I who bear God in the mysteries of grace beseech her: Cloud, encompass God and me.
Quote of the day: 4 July
Santa Maria in Traspontina
Flos carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor coeli, virgo puerpera singularis
Quote of the day: 25 August
Mary triumphs, she gives the fruit of life!
16 July: Solemn Commemoration of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The General Chapter declared it to be the principal feast of the Order in the 17th c.
Marie du jour: 16 May
Carmelites have long ascribed the composition of the hymn. Flos Carmeli to St. Simon Stock
This year's theme: the Flos Carmeli hymn
2018 Online Advent Retreat
St Albert the Lawgiver of Carmel cites the prophet Isaiah: "If you return and be quiet, you shall be saved: in silence and in hope shall your strength be."
Lady of the mystic mountain, where the Lord has set His throne, grant us grace to climb Mount Carmel..."
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Day 8
"... to commune with God within the recesses of our soul through abandonment. There lies the key to God’s love and peace."
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