Lay Carmelites
The call from God to Elijah, the spiritual father of the Carmelites, is also a call to those persons called to the Carmelite vocation. The call encourages
- detaching from things that we put higher than God
- moving away from sin
- finding solitude for prayer
- and loving, contemplating, and persevering.
The Call to Carmel is a call to prayer, a call to community, and a call to service.
The Lay Carmelites of Christ the King Parish are a lay branch of the Third Order Carmelites. The community supports its members in learning and practicing Carmelite Spirituality through monthly community meetings and formation instruction.
A person discerning a call to Carmelite Spirituality attends a year of initial formation, then two more years of formation to make temporary promises, then another three years before making final promises. Members of any Catholic parish in the area are welcome.
We can give you The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and information on this devotion and arrange enrollment. We can also assist you in praying The Liturgy of the Hours.
For more information, contact Rebecca Moak at 509-460-1608.
