Discalced Carmelite Friars

Washington Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

• Our Story
  • History of the Order and the Province
  • The Friar's Vocation
  • Recent News and Articles
• Our Spirituality
  • The Saints and Doctors of the Order
  • The Rule and the Shield
• Our Presence and Ministry Today
  • The Monasteries of the Province
  • A Day in the Life of a Friar
• "If you will..."
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• Faithfully following the Rule,
• our Holy Mother St. Teresa
• presents prayer as the raison
• d'etre of our life as Carmelites,
• the source and focal point of all the
• components of our charism. That is why the
• Church looks upon us as a family totally committed
• to prayer, a family that strives to live in depth the mystery
• of Christian prayer and be, as it were, its living witness. (Constitutions #53)

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  The Friar's Vocation

  "I am most zealous for the Lord, God of Hosts!" (1 Kings 19:10)

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  Saints and Doctors of the Discalced Carmel

  “Everyone ... should live a life of allegiance to Jesus Christ ... [and] must be unswerving in the service of his Master.”

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  Latest News and Articles

  Read about events in the Order and Province, check out posted articles, and visit Fr. Michael's  blog.