Carmelite Life for Lay People

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Secular Order of Discalced (Teresian) Carmelites Ireland

Carmel

Offers a path to a deeper spirituality and prayer life, helps provide balance in our lives, support and guidance in our choices

Carmel's Saints

As we support each other on our journey as Carmelites we learn from Mary, the Mother of God, and all the Carmelite Saints who see Mary as their model, mother, sister and guide

Carmel teaches the church how to pray (Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis)

Prayer is the source of our life. By finding time to be quiet and pray each day, through the grace of God, we deepen our relationship with God whom we know loves us.

Who are we?

We are ordinary men and women, practicing members of the Catholic Church and of the Discalced Carmelite Order, who are called to integrate prayer and daily life within the spirit of Carmel.

St. Teresa of Avila

Prayer, in my opinion, is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him whom we know loves us.”

St. John of the Cross

“In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.”

St Therese of Lisieux

“Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, or even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.”

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

“Our love of neighbour is the measure of our love of God. For Christians – and not only for them – no one is a ‘stranger’. The love of Christ knows no borders.”

Get in touch Today

If you would like further information about the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order (OCDS) in Ireland, the commitment involved, contact details for a community near you, or how to go about joining a Secular Order community, please submit the following information:
Your name, postal address, email address, and phone number with your request to the following email address: ocdstallow@gmail.com