Our Life

Main Aspects of Our Life

• Celebration of the holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the Sacraments

• Praying the Liturgy of the Hours, which is the Prayer of the Church

• Total oblation of self through solemn vows of poverty, chastity & obedience

• Cultivating an interior life of communion with God through unceasing prayer

• Praying for the universal Church, our local diocese, all priests, and the salvation of every soul

• Fidelity to our Holy Father and the teaching of the Magisterium

• Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Mother, Patroness, and model

• Observance of papal enclosure for contemplative nuns

• Wearing the traditional Carmelite habit

• Monastic fasting and abstinence from meat

• Community life where all are sisters to one another, sharing joys and sorrows, under motherly guidance of prioress

• Horarium (schedule) that balances prayer, work, recreation, and solitude