Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
On Easter Sunday, 17 April 2022, Father General Miguel Márquez Calle sent video greetings to the entire Order from Bucha, Ukraine. From the burial ground where the friars had just prayed for the dead, he wished to extend resurrection greetings: "to all the Order we wish you a Happy Easter where death does not have the last word." Watch his video with our English subtitles.
We have translated an excerpt from St. John Paul II's homily at the beatification of Josefa Naval Girbés in 1988, where he praises her heroic virtues and her status as a lay woman in the local church.
Blessed Josefa Naval Girbés opened a school where she taught needlework, prayer, and the evangelical virtues in her own home and formed many young girls and women, sharing with them her wisdom and understanding. She was a member of the Discalced Carmelite Third Order Secular.
If we obey the pope, we obey the Lord Jesus, according to his own words addressed to Peter and the other apostles
In her own home, she opened a school where she taught needlework, prayer, and the evangelical virtues
We simply need to pray diligently for each other
I sacrifice my days of suffering for my parish... with God's help I hope to persevere
For Secular Carmelites, Mary is a model of total commitment to God’s Kingdom
If we obey the pope, we obey the Lord Jesus, according to his own words addressed to Peter and the other apostles
Karol Józef Wojtyła was never a tertiary, canonically speaking
The spiritual tradition of Carmel comes to our rescue
She watched over her followers and prepared them for life
This Lent we will be guided by the writings of St. John of the Cross
He was captivated by St. Therese and St John of the Cross
He was captivated by St. Therese and St John of the Cross
He gave the Church a wonderful example of love
What a treasure the Lord has given me in allowing me to live in Carmel!
Their example: loyal and faithful to the end
A singular characteristic of Josefa was her secular status
I sacrifice my days of suffering for my parish...
Carmelite Quotes 
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