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The Order of Carmelites
The Order of Carmelites has its origins on Mount Carmel, in Palestine, where, as we read in the Second 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. It was also on Mount Carmel that the same prophet, praying in solitude, saw the small cloud which brought life-giving rain after the long drought. From time immemorial, this mountain has been considered the lush garden of Palestine and symbol of fertility and beauty. Indeed, "Karmel" means "garden".
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The above is an extract from the official Carmelite website - to read more of this overview of Carmelite history, see here.
Carmelite Saints & Blesseds
(From the Irish Carmelites)
The Carmelite Order has been blessed throughout its history with men and women outstanding in zeal for God and the spread of his Word wherever they have found themselves. Some of these have been elevated by Mother Church to the ranks of the Blesseds and Saints. Those remembered by the Order of Carmelites on particular days in the liturgical calendar are given here.
January
3 St Kuriakos Elias Chavara, Priest
8 St Peter Thomas, Bishop
9 St Andrew Corsini, Bishop
29 Bl Archangela Girlani, Virgin
March
19 St Joseph, Principal Protector of the Order
20 Bl Francis Palau y Quer, Priest
April
17 Bl Baptist Spagnoli of Mantua, Priest
May
5 St Angelus, Priest & Martyr
8 Bl Aloysius Rabatà, Priest
9 St George Preca, Priest
16 St Simon Stock, Religious
22 St Joachina de Vedruna de Mas, Religious
25 St Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, Virgin
June
4 Bl Maria Crocifissa Curcio, Religious
12 Bl Hilary Januszewski, Priest & Martyr
14 St Elisha, Prophet
July
9 Bl Jane Scopelli, Virgin
13 Bl Teresa of Jesus ‘of Los Andes', Virgin
16 Solemn Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
17 Bl Teresa of St Augustine and Companions, Virgins & Martyrs
20 St Elijah, Prophet and our Father
24 Bl John Soreth, Priest
26 Sts Joachim and Anne, Protectors of our Order
27 Bl Titus Brandsma, Priest & Martyr
August
7 St Albert of Trapani, Priest
9 St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Martyr
12 Bl Isidor Bakanja, Martyr
17 Bl Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi, Priest
25 St Mary of Jesus Crucified, Virgin
26 Bl Jacques Retouret, Priest & Martyr
September
1 St Teresa Margaret Redi, Virgin
17 St Albert of Jerusalem, Bishop and Lawgiver of Carmel
October
1 St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church
15 St Teresa of Jesus (Teresa of Avila), Virgin & Doctor of the Church
November
5 Bl Frances d’Amboise, Religious
6 St Nuno de Santa Maria Alvares Pereira, Religious
8 St Elizabeth of the Trinity, Virgin
14 All Carmelite Saints
15 Commemoration of All Carmelite Souls
19 St Raphael Kalinowski, Priest
29 Bls Denis and Redemptus, Martyrs
December
5 Bl Bartholomew Fanti, Priest
14 St John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church
(From the Irish Carmelites)
The Carmelite Order has been blessed throughout its history with men and women outstanding in zeal for God and the spread of his Word wherever they have found themselves. Some of these have been elevated by Mother Church to the ranks of the Blesseds and Saints. Those remembered by the Order of Carmelites on particular days in the liturgical calendar are given here.
January
3 St Kuriakos Elias Chavara, Priest
8 St Peter Thomas, Bishop
9 St Andrew Corsini, Bishop
29 Bl Archangela Girlani, Virgin
March
19 St Joseph, Principal Protector of the Order
20 Bl Francis Palau y Quer, Priest
April
17 Bl Baptist Spagnoli of Mantua, Priest
May
5 St Angelus, Priest & Martyr
8 Bl Aloysius Rabatà, Priest
9 St George Preca, Priest
16 St Simon Stock, Religious
22 St Joachina de Vedruna de Mas, Religious
25 St Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, Virgin
June
4 Bl Maria Crocifissa Curcio, Religious
12 Bl Hilary Januszewski, Priest & Martyr
14 St Elisha, Prophet
July
9 Bl Jane Scopelli, Virgin
13 Bl Teresa of Jesus ‘of Los Andes', Virgin
16 Solemn Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
17 Bl Teresa of St Augustine and Companions, Virgins & Martyrs
20 St Elijah, Prophet and our Father
24 Bl John Soreth, Priest
26 Sts Joachim and Anne, Protectors of our Order
27 Bl Titus Brandsma, Priest & Martyr
August
7 St Albert of Trapani, Priest
9 St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Martyr
12 Bl Isidor Bakanja, Martyr
17 Bl Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi, Priest
25 St Mary of Jesus Crucified, Virgin
26 Bl Jacques Retouret, Priest & Martyr
September
1 St Teresa Margaret Redi, Virgin
17 St Albert of Jerusalem, Bishop and Lawgiver of Carmel
October
1 St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church
15 St Teresa of Jesus (Teresa of Avila), Virgin & Doctor of the Church
November
5 Bl Frances d’Amboise, Religious
6 St Nuno de Santa Maria Alvares Pereira, Religious
8 St Elizabeth of the Trinity, Virgin
14 All Carmelite Saints
15 Commemoration of All Carmelite Souls
19 St Raphael Kalinowski, Priest
29 Bls Denis and Redemptus, Martyrs
December
5 Bl Bartholomew Fanti, Priest
14 St John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church