Jesus Christ gave his disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit and the mission to proclaim salvation to the whole world. To live out the full dimension of this command is to pursue the “spiritual life.” The Church is called by the Holy Spirit to embody and proclaim union with …

The three parts of our shield portray the history, the spirit and the meaning of our Order, the Province’s sphere of activity and its origin. The left hand portion represents the entire Carmelite Order. The shape of its lower half suggests the Mount of Carmel in the Holy Land where …

From the Facebook page of Saint Joseph’s Church in Troy, New York: We are so grateful to our Carmelite priests who have been working so very hard for this procession. This year our parish will be having for the very first time the traditional Palm Sunday blessing and procession as …

Office of the Prior Provincial P.O. Box 3079, Middletown, NY 10940-0890 Tel. (845) 344-2223 • Fax (845) 344-2210 Very Rev. Mario Esposito, O.Carm., Prior Provincial Ms. Angela Valles, Provincial Secretary Email: SELSecretary@carmelites.com _____________________________________   Office of the Provincial Procurator Rev. Marlon Beharry, O.Carm., Provincial Procurator Mrs. Anne Steffens, Director of …

St. Elias Province Mission Statement and Vision Statement St. Elias Province Mission Statement We, the Carmelite Friars of the North American Province of St. Elias, are vowed religious who seek union with God through prayer, fraternity and service to the Church. We strive to live in allegiance to Jesus Christ. …

Carmelites work in a variety of ministries in the Church.  Through our Carmelite core values, prayer, and fraternity, we are involved as chaplains, spiritual directors, pastors, teachers, and campus ministers. PARISH PRIEST The majority of men entering into the Carmelite formation program study to be priests. Religious order priests are different than “secular” priests in that they …

  Order of Carmelites North American Province of Saint Elias     POLICIES FOR SAFEGUARDING IN MINISTRY May 1, 2004 Revised June, 2011 Revised May 10, 2013 Revised October 17, 2016 Revised June 14, 2017 Revised March 10, 2023 Revised June 4, 2024 Revised December 17, 2024   The Carmelite …