Carmel: [ KAR-muhl ] noun
1. Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast.
Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
2 a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “garden.”
“The Carmelites of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary , in allegiance to Jesus Christ, live in a prophetic and contemplative stance of prayer, common life, and service. Inspired by Elijah and Mary and informed by the Carmelite Rule, we give witness to an eight-hundred year old tradition of spiritual transformation in the United States, Canada, Peru, Mexico, and El Salvador.”
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