The Call to Carmel is a Vocation
“Carmel is not an organization, even a Christian organization, but a Christian community committed to leading an evangelical life … consequently, the Call to Carmel is a vocation. This vocation, like all vocations, requires not only careful discernment, but careful maintenance as the grace of a vocation implies a commitment to perseverance in that vocation.” (Provincial Statutes I, 4:1)
The Carmelite spirituality is based on a commitment “To live a life of allegiance to Jesus Christ and to serve him faithfully with a pure heart and a clear conscience,” inspired by St. Paul’s words and proposed by St. Albert as the foundationon which their way of life is constructed. (Con 14).