About 800 people filled St. Monica Church in Moraga to celebrate the official openning of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, a new foundation of the Discalced Carmelites in the diocese of Oakland. five nuns in brown habits and black veils and five novices with white veils took their places in the pews as the Most Rev. Salvatore J Cordelione, archbishop designate of San Francisco, celebrated teh Solemn Pontifical Mass on Sept. 21. The Mass, which was in Latin with priests dressed in red and more than a dozen altar boys serving, was celebrated on the feast of St Matthew. Gregory Eichman FSSP proclaimed the Gospel. His sister was among the Carmelite novices attending the mass. Later that day, they returned they returned to their monastery in the hills of Canyon, which would then be enclosed. The nuns will be behind grills and just two of them will be designated to speak to the public.