Carmelite Quotes

“Mary, the Mother and glory of Carmel, once appeared above Carmel in a cloud bearing redemption. Elias beheld her and […]

“Carmel is the mountain of shrubbery and flowers. With full hands the children of Carmel strew those flowers over the

“St. Therese of Lisieux has said that after death she would strew roses on earth. And of what else is

“History describes how St. Louis, King of France, while on his Crusade, was overtaken by a gale at the foot

“When we look up from the often storm-tossed waves of the Mediterranean to Carmel, lifting its serene height in peerless

“From the small convent of Lisieux St. Therese has preached her ‘Little Way’ by sweeping the corridors and washing dishes,

“This should induce all who are called to the spiritual life of Carmel – but especially those who cannot now,

“Besides, the sight of these convents in the missions keeps alive the idea of the value of the Apostolate of

“The Little Flower dreamt of conquering the world for God and to realize this dream she entered a convent where

“To take an example from the Order of the Old Observance, I call your attention to the great Italian mystic,