Who are the Secular Members of the Order of Carmelites Discalced?

"A member of the Secular Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Teresa of Jesus is a practicing member of the Catholic Church who, under the protection of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and inspired by Saint Teresa of Jesus and Saint John of the Cross, makes the commitment to the Order to seek the face of God for the sake of the Church and the world."
          Fr. P. Aloysius Deeney, OCD

Daily Life of a Carmelite Discalced Secular

   A member of the Order of Carmelites Discalced Secular (OCDS) undertakes:

• To attend daily Mass if possible;
• To pray daily Morning and Evening Prayer (Lauds and Vespers) of the Liturgy of the Hours - the official prayer of the Church - and, if possible, Night Prayer (Compline) before retiring;
• To devote at least half an hour daily to mental prayer in an atmosphere of interior silence and solitude;
• To wear, as a sign of one's devotion to Our Lady and one's membership in her Order, the brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
• To participate and share in the fraternal life of the Carmelite community.
• To progress in life long formation.

Discernment

OCDS Brochure