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Welcome
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We are the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. We are a Roman Catholic contemplative religious order serving in the Archdiocese of Seattle. We believe that a life of prayer in union with God converts hearts and changes the world. We invite you to explore our site to learn more about our way of life, our community, and our history.
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VOCATIONS
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A vocation to Carmel is a gift from God. A woman who enters Carmel goes through a stage of initial formation which lasts for nine years. This time of discernment for both her and the community will help them to see if she can live within a cloistered, contemplative Order. Formation, however, does not end with Solemn Profession; it is a lifelong process. Our life is a daily saying 'yes' to God and our prayer time makes us sensitive to the voice of God within us.
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Mental prayer, in my opinion, is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends.ST. TERESA OF AVILA
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In our time, when the powerlessness of all natural means for battling the overwhelming misery everywhere has been demonstrated so obviously, an entirely new understanding of the power of prayer, of expiation, and of vicarious atonement has again awakened… there is a blazing demand for contemplative monasteries whose entire life is devoted to prayer and expiation.
ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX
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St. JosephCarmelite Monastery of Seattle
"With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts."
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