St. Louis Carmel

St. Louis Carmel Established in St. Louis in 1863, we are the second foundation of Discalced Carmelite Nuns founded in the U.S.

Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Simon Stock, the Carmelite Saint through whom Our Lady gave the brown scapular t...
05/16/2026

Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Simon Stock, the Carmelite Saint through whom Our Lady gave the brown scapular to the world!

If you would like to learn more about this incredible gift, please watch this short video from Ascension Presents!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlXSQWFNdIc

In this month of May (the month of Mary) we Carmelites delight in the opportunity to dive deeply into our intrinsic devo...
05/07/2026

In this month of May (the month of Mary) we Carmelites delight in the opportunity to dive deeply into our intrinsic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary!

"While waiting for Heaven, O my dear Mother, I want to live with you, to follow you each day. Mother, contemplating you, I joyfully immerse myself, Discovering in your heart abysses of love."
~St. Therese of Lisieux, "Why I Love You, O Mary!", Stanza 18

(https://www.icspublications.org/products/the-poetry-of-st-therese-of-lisieux?srsltid=AfmBOopocDV6tqUjF0Svcir8pP2rQVgveDLFk4X6jrGhCJXG4KDlRPwd)

Happening this weekend at our monastery!_____________Concert Description - May 3, 2026 / 3 PMCarmelite Monastery of Sain...
04/30/2026

Happening this weekend at our monastery!
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Concert Description - May 3, 2026 / 3 PM
Carmelite Monastery of Saint Joseph

Sounds of Easter Joy
Inspirations from the Renaissance

The program features music of sixteenth century composers, with works by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Josquin des Prez, and Felice Anerio. The program proclaims the Resurrection of Christ, and honors the Blessed Virgin Mary, including selections from Palestrina’s Pope Marcellus Mass, and Josquin’s celebrated Ave Maria, Virgo Serena. The music is sung in Latin, and an English translation of the texts will be provided.

Ensemble Arcangeli
Stephen Mager, Director

Ensemble Arcangeli is a performing group of professional singers from the greater Saint Louis area. Many of their number are accomplished vocal and instrumental soloists, choral conductors, church musicians, and music educators.

Jubilee Year of St. John of the Cross (December 13, 2025-December 26, 2026) - Celebrating 300 years since his Canonizati...
04/25/2026

Jubilee Year of St. John of the Cross (December 13, 2025-December 26, 2026) - Celebrating 300 years since his Canonization and 100 years since his being declared a Doctor of the Church! ...

“Those who seek God and yet want their own satisfaction and rest seek him at night and thus will not find him. Those who look for him through the practice and works of the virtues and get up from the bed of their own satisfaction and delight seek him by day and thus will find him.”
~St. John of the Cross (The Spiritual Canticle, 3.3)

https://www.icspublications.org/collections/john-of-the-cross/products/the-collected-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross

Jubilee Year of St. John of the Cross (December 13, 2025-December 26, 2026) - Celebrating 300 years since his Canonizati...
04/15/2026

Jubilee Year of St. John of the Cross (December 13, 2025-December 26, 2026) - Celebrating 300 years since his Canonization and 100 years since his being declared a Doctor of the Church! ...

Speaking of miracles and the merit of faith...

"God never works these marvels except when they are a necessity for believing. Lest his disciples go without merit by having sensible proof of his resurrection, he did many things to further their belief before they saw him.

Mary Magdalene was first shown the empty sepulcher, and afterward the angels told her about the resurrection so she would, by hearing, believe before seeing. As St. Paul says: Faith comes through hearing [Rom. 10:17]. And though she beheld him, he seemed only an ordinary man, so by the warmth of his presence, he could finish instructing her in the belief she was lacking [Mt. 28:1-6; Lk. 24:4-10; Jn. 20:11-18]. Where signs and testimonies abound, there is less merit in believing."

~Saint John of the Cross (The Ascent of Mount Carmel, III, ch. 31, no. 8)

https://www.icspublications.org/collections/john-of-the-cross/products/the-collected-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross

Join us at the monastery this Divine Mercy Sunday! .."On one occasion, I heard these words: My daughter, tell the whole ...
04/08/2026

Join us at the monastery this Divine Mercy Sunday! ..
"On one occasion, I heard these words: My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and a shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day are opened all the divine floodgates through which graces flow. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My mercy." -Jesus to St. Faustina (Diary, 699)

A blessed Easter to all of you!!! 🙏 He is RISEN! He is risen INDEED!! 💓
04/05/2026

A blessed Easter to all of you!!! 🙏
He is RISEN! He is risen INDEED!! 💓

Especially during these holiest days of the year, all are welcome to pray with us.
03/31/2026

Especially during these holiest days of the year, all are welcome to pray with us.

"What's happening at the monastery? Are they moving???"The answer: No.Let the below excerpt, put out by the Institute of...
03/23/2026

"What's happening at the monastery? Are they moving???"
The answer: No.
Let the below excerpt, put out by the Institute of Catholic Culture (ICC), explain the beautiful significance of why our statues at the monastery are covered, now that we've officially entered what has been traditionally known as 'Passiontide'...

"In his Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs, Fr. Francis X. Weiser tells us,
"...During the first four weeks of Lent the spirit of personal penance prevailed, but these last fourteen days were devoted entirely to the meditation of Christ's Passion.

So solemn is this time period that many of our churches will cover all crucifixes, statues and art in purple veils, reminding us of John 8:59, immediately following Jesus' words to the Jews by which he proclaimed his divinity: "They took up stones therefore to cast at Him: but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple.""

Dom Prosper Gueranger writes:
"The presentiment of that awful hour leads the afflicted mother to veil the image of her Jesus: the cross is hidden from the eyes of the faithful. The statues of the saints, too, are covered ; for it is but just that, if the glory of the Master be eclipsed, the servant should not appear.""

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9150 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO
63124

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 8:30pm
Thursday 6:30am - 8:30pm
Friday 6:30am - 8:30pm
Saturday 6:30am - 8:30pm
Sunday 6:30am - 8:30pm

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