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The Carmelite Order

Mission

The Carmelites of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, in allegiance to Jesus Christ, live in a prophetic and contemplative stance of prayer, common life and service. Inspired by Elijah and Mary and informed by the Carmelite Rule, they give witness to an eight-hundred-year-old tradition of spiritual formation in the United States, Canada, Peru, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras.

Listen to God in Silence. Act on God’s Voice in the World. Walk with the Carmelites.

To learn more about the Carmelites, visit their website.

 

Social Justice

As a Carmelite school we are committed to the dignity of the human person, that is a true gift from God, by respecting people of every gender, race, ethnic heritage, creed, sexual orientation and financial resources. We do not support unjust systems of racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, human trafficking or slavery of any kind.

Order of the Carmelites

Prayer, Community and Service

Salpointe is proud of our Carmelite identity and we live the Carmelite Charism of prayer, community and service every day. Through daily prayer, all-school Masses, spiritual retreats and community service, Lancers strive to live the example set for us by the priests, brothers, nuns and sisters of the Carmelite Order.

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“Carmel teaches the Church how to pray.”

Pope Francis

History

At the time of the Crusades in the Holy Land, men desired to follow Christ in His homeland by living lives of prayerful solitude and service. One such group settled on Mt. Carmel, a place filled with the spirit of the prophet Elijah. Sometime between 1206 and 1214, St. Albert, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, set down a way of life for these hermits in the form of a rule for following Christ and serving Him faithfully with a pure heart and good conscience. This rule of St. Albert still guides Carmelites today. The life and work of Carmel continues to flourish after eight centuries. Like his medieval counterpart, the Carmelite today is a contemplative in action, caring for and serving his fellow Christians. To learn more about the Carmelites, visit their website.

Dr. Aidan Tom Butler