Could you too find a home in Carmel?
Christians believe that God calls all people to a life of holiness, that is, a life in relationship with God and with others. This 'vocation' or calling can take different forms. Some are called to religious life and possibly also the priesthood. Others are called to marriage or some other form of commitment. Others still are called to the single life.
Some people are called by God to join religious families, such as the Carmelite Family, as either religious (friars, nuns, sisters, hermits) or as lay people.
In addition to this section of the main website of the British Province of Carmelite, the Province's Vocations Team has a website specifically geared to promoting vocations to the friar way of life: www.carmelitevocation.org.uk.
This will help you to find out something more about the way in which Carmelite friars live and serve today, and the discernment process for those considering a vocation to Carmel.
To learn more about vocations to Lay Carmel please click here. For other vocations, including nuns and sisters, please visit the Carmelite Family section.
First profession of vows by Brother Gerard Walsh, O.Carm.
Brother Severin Tyburski from Germany spent his novitiate in the British Province.
Carmelite Vocations Resources from Britain
The British Province of Carmelites has a website specifically devoted to vocations.
The British Province of Carmelites has produced a booklet entitled Carmelite Friars: 800 Years of Presence and Service, which is designed to give a glimpse of the friars' way of life and help those discerning a possible vocation to Carmel. Vocations candidates can request a copy by clicking here, or download it in PDF format by clicking here. It is also available to purchase from Saint Albert's Press.
To view information about vocations produced by the Irish Province please click here.
First profession of vows by Brother Gerard Walsh, O.Carm.
Other Vocations Resources
