Carmelite Monastery
N 39° 36.240 W 105° 00.049
13S E 499929 N 4383806
Quick Description: This monastery is located in Littleton, Colorado.
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2005 12:57:59 PM
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Long Description:The Carmel of the Holy Spirit in Littleton, Colorado was founded on
Novemver 1, 1947 by Mother Teresa of Jesus who came at the
invitation of Archbishop Vehr from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The
monastery has an exceptionally beautiful location near the foot of
the Rocky Mountains. God blessed the foundation with an abundance
of material and spiritual blessings. Today it is a complete
monastery.
The Primitive Rule is lived in its fullness according to the
"Constitutions" written by Saint Teresa with the few external
adaptations demanded by contemporary circumstances. The daily
schedule includes Holy Mass, the complete Divine Office recited in
choir, two one-hour periods of mental prayer in common, an hour of
recreation in common after dinner and after supper, spiritual
reading and manual labor. Prayer pervades the day as each Sister
lives in silence and solitude "meditating day and night on the law
of the Lord and watching in prayer" according to the Rule. It is a
life of deep interior happiness, the fruit of union with God. The
community life is lived with abounding joy. Recreations ring with
the sweetest laughter on earth. Sisterly love lightens the
austerity of the penitential life. Obedience provides the freedom
from self that is the key to happiness and gives unerring knowledge
of God's Will in every circumstance.
The Carmelite life is apostolic in the higest sense of the word.
Transformation into Jesus is its goal. A life is fruitful for the
glory of God and the salvation of souls in direct proportion to the
degree of this transformation. The apostolate of prayer and penance
is global in its scope. (This information was copied directly from
a pamphlet that was given to us when we visited the monastery.)
For more information on the Discalced Carmelite Order, visit
this website: (visit link)
