The Carmelite Order
Mission
The Carmelites of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, in allegiance to Jesus Christ, live in a prophetic and contemplative stance of prayer, common life and service. Inspired by Elijah and Mary and informed by the Carmelite Rule, they give witness to an eight-hundred-year-old tradition of spiritual formation in the United States, Canada, Peru, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras.