Carmelite Missionaries

To blend active and contemplative life

Founded, Date/Place	1860, Spain
Founder	Blessed Francisca Palau
Canonical Status	Pontifical Right, Dec. 3, 1907
Motto	Union with the Church through prayer and mission
Charism	To be an authentic sign of communion in the church
Mission Statement	We the Carmelite Missionaries attentive to the signs of the time and with creative response commit ourselves to all the areas of our ministry, promoting spirituality and opting for the less privileged in order to improve the dignity of persons and care for creation.
Purpose	To harmonize active and contemplative life
Arrival Date in Nigeria	July, 1989
Lagos Archdiocese	Health care, Spiritual Promotion, Computer training, Carmelite Missionaries Secular (CMS)
Our Presence	Enugu Diocese, Nsukka Diocese and Lagos Archdiocese.
Ministries/Apostolates Enugu Diocese	Formation, Education, Catechesis.
Nsukka Diocese	Formation, Spiritual Promotion, Catechesis, Education, Carmelite Missionaries Secular (CMS).

Representative
Sr. Janet Chinedu Oyeobado, CM
P.O. Box 1764
Abuja (Nigeria)
Email: Amakanney@Gmail.Com
Mobile: 08135662402

Our Apostolate

Our Fr. Founder:
Blessed Francisco Palau Y Quer, OCD (1811 – 1872), through a unique experience saw the Church as infinitely beautiful and lovable, and he lived his Carmelite vocation in serving her and wished that others do the same. From this experience, the idea of the style of life for the new religious family was born.

As a Congregation, our life of communion with and in the Church is expressed in three ways, namely prayer life, fraternity in the community, and mission in the local Church where we are situated.

Special Contribution in the Church:
Today in the society the adverse effect of corruption can be felt strongly. This being the case, the Congregation through her presence, prayer and mission contributes to knowledge, moral upbringing and patriotism.

Through education (nursery/primary and computer training), ignorance which is the root of many problems in our country is slowly being eradicated. In our school, some poor children are given scholarship as way of answering the call of the Church to opt for the poor and uphold their dignity. The youth are being given intellectual and moral training. We engage in collaborative ministry in the parish through health care.

Through pastoral work and catechesis, the consciences of the young who are the future of the country are being formed. The known way of teaching catechesis (rote learning) is gradually being replaced with explanatory and practical learning experiences.

Our presence as spiritual directresses to different pious societies in the Church helps in spiritual formation of the members. And the CMS who share in our spirituality and apostolate help to spread the good news through their behaviour, they also help to reach out to the needs of the poor in their neigbourhood.

These missions offer hope to the Nigerian Church and society as they add to the spread of the good news, growth and continuity of religious life in Nigeria.

Location of Generalate: Carmelitane Missinarie
00151 ROMA (Italia)

Principal House in Nigeria: No principal house in Nigeria but our principal house in Africa is in Kenya:

Carmelite Missionaries
Our Lady Mother of the Church
General Delegation
26 Masai West Road
Langata, Nairobi
Kenya

We are present in the following Countries: Spain, Portugal, Italy, London, Poland, France, Romania, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Ivory Cost, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.

Location of Formation House:
Aspirancy – Enugu
Postulancy – Nsukka
Novitiate – Tanzania

SISTERS IN PERPETUAL VOWS

Sr. Ani Theresa
Sr. Oyeobado Janet
Sr. Igwebuike Eucharia
Sr. Okeke Regina
Sr. Eze Benedette
Sr. Azih Judith
Sr. Okoye Jacinta
Sr. Eze Bridget

Sr. Evelyn Ossai
Sr. Mary Odiase Ese
Sr. Doris Okonkwo
Sr. Okwor Beatrice
Sr. JulietMary Ekada
Sr. Blessing Onugwu
Sr. Matilda Ogu

Sr. Ochike Anthonia
Sr. Ezugwu Blessing
Sr. Agu Veronica
Sr. Onovo Anthonia
Sr. Fidelia Nnadi
Sr. Theodora Osita
Sr. Juliet Onuchukwu

Sr. Rosemary Mbah
Sr. Rosemary Eze
Sr. Theresa Onuekwe
Sr. Blessing Ebonyi
Sr. Juliet Ogbodo
Sr. Juliana Ugwoke
Sr. Blessing Ayogu

SISTERS IN TEMPORARY VOWS: 8

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