote of the day: 3 March
It would be far better to have holiness under a worldly habit than a worldly heart under a holy habit
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