If you look closely, you might notice that the rosary worn by many Discalced Carmelite friars and nuns is a little different than other rosaries...
The Carmelite Rosary – El Rosario Carmelita — Discalced Carmelite Friars
15 October: SAINT TERESA OF JESUS OUR MOTHER
Holy Mother Teresa, look down from heaven and see; visit this vineyard of yours, and perfect what your right hand has planted.
Quote of the day, 9 October: Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
"They then re-entered their carriages and started for Saint Denis, where they visited the church and the relics of the Abbey." The story of the founding of the first Teresian Carmel in France
1 October: SAINT THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS
Born in 1873, Thérèse Martin died in the Carmel of Lisieux 30 September 1897. She was canonized in 1925; in 1997 she was declared a Doctor of the Church by St. John Paul II.
17 September: Saint Albert of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Quote of the day, 13 September: Miguel Márquez, O.C.D.
Holy Father, with my brothers and sisters I want to risk my life, not waiting for tomorrow, without fear of being wounded, like knights without pay, as Teresa said...
11 September: Blessed Mary of Jesus López Rivas
Blessed Mary of Jesus became a living image of his love
Meet our new Father General
Introducing Father Miguel of Mary Márquez Calle, O.C.D., the new Superior General of the Discalced Carmelite Order
1 September: St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
She was granted a special grace of contemplative insight based on Saint John’s phrase God is love, through which she felt called to a hidden life of love and self-sacrifice.
Triduum of prayer for the Discalced Carmelites, Day 3 — 29 August 2021
Who are you, sweet light, that fills me And illumines the darkness of my heart?
Triduum of prayer for the Discalced Carmelites, Day 2 — 28 August 2021
O Consuming Fire, Spirit of Love, descend into my soul and make all in me as an incarnation of the Word
Triduum of prayer for the Discalced Carmelites, Day 1 — 27 August 2021
Whoever calls upon the Holy Spirit will seek me and find me, and through him he will find me.
26 August: Transverberation of the Heart of St. Teresa of Jesus Our Mother
The chief among Teresa’s virtues was the love of God, which our Lord Jesus Christ increased by means of many visions and revelations... she saw an angel with a flaming dart piercing her heart.
25 August: St. Mary of Jesus Crucified Baouardy
The saint was noted for her supernatural gifts, especially for humility, for her devotion to the Holy Spirit, and her great love for the Church and the Pope.
Quote of the day, 24 August: St. Edith Stein
St Edith Stein tells the story of how "a small group of nuns and visitors" in 1560 began to discuss with St Teresa the idea of establishing a new monastery in Avila
18 August: Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
They received the grace to remain faithful and to forgive while suffering dismaying hardship
24 July: Blessed Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia Martínez García, Blessed Maria Sagrario of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Moragas Cantarero and Companions
They willingly shed their blood for Christ the King
16 July: BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF MOUNT CARMEL, PATRONESS AND HEAD OF OUR ORDER
The General Chapter declared this to be the principal feast of the Order in the 17th c.
13 July: Saint Teresa of Jesus Fernández Solar
Jesus alone is beautiful; He is my only joy
12 July: Saints Louis Martin and Marie Azelie Guerin
Do as I did: pray, and you will not be carried away by the current.
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