October 2020 – Carmelites

Celebrate the Feast of Saint Jude with the Carmelites Online

The feast of Saint Jude on 28th October is normally attended by thousands of pilgrims to the Apostle’s National Shrine in Faversham, Kent, served by the Carmelite Friars. However, because of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, this year’s feast will be a ‘virtual’ celebration with a wealth of activities that pilgrims can access online through a new website specially created for […]

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Saint Teresa of Avila’s Message for Us Today: a new video reflection

Pray

On the feast of Saint Teresa of Jesus (of Avila), the British Province of Carmelites is delighted to publish the second video in its new Carmelite Spirituality Series on YouTube. In these videos, Carmelite friars and friends of the Order offer short reflections on different aspects of Carmelite spirituality, or give a Carmelite perspective on various aspects of life, as part

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Major new resource published on Carmelite history

Carmelite Friars

A major new resource has been published that throws light on the lives of medieval Carmelites. The Biographical Register of Carmelites in England and Wales 1240-1540 is the result of decades of meticulous research by leading historian and Carmelite friar Father Richard Copsey, O.Carm. For over thirty years Father Richard has visited libraries and archives across Europe recording whatever

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Pope Francis says believers “need the spirit of Elijah”

Pray

On 7th October 2020 Pope Francis’s Wednesday General Audience was of even more interest to Carmelites than usual, since the Holy Father’s catechesis was on the biblical prophet Elijah, whom Carmelites revere as spiritual father of the Order. The pope said that believers “need the spirit of Elijah” as part of his ongoing reflection on prayer

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British Carmelites launch new “Carmelite Spirituality Series” on YouTube

Spirituality

The British Province of Carmelites has launched a new Carmelite Spirituality Series of videos on its YouTube channel. In these videos, Carmelite friars alongside other members and friends of the Order will offer short reflections on different aspects of Carmelite spirituality, or give a Carmelite perspective on various aspects of life. It is hoped that the Carmelite Spirituality Series will offer

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Celebrate the Feast of Saint Jude with the Carmelites Online

Saint Teresa of Avila’s Message for Us Today: a new video reflection

Major new resource published on Carmelite history

Pope Francis says believers “need the spirit of Elijah”

British Carmelites launch new “Carmelite Spirituality Series” on YouTube

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