St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
17 September: Saint Albert of Jerusalem
11 September: Blessed Mary of Jesus López Rivas
Blessed Mary of Jesus became a living image of his love
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.
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.
18 August: Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
They received the grace to remain faithful and to forgive while suffering dismaying hardship
9 August: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
The world is in flames: do you wish to put them out? Contemplate the cross: from his open heart, the blood of the Redeemer pours, blood which can put out even the flames of hell.
7 August: Saint Albert of Trápani
Saint Albert of Trápani was a model of purity and prayer and a devoted servant of Our Lady
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.
27 July: Blessed Titus Brandsma
He proclaimed human dignity and the freedom of the Church, even in the throes of degrading persecution and death
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
20 July: OUR FATHER SAINT ELIJAH
ZELO ZELATUS SUM PRO DOMINO DEO EXERCITUUM: I have been most zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts
17 July: Blessed Teresa of Saint Augustine Lidoine and Companions
Let Carmel echo joyfully the dying hymns that soared above when Compiègne so gladly gave its greatest witness to God’s love
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.
23 July: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Grace
She is Mother to us all in the order of grace
12 June: Blessed Alphonsus Mary of the Holy Spirit Mazurek and Companions
May the prayers of your martyrs Blessed Alphonsus Mary and companions, prevail with you, Lord, on our behalf
7 June: Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
Saint Teresa chose Blessed Anne as her companion and nurse
25 May: St. Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word de’ Pazzi
St Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word prayed for renewal
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