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DISCALCED CARMELITES

Mary Queen of Carmel Community

Clearwater, Florida

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A Study Course in Carmelite Spirituality
Purpose of Course and Content

To Teach About Prayer and the Interior Life

To teach about prayer and the interior life according to the teachings of our Discalced Carmelite Saints.

Mental Prayer in the Discalced Carmelite Tradition

Study the Lives and Writings of the Discalced Carmelite Saints who are the living Gospel.

To learn to pray the Liturgy of the Hours – the official prayer of the Catholic Church.

Carmelite Spirituality is for ALL

Carmelite Spirituality is for ALL.

Every human person should seek Union with God through infused Contemplation in the course of earthly existence.

To Begin in Time What Shall Be Our Vocation for All Eternity

In Heaven, we will all be contemplatives.

To Seek Out and Help Those Who Have an Interest in the Interior Life

To seek out and develop the interior life of those who may have a deeper interest in Discalced Carmel.

Spiritual Carmel – those who are intellectually interested in the Spirituality of Discalced Carmel.

Juridical Carmel – those who desire to live the Spirituality of Discalced Carmel.

Study the Lives and Writings of the Discalced Carmelite Saints who are the living Gospel.

"In the evening of life, we will be judged on love"

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