British Province of Carmelites - Lay Carmel

Lay Carmelites in Britain welcome you to our website

What today is the Carmelite Order began not as a religious order but with a small number of mostly lay people who came together and formed community on the slopes of Mount Carmel at the beginning of the thirteenth century. It would be some years before they were given an official status by the Church authorities. Over the centuries many people have felt called to Carmel: some as friars, nuns or sisters; others within the context of married family life and others as single people either living alone or in small informal communities. Carmel is bigger than any individual expression it may have and is not the private preserve of any particular group. In Britain there are many different people who seek to allow God to touch their lives with the Carmelite charism. Many of these are members of the Carmelite Third Order but there are many others.

Who are Lay Carmelites?		Carmel in the City
Assumpta magazine
Lay Carmelite Communities in Britain
Readings on Carmelite Spirituality
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