Our Vocation

"Why would you like to be a nun? And why do you choose to be a Carmelite?" These are only a couple of questions, which many people, our families and friends ask us. So what are our answers to these questions? We know deeply in our heart why we choose this life, to be a Carmelite, but to let the others know is difficult to do so. We may give them a simple reply, but how many of them will understand what God has put into our hearts and how we hear His call which is not by a listening ear, but it is a listening heart. We know well what our choice is and we are very happy to be what we are called because our soul is searching for One thing and only One thing - we know is GOD. As St. Augustine said, "our heart is restless until it rests in Thee."

The vocation of Carmel in the Church, and the particular form of life which St. Teresa began and gave witness to, require of all those, who in response to God's call wish to embrace it, that the pledge themselves to follow with firm determination and <with every possible perfection> the evangelical counsels-- Chastity, Poverty and Obedience. They do this for the Church in its needs in a little community which is rooted in solitude, prayer, and self-denial.

Therefore, the Carmelite vocation lived apart from the mainstream generates interest and the world's ideas. Those who love God will be ready to follow the call of the Good Shepherd to where He has prepared a place for His loved ones.