Praised be Jesus Christ!
The Carmel of Elijah is a Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns, who are living out their calling to contemplative prayer — a life of solitude and sacrifice in communion with the Roman Catholic Church and approved by the Diocesan Bishop, the Most Reverend Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD.
They follow the ancient practice of monastic enclosure, which means that they remain physically separate from the public by fences and grilles, as a symbol of their complete gift of self to Christ and his Church.
The Monastery is located at Mathoura, in the southern region of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes in New South Wales, Australia.
The Carmel of Elijah was previously known as the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, during its foundational years, until it was erected as an autonomous monastery in 2024.
The Nuns are grateful to all who have helped to establish the Monastery and they continue to pray especially for their benefactors and for the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes.
Please keep the Monastery in your prayers.
May God reward you!
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The primary mission of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns is to pray for the Church and the world. The Sisters at the Carmel of Elijah use the Extraordinary Form of the Mass and Divine Office. Their living out of the Carmelite Rule and Constitutions is part of a tradition stretching back to through the United States and Mexico to Spain and Mount Carmel itself in the Holy Land.
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