He gave the Church a wonderful example of love
8 January: St. Peter Thomas
He had an intense desire to promote peace and Christian unity
4 January: St. Kuriakos Elias of the Holy Family Chavara
Day and night he fought to arrest the spread of schism
19 November: Saint Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski
His life was distinguished by zeal and devotion
15 November: Commemoration of all the Departed of Our Order (16 November 2020)
The whole Order commends our departed to God’s mercy
14 November: ALL SAINTS OF OUR ORDER
We recall our brothers and sisters who once dedicated their lives to continual prayer on earth and now share in the worship of heaven
November 7: Blessed Francis of Jesus Mary Joseph Palau y Quer
He founded the Congregations of Teresian Carmelite Missionary Brothers and Sisters
30 October: Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph Tauscher
My heart was filled with a burning hunger and thirst to win souls for the Divine Heart
Quote of the day: 21 October
The new, post-conciliar liturgical calendar for the Teresian Carmel was approved 20 October 1971 by the Holy See
15 October: SAINT TERESA OF JESUS OUR MOTHER
May her inspired teaching awaken in us a longing for true holiness
1 October: SAINT THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS
Help us to follow the way of Saint Thérèse with confidence
11 September: Blessed Mary of Jesus LĂ³pez Rivas
Blessed Mary of Jesus became a living image of his love
September 1: St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
All things count for nothing when it is a matter of acquiring true love of God
26 August: Transverberation of the Heart of St. Teresa of Jesus Our Mother
May the power of your love fill our hearts also and stir us to ever more generous efforts in your service
25 August: St. Mary of Jesus Crucified Baouardy
You made her a witness to the love and joy of the Holy Spirit
18 August: Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
They received the grace to remain faithful and to forgive while suffering dismaying hardship
24 July: Blesseds Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia MartĂnez GarcĂa, 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 it to be the principal feast of the Order in the 17th c.
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