• "Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself."

    Our Holy Mother St. Teresa of Avila. Our Foundress.
  • "Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed".

    Our Holy Mother Saint Theresa of Avila. Our Foundress.
  • "Silence is God's first language".

    Our Holy Father St. John of the Cross. Founder of the Discalced Carmelite Friars.
  • "My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love."

    St.Therese of Lisieux. The Little Flower
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Our Patrons

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our order belongs to the Blessed Virgin Mary and we keep Mary as our mother and patroness, we place ourselves under her protection and her union with Christ....
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Infant Jesus

Devotion to the Infancy of Jesus has been cultivated in the Order of Carmel and gained more prominence since St. Teresa of Avila established the Reform....
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St Joseph

Our holy Father st. joseph is the special patron of our monastery. Our Holy mother St. Therese of Jesus always considered him as a powerful intercessor more....
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St Elijah

St Elijah, the biblical prophet is the source of our inspiration and we his spirit of Prophet Elijah, a life of solitude & prayer. So our order begins....
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St Teresa of Avila

Our Holy Mother St.Teresa of Jesus was a manly woman with full of zeal and spirit. Her life breathes only the love of god and the love....
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St John of the Cross

Who is St. John of the Cross for our Holy Mother St. Teresa and for the carmels? Being the great mystic of the mystics and the doctor of the church he is the backbone....
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Welcome to Carmel Calicut

Ours is a Contemplative Community of women in the Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery. Being a part of the world wide Discalced Teresian Carmelite Order (OCD) called of following Christ in intimate friendship and love. It is a strong commitment to Christian perfection. Ours is an order set apart for the contemplative prayer at the service of the church.

We are for all the people and take up the joys and the hopes, the sorrows, the anguish of the entire human family especially those of the poor & the suffering.

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Our Vision

Carmelite life is Christian life. Hence, it is a life of constant conversion as we strive to live in allegiance to and discipleship of Jesus Christ. In this endeavour....
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Our Mission

Carmelite mission is in the service of the Church and of all humankind. In keeping with the charism and inspiration of St. Teresa, Carmelite prayer....
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Our Charism

St. Teresa founded Carmel as a contemplative Order and centres our entire day on prayer. Still, she teaches that to close oneself up in the serenity of prayer....
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