Carmelite Monastery - WEST LAUNCESTON

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Launceston Carmel was founded from Glen Osmond Adelaide in June 1948 at Longford Tasmania. The community moved to the present monastery built in the hills of West Launceston in April 1975 at the request of the then Archbishop Guilford Young to be nearer the priests and people. The parish priests in Launceston supply daily Mass which a small regular congregation also attend.

Life in our Carmel

• We live in strict papal enclosure as desired by St. Teresa and given by the Church.
• Our life is essentially one of prayer and sacrifice, for the sake of the Church and the world, supported by life in community.
• We enjoy two hours of community recreation each day.
• We wear the habit of Our Lady of Mount Carmel as a sign of our consecration.
• We support ourselves by simple manual work including the making of vestments, church linens etc. and some printing. This with the ordinary work of housework, gardening, kitchen activities etc., occupies about 5 hours each day.