Carmelite nuns daily routine. Our day in practice then means trying to live in God’s presence. . Elizabeth of the Trinity Our Daily Schedule The vocation of the Discalced Carmelite Nun is a gift of the Spirit. If He did not fill our cells and our cloisters, how empty they would be! But we see Him through all, for we bear Him within us, and our life on this earth is an anticipated heaven. Aware that this beautiful but demanding work is beyond our human power to accomplish, she humbly relies on God’s grace and merciful love to be her help. Our constitutions #10 From early rising until retiring late at night, the Carmelite day is interspersed with a continuous interchange of spiritual exercises: recitation of the Divine Office, Holy Mass, mental prayer and spiritual reading, with manual labor and two one-hour periods of recreation during which they are employed in some kind of useful occupation. Our daily life is modeled after the Holy Family of Nazareth: a life of simplicity, intended in its routines and rhythms to foster prayer and contemplation. Each hour of the day, we strive to make our every action and prayer a sacrificial offering of love to God for the good of the whole world. The 6 Pillars in the Life of a Secular Discalced Carmelite are Mass, Meditation, Divine Office, Mary, Meetings, and Mission. The work of the Carmelite nun is to labor for souls, to pray and perform penance for those who will not pray or do penance for themselves. " St. "A Carmelite's day, is a communing with God, from morning till night, and from night until morning. Through it, we are called to a hidden union with God in friendship with Christ, in familiarity with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in an existence in which prayer and immolation blend into a great love for the Church. Daily life in Carmel is ordered according to our Rule, Constitutions, and the Carmelite tradition, which have as their goal the nurturing of a deep relationship with God through prayer and mindfulness of the presence of God. rfgfaxjjp scgjvw glo klofrtn ruska vbmojv skarbk cdnjz uwmxm ilach