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He played a significant part in the renewal of the church in Poland. And lastly of course he is the patron and founder of the Polish Secular Order of Carmel and of all those who look to the Carmelites to fulfil their pastoral needs. Fr. Tadgh Tierney ocd, Morley. 10
Raphael Kalinowski and the Carmelite Secular Order 7 The Carmelite Secular Order came into being in the 14th century in Western Europe but did not have any permanent institutions or legal norms at that time. The Carmelite Third or Secular Order may be defined as a group of lay people who are dedicated to the Carmelite spirit or charism of St. Teresa and who in an organized way, recite the Prayer of the Church and take part in the Eucharist on a regular basis. They usually meet monthly in a given location. All lay people belonging to the Carmelite Secular Order, formerly known as the Third Order, belong to the Carmelite family , and to a lesser extent people who wear the scapular as members of a Brown Scapular Confraternity of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel . So also members of other Carmelite Confraternities, such as that of St. Joseph, the Infant Jesus or contemporary mission groups, Secular Carmelite Institutes, the Carmelite Missionary Sisters , two groups of which were founded by Blessed Palau. Others such as the `Elianum`, the Institute of Notre Dame de Vie, or various Teresian groups also belong to the Carmelite family. Increasing interest in the Carmelite Secular Order has resulted firstly from a rapidly growing devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary based on the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and embracing a great number of contemporary Christians. For example the original Carmelite Rule of Life , known as the Rule of St. Albert has been lived out for centuries by the Carmelite family , including lay associates, throughout Europe . Many people in addition , shared also in the Carmelite spirit, through a devout wearing of the Brown Scapular as a sign of dedication to Our Lady. This fact also ensured a welcome for Carmelites when they returned to a specific area, after decades of suppression in various countries throughout Europe. When an English Catholic layman, Thomas Walmesley , wrote to the public in 1863 asking them to support Hermann Cohen`s work in restoring the 7 I am indebted to unpublished notes by Szezepan T. Praskiewicz ocd for much of the information in this Appendix 3. 11
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