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The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo; abbreviated OCarm), known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a mendicant order in the Catholic Church for both men and women.
The reformed Carmelites are also known as Discalced (shoeless) Carmelites and have produced many canonized saints, among whom is the great modern nun, St. Therese of the Child Jesus, also known as the Little Flower.
The Carmelite Order, from which the Discalced Carmelites branched off, is also referred to as the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance to distinguish them from their discalced offshoot. The third order affiliated to the Discalced Carmelites is the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites.
She shares the marvelous discovery : all called, loved, possessed by the presence of God all love. Consumed by Addison’s disease, she bears the sufferings with serenity in order to be identified with Christ crucified. She is a shining witness for the joy of being rooted and founded in love.
With the adaptation of Innocentian Rule, the Carmelite Order began to thrive in Europe. Within sixty years of its arrival, it grew from the three or four small foundations represented at the Chapter of Aylesford to twelve provinces containing 150 houses.
Carmelite, one of the four great mendicant orders (those orders whose corporate as well as personal poverty made it necessary for them to beg for alms) of the Roman Catholic Church, dating to the Middle Ages.
The Order of Carmelites has its origins on Mount Carmel, in Palestine, where, as we read in the first Book of Kings, the great prophet Elijah defended the true faith in the God of Israel, when he won the challenge against the priests of Baal.
