On 18 May 1291 the Crusader stronghold of Acre fell after weeks of siege. We remember the Carmelite martyrs who perished in Acre and in the weeks that followed.
Quote of the day, 18 May: St. Albert of Jerusalem
Marie du jour 2022, 9 May: St. Edith Stein
Saint Edith Stein writes, "The legend of the Order tells us that the Mother of God would have liked to remain with the hermit brothers on Mount Carmel. We can certainly understand that she felt drawn to the place where she had been venerated through the ages..."
Quote of the day, 17 September: Rule of St. Albert
Each one of you is to stay in his own cell or nearby, pondering the Lord's law day and night
Quote of the day, 18 May: Rule of St. Albert
On 18 May 1291 the Crusader stronghold of Acre fell after weeks of siege. We remember the Carmelite martyrs who perished that day.
17 September: Saint Albert of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Elijah, our Guide and Father
All of the Carmelites proclaim Elijah to be their guide and father
Quote of the day: 5 July
All of us who wear this holy habit of Carmel are called to prayer and contemplation
Quote of the day: 4 June
Mary’s sisterhood is an insight that can be shared with the wider Church
Quote of the day: 15 May
They tarried long in the solitude of the desert
17 September: St. Albert of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Quote of the day: 9 August
Will Your Reverence allow me to offer myself to the Heart of Jesus
Quote of the day: 21 April
The Bride wore a wreath of white roses
Poverty is our insignia
Keep in mind that holy poverty is our insignia and a virtue which at the beginning when our order was founded, was so esteemed and well kept by our holy fathers.
Children’s games: let’s play hermit
The two hermits recited the rosary together, using their fingers in order to screen their devotion from the inquisitive public
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