Contact

The Servants of Mary and Joseph Lay Carmelite Community is under the authority of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary. If you are looking for a Lay Carmelite community near you, please contact them at:

Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary
Lay Carmelite Office
8501 Bailey Road
Darien, IL 60561-8417
Tel: 630-969-5050
E-mail: laycarmelites@carmelnet.org
Website: http://www.carmelnet.org/
Lay Carmelites Website: http://www.laycarmelitespcm.org/

The Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (also named Lay Carmelites) is a branch of the religious Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance and was established in 1476 by a bull of Pope Sixtus IV. It is an association mainly of lay people who choose to live the Gospel in the spirit of the Carmelite Order and under its guidance. The Carmelites are known for their devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title as Our Lady of Mount Carmel.