{"id":2452,"date":"2008-05-03T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-03T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/05\/laity-answering-the-call-to-carmel.html"},"modified":"2008-05-03T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-03T09:22:00","slug":"laity-answering-the-call-to-carmel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/05\/laity-answering-the-call-to-carmel.html","title":{"rendered":"Laity answering the call to Carmel"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> We spend a lot of time praying for vocations, but here is a vocation that doesn’t get much attention — but should. Like all religious vocations, it entails commitment and sacrifice and formation. <\/p>\n

From Florida Catholic<\/a> in Tallahassee: <\/p>\n

Seven new members of the Third Order Lay Carmelites of St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of the Holy Face put on the order\u2019s brown scapular April 19 during Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, having completed the first year of a six-year spiritual journey that they hope will lead them to full membership.<\/p>\n

Vincentian Father James Thoyalil, parochial vicar of the parish, celebrated the Mass. In his homily he challenged the candidates and all present to \u201cbecome another Christ through complete unity with him. Put on Christ. Continue his works. Speak his words.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the Liturgy of the Word, the prospective members, holding roses and with their brown scapulars draped over his or her arms, stood before the altar. Dot Boroden (Michael Teresa of the Holy Face), the community director, exacted a promise from each candidate to observe the rule of the order and to live a life of prayer and contemplation. Father Thoyalil then blessed each of the scapulars, sprinkling them with holy water. Boroden, assisted by Ginny Kelly (Therese Angelicus), then placed each person\u2019s scapular across their shoulders. On the front of each the embroidered white letters BVM recalled the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the back of each, the similarly embroidered letters IHS \u2014 the first three letters of Jesus\u2019s name in Greek \u2014 are meant to keep the savior close.<\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the Mass, members of the community and others present joined in singing \u201cSalve, Regina\u201d in Latin. A luncheon reception followed the Mass.<\/p>\n

Paulette Hammack joined the order as an isolate (the only one in a given geographical area) in 1989 in Hattiesburg, Miss. When a move brought her back home to Pensacola, she was delighted to find the larger community of 32 here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know why, or even that, I was being called. I kept getting \u2018junk mail\u2019 from the Carmelites and I didn\u2019t take much time to look at it. But God wouldn\u2019t let go of me,\u201d she said. \u201cI randomly picked up the works of St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila, and was hooked. I finally started opening the mail and found out that the order is where my heart is. Ever since, in my daily life, I\u2019ve recognized that I am \u2014 we are \u2014 called to be Christ\u2019s \u2018other self. I use the Blessed Virgin Mary as my example, trying to live a life of love and forgiveness. It\u2019s not always easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Debbie Jacaruso, a physical therapist and a member of the order since 2000, credits this faith community with helping her overcome much in her daily life. \u201cGod puts certain people, patients, on my heart to pray for as I meet them in the hospital. When I face difficult moments, I focus on praising him and on his presence within and all around me, and it makes it easier to deal with the stresses of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The newest members of the order are Marie Jessie Antoine (Marie Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Jesus), Beth Javier (Mary Elizabeth of the Divine Mercy), Eileen Jones (Marie Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of the Divine Mercy), Katie Levan (Mary Kathryn of the Cross), Vincent Mer\u00e7on (Paul), Edel Pastoral (Edel Marie) and Ruby Schuetz (Carmela of the Holy Spirit).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read more about what it means to be a Lay Carmelite at the link<\/a>. Please keep these folks in your prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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