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Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Morristown Carmel Vocation Contact 189 Madison Ave Morristown, NJ 07960-6101 973-539-3563 www.religiouslife.com/w_carmelites_morristown_01.phtml

Community Information

International? Yes No. in community (professed members) 9 Year founded 1926 Generalate/ motherhouse Autonomous Province/federation Autonomous Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Paterson, NJ

About Us

Mission statement/description Discalced Carmelite nuns seek union with God by a consecrated life of prayer and self-sacrifice, striving to live the evangelical counsels as perfectly as possible in the spirit of their foundress, Sts. Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. Carmelites aid the mission of the Church by offering this contemplative form of religious life especially for priests and missionaries, as well as for the salvation of souls. The Morristown Carmel gives special attention to priests and all those who teach the Catholic faith. Qualifications for entry Good physical and mental health. Formation program Postulancy is one year, novitiate two years, temporary vows are three years. Age range/limit 18-40 Consider belated vocations? Yes Belated/late vocations explanation Exceptions can be made.