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Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 30
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: A. Mathias Mundadan, Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, Convento de San Jose (Avila), Denis of the Nativity, Discalced Carmelites, Dismas Becker, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Girolamo Maria Gotti, Hilary Pawe Januszewski, John of the Cross, Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Marek Jando owicz, Mother Veronica of the Passion, Nazarena of Jesus, Oswald Rufeisen, Raffaele Rossi, Raphael Kalinowski, Redemptus of the Cross, Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel, Sisters of the Mother of Carmel, Teresa of the Andes, Thoma Palackal. Excerpt: The Discalced Carmelites, or Barefoot Carmelites, is a Catholic mendicant order with roots in the eremitic tradition of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. The order was established in 1593, pursuant to the reform of the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance by two Spanish saints, Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint John of the Cross. The Discalced Carmelite order is now known by the initials "O.C.D." (The older branch of the order, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance, has the initials "O. Carm."). The secular branch of the order (the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, formerly known as the Third Order), has the initials "O.C.D.S." The Discalced Carmelites are men and women, in religious consecration and lay people, who dedicate themselves to a life of prayer. The Carmelite nuns live in cloistered (enclosed) monasteries and follow a completely contemplative life. The Carmelite friars while following a contemplative life also engage in the promotion of spirituality through their retreat centres, parishes and churches. Lay people, known as the Secular Order, follow their contemplative call in their everyday activities. Devotion to Our Lady is a characteristic of Carmelites and is symbolised by wearing the Brown Scapular. Carmelites...