Left -Front Row Mother Virginia Marie, Prioress; Sisters Anne, Bernadette, Susannah, Maria Goretti, Corazon, Ana, and Mary Joseph and their Australian Shephard Kabba.
Back row - Sisters Madeline, John, Luciana, Marie Bernadina, Dorota, Clare Joseph, and Teresa Benedicta.
The Nuns of Carmel of Port Tobacco, Maryland
GOD BLESS YOU - THE CARMELITES
Courtesy of the Carmelite Monastery
HEAVEN ON EARTH
On the ground - Reverend Mother Mary Joseph
In the branches from left - Sisters Clare Joseph, and Bernadette
In the branches from right - Sisters Teresa Benedicta and Madeleine
A few of the nuns enjoying the place they call "Heaven on Earth."
Courtesy Carmelite Monastery
The Restorers of Mount Carmel in Maryland, Inc. Historical Resource Site
Main Rooms of the Old Monastery
These are the two main rooms of the old monastery where the nuns lived when they first returned to Carmel at Port Tobacco. The top photo is located in the two story building and the lower photo is located in the smaller building which originally was the infirmary.
These rooms (weather permitting) are currently used for Restorer meetings and receptions for Pilgrimages and Annual Retreats and other special occasions. In the top photo group tours are also given here. The room accommodates 40 people seated.
The signs reads:
"The Monastery"
First Carmel In U. S.
Founded October 15, 1750
By Four Carmelites From
Belgium Three Of Them Natives
Of Maryland. Nuns Moved To
Baltimore Sept. 13, 1831.The
Restorers Of Mt. Carmel In MD.
Recovered Site March 27, 1935
Restored Buildings 1937
State Roads Commission of Maryland
Photos from "Who Remember Long" A History of Port Tobacco Carmel. Copy right 1984 Carmel of Port Tobacco, Md.
Vivian Edelen, 5th from left, with her group from the Lady Jane Sewall Chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century pose in front of the restored historic monastery. (11 May 2004)
Nancy Pope and her group from "Lady of Angels Church" Woodbridge, Virginia, pose in front of the restored historic monastery. (9 May 2004)
Father John Sullivan, OCD poses with a group from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Guild, Washington, DC. On September 4, 2004 they held their Annual Guild Retreat, Meeting and Outing as guests of the Nuns of Carmel of Port Tobacco.,
Photos by Gerry Brosco
A group of 30 people with the David Wendt Tours from Steubenville, Ohio, pose for this picutre on Friday morning, 26 April 2002, two days before a tornado hit the area. This was a beautiful day and there was no sign of the deadly storm which struck on Sunday evening, the 28th of April 2002. The building escaped with minor damage.
A group of 25 people from St. Philip the Apostle Parish, Camp Springs, MD visit the historic buildings on 29 May 2003. Fr. Charles McCann, front row center is pastor.
The Restorers of Mount Carmel in Maryland, Inc. Historical Resource Site
The Old Carmel 1936
Founded 15 October 1790
Refounded 1 October 1976
Original 1790 monastery buildings restored and the new chapel. Historical site of the First Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns as well as First Convent to be founded in the original thirteen Colonies.
A group of Restorers
16 July 1936
Peggy Goldsmith & Beth Hungerford enjoy a lunch break during the Annual Mini Retreat in the historic monastery building.
Restorers and friends enjoy a lunch break during the Annual Pilgrimage in the historic monastery building.
Fr. Ed O'Connell, SJ, Restorer Chaplain, celebrates Mass in the monastery chapel, ending the 2nd Annual Mini-Retreat. Mark Leopold, retreat giver, assists.
Fr. David Beaubien and Fr. Robert Pittman, S.S.S. concelebrate the Annual Pilgrimage Mass in the monastery chapel.
Place: Mount Carmel Monastery Chapel and Historic Mount Carmel Buildings on Mount Carmel Road in La Plata.
Time: 8:00 a.m. Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel.
Day One Prayers of the Novena to the Little Flower will be said at the Conclusion of the Mass.
9:15 a.m. Reception in the Historic Buildings.
We hope you can attend our morning Pilgrimage to honor a Saint who continues to bestow a Shower of Roses upon the faithful, and helps us become closer to our Lord through many small actions of our everyday lives.
The Restorers of Mount Carmel in Maryland, Inc.
Saint Theresa, help us to always believe as you did, in God's great love for us, so that we might imitate you "Little Way" each day.
