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
Quote of the day, 8 May: St. Albert of Jerusalem
"The Apostle would have us keep silence, for in silence he tells us to work. As the Prophet also makes known to us: Silence is the way to foster holiness. Elsewhere he says: Your strength will lie in silence and hope."
Quote of the day, 17 February: St. Albert of Jerusalem
Pope Innocent III, on the 17th of February 1205, gave St. Albert of Jerusalem a pressing invitation to accept his postulation as Patriarch of Jerusalem, made by the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, by the suffragan bishops and by the King of Jerusalem, Almaricus II of Lusignano. On account of the esteem he had for Albert, the Pope appointed him Legate for the Holy Land, as well.
Quote of the day, 29 December: The Carmelite Rule
Since man's life on earth is a time of trial, and all who would live devotedly in Christ must undergo persecution, and the devil your foe is on the prowl like a roaring lion looking for prey to devour...
Quote of the day, 6 November: The Carmelite Rule
You must use every care to clothe yourselves in God's armour so that you may be ready to withstand the enemy's ambush.
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
17 September: Saint Albert of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Quote of the day, 7 August: The Carmelite Rule
Since man's life on earth is a time of trial, and all who would live devotedly in Christ must undergo persecution...
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.
Quote of the day: 17 September
Albert, called by God's favor to be patriarch of the church of Jerusalem
Quote of the day: 14 September
Your are to fast every day, except Sundays, from the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Undergoing persecution
You must use every care to clothe yourselves in God's armour
17 September: Saint Albert of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Quote of the day: 17 September
Albert, called by God's favor to be patriarch of the church of Jerusalem
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: 16 May
Whoever has a mind to become a leader among you must make himself servant to the rest
Quote of the day: 6 April
Gregory IX frees the Carmelites from property to focus on prayer
Quote of the day: 17 February
It is to me, however, that you have come for a rule of life
Carmelite Quotes 
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