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Friars, Cloistered Nuns, Sisters, Lay People, Presence in the World

Monasteries in the World

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  • Mosteiro "Flos Carmeli"
    Rua Coronel Sodrè, 652 - C.P.87,
    14870-970 Jaboticabal, São Paulo.
    Tel. 016-3220626 Fax. 016-32021458
    Email: convento @ netsite.com.br
  • Mosteiro "Mater Carmeli"
    Av. Guanabara, 887 - Morumbi Caixa Postal, 311
    87701-970, Paranavaí, PR.
    Tel. & Fax 044-4224633
    Email: mosteirocarmeli@vsp.com.br

Contact Lay Carmelite Office

To contact the office of Lay Carmelites and question regarding Lay Carmelites, please write to:

General Delegate T.O.C.

Very Rev. Josef Jancar, O.Carm.
Email: jjancar@ocarm.org

International Secretary T.O.C.

Ms. Vladimira Polisenska, T.O.C.
Email: lay.secretariat@ocarm.org

Curia Generalizia dei Carmelitani

Via Giovanni Lanza, 138, 00184 Roma, Italy.
Tel. (+39) 0664201840 - Fax (+39) 0664201847

Introduction

Lay Carmelite

From the beginning, the Carmelites assisted groups of lay people who disired to live a better Christian life through their devotion to Our Lady, their prayer, their charity. In time, the groups which were better organized gathered together into a well-structured institution with specific obligations: this became known as the Carmelite Third Order, true school of holiness and of ecclesial commitment, with a Rule of its own.

Third Order

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Photo: International Lay Carmelite Congress 2012

The Third Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel is an association of lay people who, in response to a call from God promise to live the Gospel in the spirit of the Carmelite Order and under its guidance.

As well as lay people, diocesan priests, who find in the Carmelite charism help for their spiritual lives and their mission in the Church and the world, may be members of the Carmelite Third Order.

Confraternities

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The Scapular Confraternity of Carmel is an association of the faithful who strive for the perfection of charity in the world in the spirit of the Carmelite Order. Through their free commitment, they participate in the life of the Order and its spiritual benefits in an intimate communion of thought, ideals and works, together with Mary.

Devotees

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The following of Christ and of Mary, as understood and lived according to the charism of the Order, is the ideal of the faithful in the Carmelite Family. They can rely on the help and support of all the brothers and sisters who share in the same ideal. The members of the Carmelite Family live their commitment in various ways: in solitude, in community, in the apostolic life, on the streets of the world, working with Mary for the Kingdom of Christ.

Cloistered Nuns

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The word "Carmelite" takes its origin from Mount Carmel, the mountain of the Prophet Elijah, which in the biblical and patristic traditions means fertility, beauty, generosity and wealth of grace. All this, adapted to the spiritual life, is realised in those who embrace the Carmelite contemplative life.

Lay Carmel and the wider Carmelite Family

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from the website of The British Province of Carmelites

'Lay Carmel' is the largest branch of the Carmelite Family. The following additional information is offered to help place Lay Carmel within the broader picture of the Carmelite Family.

Carmel's roots in the Laity

Frequently Asked Questions about Third Order

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1. What are the basic steps to become a Lay Carmelite?

It is best to become a member of a “local” community (or chapter). You will then begin two periods of formal formation – one leading to Reception, and then another that leads to the Profession Promises. Some time later, one may renew that profession with the pronouncing of the two “private” vows of obedience and chastity,

Assembly of the Federation of St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi

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Sr. M. Anastasia di Gerusalemme, the Carmelite Monastery of Ravenna

A meeting of the Elective Assembly  of the Federation of St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi, of the Italian monasteries of our Order took place at Il Carmelo  in Sassone (Rome) from the 28th of March to the 31st of March, 2011  . The meeting was attended by the prioresses and delegates of each of the eleven monasteries that make up the Federation.

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