Carmel of The Virgin Mary, Missionary

Carmel of The Virgin Mary, Missionary –  Sister Mélanie Marie of the Little Flower, C.M.V.M.                                                Le Carmel de Marie, Vierge Missionnaire                                                                                  “To be a Face of Mary – Holy and Immaculate in Love”

Founders:  Père Marie-Michel, O.C.D.                                                                                                                           Père Marie-Van, O.C.D.

Place:  Dieulefit, Valence,  France

Year:  1997 A.D.

Her Charism:  This Sister’s spirituality is a beautiful blend of Marian, Carmelite, and Teresian.  She “bends to the innocent child within.”  Her teachers are St. Thérèse of Lisieux (the “Little Flower”) and Venerable Marcel Van who emphasize the path of evangelical childhood and unconditional love for Our Blessed Mother.  In her fidelity to “the everyday” – the seemingly worthless – lies the holiness to which she aspires.  She personifies the phrase: “In silence and hope is your strength” which leads her to advance the Kingdom of Christ in this world.  With Mary, the Church’s first missionary, she lives every moment of the mystery of Her Son’s Heart and becomes a virginal missionary of merciful love.  This contemplative nun possesses zeal to imitate the poverty of Christ, turning away from the world, mastering her passions, and immersing herself in charity and contemplation.  In its silent surrender, her soul becomes a “praise of glory” to Mary and Jesus.