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Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus
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 Since its very beginning in 1891 in Berlin, Germany, the Carmel of the
Divine Heart of Jesus has been formed by the spirit of Carmel, of St.
Teresa of Avila, and of our foundress Mother Maria Teresa of St. Joseph.
The charism of Carmel consists essentially and above all in the
following and continuing of the life of the praying Christ, with a
special emphasis on devotion and imitation of Mary. We follow St. Teresa
of Avila by striving for union with God through a life in which
prayer (especially contemplative prayer), as apostolic service in the
Church, holds first place and is the source of our life and activity. We
are a contemplative-apostolic congregation; the charism of our
foundress was to put the contemplative spirit of Carmel into the active
service of the apostolate. This union of prayer and service is our life
and our mission, our gift to the Church and the world.
It was the explicit will of our foundress that our apostolate should be carried out
in harmony with community life and religious discipline. Therefore we
exercise our apostolic works in the missionary apostolate, the Christian
upbringing of children and youth, and the care of the aged in houses
that are directed by our congregation in Europe, the United States,
Canada, Central America, South America, and Africa.
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