Third Order of Carmel

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Today, March 31, is the memorial of St Joan of Toulouse, who was the first Lay Carmelite of the Ancient Observance.

Lay Carmelites (Third Order)

The Lay Carmelite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary (historically known as the Third Order of Carmel) is an association mainly of lay persons. Its members, responding to a special call of God, freely and deliberately commit themselves “to live in the following of Jesus Christ” according to the...

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