Prophet of Carmel - Sisters of Carmel

“O great Saint Elias, who was raised up by God to restore the worship of the one true God among His people, look down upon poor suffering humanity; convert those estranged from God; restore the one true Church of Christ among all nations, that by thy prayer the just chastisement due to our sins and ingratitude may be averted, and that peace and God’s justice may reign everywhere.”
– Excerpt from Prayer to St. Elias
Dear Friends of Carmel,
July is clearly THE Carmelite month. We send in advance of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel our greetings and prayerful best wishes for a feast day of holy joy and peace.
We would like to take the opportunity of this newsletter to honor Our Blessed Mother by honoring the one who, it might be said, initiated all Marian devotion. Centuries before Our Lady was born, on the top of Mount Carmel, St. Elias had a vision – a small cloud bringing rain to a drought-stricken Israel. Through his deep and mystic prayer, he understood through this vision that …