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Discalced Carmelite Friars.  Permission is required to reproduce or use them in any
way.Copyright  2007
Friars in choir at our House of
Studies in Mount Angel, Oregon
Liturgical Procession at our
parish in Alhambra, California
"What does it profit to give God one thing if he asks of you
another? Consider what it is God wants, and then do it."
                                              St. John of the Cross
Vocation Website for the Discalced Carmelite Friars
We seek to respond to Christ's call by combining the
contemplative spirit with the active apostolate.  As
Carmelite brothers and priests, we serve the Church in
various ministries.  We staff four parishes, a retreat house,
a house of prayer, an Institute of Spirituality, and a mission
in Uganda, Africa.  We are also involved in spiritual
direction, hospital chaplaincy, prison ministry, and spiritual
assistance to Carmelite Nuns and Carmelite Seculars.
Province of Saint Joseph - Western United States
The name Carmelite derives
from Mt. Carmel, in the Holy
Land (near Haifa). It is the
location where the prophet
St. Elijah, and his followers,
lived and where God's
covenant with His people
was successfully defended
against idol worshippers.
A birthday celebration at our
Retreat House in
Redlands, California
Fr. General Luis Arostegui Gamboa, OCD, and Fr. Provincial Gerald
Werner, OCD with our Provincial Council.
Click here to hear the
traditional Carmelite
chant
Flos Carmeli
(Flower of Carmel)
sung by the Carmelite
Brothers
Bro. Michael in preparation for
Liturgical Procession at Mount
Angel Seminary
       Last updated  April 28, 2008
"With zeal I
have been
zealous
for the
Lord God
of Hosts"

1 Kings 19:10
Carmelite motto
Is our Lord
calling you
to greater
Union with
Him as a
Discalced
Carmelite?
Fr. Philip at iconography
Family Vocation Day
St. Therese Church
Alhambra, California
May 31, 2008
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download a flyer
Please pray for Bros. Thomas
Reeves and Robert Barcelos who
are being ordained to the
Priesthood on June 13 and Bro.
James Zakowicz who is making
his Solemn Profession on May 24
and being ordained a deacon on
May 27.