Defense of the Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Greetings in Christ and His Holy Mother!
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We hope this website finds you pursuing God fervently and at peace. We are former members of the Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and wish to support them in their mission of glorifying God and saving souls.
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In January 2022, the news website Church Militant released a video titled "Spotlight: Counterfeit Carmel?" This video, accompanied by rumors circulating through the traditional Catholic community, has injured the reputation of this fervent monastic community.
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Our main goal in making this site is that young men might not be hindered from discerning their vocations with the monks due to these accusations. We know from previous experience that, even if a man does not have the grace of God to persevere in Carmel, the monks' formation will change his life much for the better on every level. For those men who do have a legitimate calling to Carmel's cloisters, we believe they will merit grace for the salvation of many souls through worshipping of God in the liturgy and faithfully living the holy vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty.
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We, as former novices and postulants, believe that this charism comes from the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady and the intercession of many Carmelite saints.