Secular Carmelites

The life of a Secular Carmelite

*Meditate for 1/2 hr. each day in an 
atmosphere of quiet & solitude

*Wear the Brown Scapular


*Attend daily Mass when possible


*Pray Morning & Evening Prayer from 
the Liturgy of the Hours 

*Observance of the days set aside for fasting

*Recourse to regular confession


*Daily devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary


*Daily period for spiritual reading or study


*Attend monthly formation meetings with the community



The Rule of St. Albert and the Constitutions of the Secular Order of Teresian Carmelites