"Presentation

With joy and thanksgiving to the Good God, who loves truth and justice, and to His Most Pure Mother, we wish, with this monthly bulletin, to make the defense
simple and sincere of our positions and decisions. Next month, we hope to be able to share with you the reasons for our adhesion to H.E. Bishop Williamson and
all the little movement called "Fidelity," or simply "Resistance," and all those who oppose the rally to modernist Rome.

By sharing with you a little bit of our life and our spirituality, we hope to involve you in the beautiful Carmelite family, as well as the many graces which Our Lady graciously grants to those who honor her as the Lady of the Carmel!

We count on your prayers for our Monastery and we assure you that you can count on ours!

May these pages, with the Grace of God, benefit your souls!

Mother Marie-Françoise of the Holy Desert, O. Carm (Secretary)"

"The Chronicles of Karmel

Did you know that we had been in existence since for a long time? Did you know when our little mission began?

Today, I was going to talk to you a little about bit of our history, our origins and the reasons why we have persevered, even if a lot of prople would like us not to exist anymore...

From this caste, we descend: From the son of the prophets of Mount Carmel. Today more than ever, we are called to help restore the Faith of God's people, to rebuild their altars destroyed by modernism, and to defeat with the Carmelite Virgin of the Deserts, sometimes in the cold night and silent, sometimes incisive, sometimes silent
in the midday heat, in the struggle against God's enemies. 

From this people was born the Monastery Sainte Marie, in the city of Atibaia - SP- BR, next to the Monastery of Saint-Élie, of our brothers, the Carmelite monks of the primitive observance. 

For 11 years, the monastery has survived with the official approval of the Diocese of Bragança Paulista. In 2013, we started our long walks towards Horeb, hiding at Carit. A strange story to say the least. In a world where "human freedom, equality and fraternity" are cherished, some people are banished, expelled and sometimes even excommunicated for their commitment to teaching for a millennium that so many people have, that many civilizations have created, and which has led to Heaven a multitudes of souls!

Expelled from our country, exiled to Paraguay, under the supervision of a holy Bishop, Bishop Livières, and holy priests, the monastery has grown so much that there has become a need for more space to live and the Good God has allowed a new achievement!  The bishop himself was dismissed and expelled from his own diocese for remaining faithful to the Lord! A time when our limits have been constantly tested. But it was precisely during this time when our mission became more and more clear!

We left our homeland and our family again and God has brought us to these lands, where we have not only family roots, but also especially through the bond of Christianity! From the lands where the Christian Faith was established not without blood, not without the struggle, not without eternal love!

So it was actually a return to the home."

"The word of Mother Prioress

Dear friends and benefactors,

As Chesterton said in Tremedous Trifles: "I didn't create the world and I didn't make it paradoxical. It's not my fault, it's the truth, the only way to get to England. The only way to go back is to go elsewhere. The only way to get to England is to get out of England!" Similarly, we apparently have need to "get out" of our beloved Church so that we can finally "get in!" Even if many of our friends do not understand the meaning of this decision, one day, everyone will understand that Jesus died outside our beloved Jerusalem, while He was the Temple.

Just as Elijah was persecuted by the king and queen of Israel, many are persecuted by the official authorities of the new Israel, the Holy Catholic Church, to restore the altars of the Lord God and their true worship with the Holy Mass. Today, we thank Mgr. Lefebvre and all those who work kept Tradition for us, the workers of the last hour, which, without merit, can enjoy the ineffable goods of the Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church!

We do not use images from the monastery or writings exalting a particular person or community. But this bulletin is the way to show the true face of monastic life - so that
the "world" sees what it often does not know, or thinks he is dead, like the "God of Nietzsche"!

Monastic life is not a life "easy," full of "smiles" and parties as we are trying to do today.  Nor is it an impossible life to lead, without joy and "abnormal."

Join us in this adventure and we can understand together what is this traditional monastic life that enchants some people very much, and annoys others. No one can see it, except from a distance, but it cannot cause indifference, always leaving a question, a question....

This may seem like a certain narcissism on the part of our community to feel too much "persecuted and victimized," but its not with the intention of publishing such.  About us! We are a very small minority who "suffers" for the Faith...But in one they all meet. And in our little story, others can find relief and answer, encouragement and company in the journey to the Principle and Reason for everything: God! We have therefore decided to no longer be solitary... why keep quiet?

Let's move on...until He comes and with Him takes us with all those who desire His Kingdom!"

Thank you for posting, Sean - excellent news!

According to the photo in the newsletter, there are 6 professed and 25 novices!!!!

I'd be interested in knowing their history.

Gail is my go-to for all things Carmel.

I thought at first that K in Karmel may have been German, but it seems that in the text it is Carmel and Mont Carmel.
But present day Carmel is al Karmil, Palestine.

It's looks like the Carmelite sisters went from being diocesan straight to the Resistance, without any stops in between (if I'm reading it correctly). I'd like to hear how they came to the Resistance.

So would I.

Apparently, these are the Carmelites associated with Fr. Tiago.

Seems somewhat strange that they would move away from Brazil (where there are many Carmelite vocations), to France (where there are none).

Cost of living is also much higher in France.

I am also wondering just how traditional they are, as only a few months ago, they were received by a diocesan bishop in France.

At the same time, they say they adhere to the Resistance bishops, yet I have never heard any of the four bishops reference these Carmelites.

I guess we will have to wait to see how they explain themselves in next months' newsletter.

Someone posted this (in French) in the Anonymous forum:

"The Carmelites settled in France follow the primitive rule (with Father Tiago or Jacques de Saint Jospeh) Originally Brazilian, they had to emigrate to Paraguay when they returned to the primitive rule... with the traditional liturgy.  From Paraguay, they moved to Portugal, Ireland... and now settled in a house bought near Father Morgan's house.  

Namely: they tried to join the FSSPX but Menzingen replied: "they must first be in order with their bishop"...  They have arrived at Fidelity!"


Comment:

If you combine this information, with that above (e.g., The Carmelites visiting the French diocesan bishop three months ago), it makes it sound like they are not Resistance in principle, but by default.  

As a sidenote, it is revealing that Bishop Fellay/SSPX will not accept any religious who are not approved by conciliarist bishops (presuming the anonymous poster is to be believed).

There have been no compromises!