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Saturday Breakfast Ministry Continues to Build Community

El Salvadoran parishoner chats with one of the Carmelite priests at the Saturday Hospitality ministry

Our Saturday Mass and Breakfast ministry continues to strengthen our bonds as a parish and community.

New Formation House: Casa Profeta Elias

Casa Profeta Elias Construction

We’ve been blessed with an abundance of new vocations in El Salvador and we are hard at work building Casa Profeta Elias in Nazareth (Huizcar), El Salvador, our new formation house.

Second Formation House in El Salvador

The Carmelites of El Salvador are beginning plans for a second formation house to accommodate the many vocations they have been blessed with this year. The new house will be built on the old finca (farm) the Carmelites were able to purchase in 2017.

El Salvador: Greenhouse Project

Some members of the 25 families who will be responsible for the production in the 5 greenhouses benefiting directly from the Projects of Direct Aid to Communities in the German Embassy in El Salvador.

Carmelite Greenhouse Project: El Salvador. A portion of the money will be saved to be reinvested in new greenhouses in approximately 5 years.

Mission Update: St. Elias Project Carmelite Plantation in El Salvador

To further strengthen the St. Elias Project farming activities we are hoping to do the following: purchase coffee, avocado, squash, and papaya plants; construct an adult education center, a chapel, and an housing for the farm caretaker; provide jobs for the local community.

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The Carmelites present for the profession of Benjamin Constante.

Solemn Vows of Benjamin Constante

On Saturday, August 24, Benjamin Constante professed solemn vows before a large gathering of Carmelites from Centro Xiberta, his family, friends, members of the Lay Carmelite Third Order, and members of the Association of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

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The mission of The Association of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the education and formation of Carmelite Friars, compassion for the poor, and promotion of the Carmelite charism in the country of El Salvador. Inspired by Mary, we seek to live our lives as she would.

In the U.S.: The Association of Our Lady of Mount Carmel • PO Box 1020 • Westmont, IL 60559-8220 • Tel: 800-341-5950
In El Salvador: La Asociación de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo • Correos de El Salvador • Apartado Postal 2003 • Correo Centro de Gobierno • San Salvador, El Salvador • Tel: 25 04 93 19   Protecting God's Children