Jaro Carmel... turning 100 this year

  An Easter greetings to all! We had a beautiful celebration of the Easter Triduum with 10 priests joining us. This time we have opened our chapel for the public. During the Holy Week especially the night of the "Visita Iglesia" many people flock to pray in different churches. Even here in Jaro Carmel there were many people who came to pray, most of them came by families. It was a touching moment to see families visiting the church and praying together. There is always a good reason to thank God... because He knows our needs and what is best for us. Our faith may not be perfect but we try to give God in return for His love for us. As always, we assure all - of our continued prayers. We hope the Lord will grant you your heart's desire. Let us continue to trust Him despite some difficulties in life. This is the message of Easter... without calvary there is no Resurrection; without pain there is no real joy. Get to know about our life and history. Visit our website. Click...

MOTHER THERESA OF JESUS  MA MÈRE  FOUNDRESS, PRIORESS   Maria Victoria Pagot August 11, 1882 – October 22, 1958 Born in Noirmoutier, Vendee, France. She entered the Carmel of Lons-le-Sauniers on Nov. 4, 1903 and made her final vows on Aug. 15, 1906. She left France for Hue, Vietnam on Aug. 22, 1911 and for the Philippines on Oct. 22, 1923. God's holy will: the key of Ma Mère's profound serenity of soul. She had a tender, filial love for our blessed Mother. As Prioress and Mistress of Novices she led her daughters with firmness and gentleness (a rare virtue) and installed in their young minds a solid asceticism and humility. She was herself the exemplar of the practices she enjoined on her daughters. Never did she utter a word which might reveal her intense interior life. The deep peace which radiated from her countenance was the only outward manifestation of her profound union with God. A remarkable trait is her maternal affection and solicitude for each of her daug...