Carmelite Monastery

[Julie de Sales]

I really enjoyed it. 

 

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-carmelites-1969

 

[dymphnamaria]

Wonderful documentary of Carmel! Thanks for sharing.

[Jennifer]

A lovely film.............thank you so much for sharing it with us.

[inperpetuity]

That.....was wonderful.  The interviewer was very tactful and polite. 

[Chiquitunga]

I really enjoyed it. 

 

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-carmelites-1969

 

Awesome!!! Thank you so much for posting this! My goodness, that was great to see!!

 

I recognize the one nun who spoke about contemplation while she was milking the cow from this newer video on them too. So wonderful to get the perspective of how long she's been in Carmel.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHQg9ggHdEU

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1bfvIZVxiE

[teresaofjesus]

I love the 1960 Video!  God Bless you for sharing it with us!

 

At the end, two the Nuns were wearing the "great veils" which they pull down before opening the gates!

 

Speaking of Great Veil, it would be a great to topic start with.

 

 

 

[teresaofjesus]

I love the 1969 Video of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Christchurch, NZ. 

 

At the end of the video, two nuns were actually wearing the "great veils" which they pulled down before opening the gates.

 

Speaking of Great Veils or Grate Veils, this might be a good topic to talk about....

 

 

 

[teresaofjesus]

I love the 1969 Video of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Christchurch, NZ. 

 

At the end of the video, two nuns were actually wearing the "great veils" which they pulled down before opening the gates.

 

Speaking of Great Veils or Grate Veils, this might be a good topic to talk about....

 

 

 

[teresaofjesus]

1990 CONSTITUTIONS

 

JURIDICAL STATUS OF THE MONASTERIES

ERECTION AND SUPPRESSION OF THE SAME

 

133. The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel  constitutes in the Church a spiritual family which belongs equally the Carmelite Fathers and the Discalced Carmelite Nuns.  Between them there ought to exist a unity of spirit and of doctrine, but not necessarily a dependence of government and jurisdiction.

 

     As regards their juridical condition, our monasteries, preserving spiritual unity with the entire Order, have no other major superior above the Prioress, except the Holy See, nor they are associated with the Discalced Brothers in such wise that the Superior General should have any power over them whatsoever.  Consequently, they are entrusted to the vigilance of the diocesan Bishop according to the norm of law. (Cf. can. 615)

 

134. These monasteries, erected by a formal decree of the Apostolic See, are of Pontifical Right and depend immediately on the same in regard to internal governance and discipline (Cf. cans. 589, 593, and 609).

1991 CONSTITUTIONS

 

THE CANONICAL STATUS OF THE MONASTERIES AND THEIR ERECTION AND SUPRESSION

 

The canonical status of the monasteries

 

199. The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and the Discalced Carmelite Friars together constitute a single religious family in the Church.

 

200. The Discalced Carmelite Nuns, who are governed by these Constitutions, profess an entirely contemplative life.  They observe papal enclosure in monasteries sui juris which are governed by and subject to a Prioress, who is a major superior, according to the norm of law.

         The Superior General of the Order is the head of this family.  To him pertains, in his service to the nuns, the task of promoting their unity in fidelity to the contemplative-ecclesial ideal begun by St. Teresa of Jesus, and of fostering union among all the monasteries and with the rest of the Order as well as with the Apostolic See, without detriment to the autonomy which universal law and these Constitutions grant to the monasteries.

201.  Since they are of pontifical right, every monastery depends on the Apostolic See in what pertains to internal government and discipline.  For the exercise of immediate responsibility over the monasteries, Apostolic See entrusts them to the regular superior of the Order, according to the Constitutions, or to the diocesan bishop, according to the norm of law.

          For that reason, as far as the canonical condition of the monasteries is concerned:

a)     Some remain, according to the age-old norm, under the jurisdiction of our Order, and have as their regular superior the Superior General or their respective provincial, who have over the monastery the jurisdiction determined by these Constitutions.

b)     Others, by the Apostolic See’s special decision, are entrusted to the special vigilance of the diocesan bishop, according to the norm of law.

 

202.  The canonical condition of the individual monasteries, to which reference is made in the preceding number, must be determined in the act of foundation.  For a monastery entrusted to the special vigilance of the bishop according to the norm 615 to pass under the jurisdiction of our Order, the following are necessary:

a)     The deliberative vote of the monastery.

b)     The approval of the diocesan bishop.

c)      The Superior General’s acceptance with the consent of the Definitory.

d)     The authorization of the Apostolic See.

          For a monastery placed under the authority of our Order to be entrusted to the special vigilance of the diocesan bishop, the following is required:            

a) The deliberative vote of the monastery.

b) The approval of the Superior General with the consent of the Definitory.

c) The diocesan bishop’s acceptance.

d) The authorization of the Apostolic See.

 

203.  The juridical autonomy mentioned in the foregoing numbers, must be accompanied by autonomy of life.  Therefore a monastery must have everything it needs to lead an autonomous life, including enough resources and personnel for a faithful Teresian Carmelite observance and formation and government, so as to give assurances for the vitality of the monastery, its development, and its future needs, according to the norm of the present Constitutions.  This must be kept in mind especially when new foundations are being planned.