The Carmel of  the  Magnificat in Wolverhampton is a cloistered Roman Catholic community of   Discalced Carmelite nuns, following the charism and lifestyle of St. Teresa of   Avila, who reformed the Carmelite Order in the 16th century. Carmelite history   can be traced even further back however, to the ascetical hermits of Mount Carmel in the Holy Land more than eight centuries ago. Like them, we seek a life  of total self-giving to God, through His Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, taking the  Blessed Virgin Mary for our Patroness, Advocate and model. Discalced Carmelites  consider themselves to be hermits in cmmunity as we live balanced life of  contemplation, work and community life.

Here at Wolverhampton Carmel we live in enclosure, wearing the traditional Carmelite habit and take solemn vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. We participate fully in the daily liturgy of the Church, living a simple existence of prayer, silence, solitude, austerity, manual labor and joyful community life.

If you are a Catholic woman with an ardent desire to give all to Christ and His Church, in imitation of His Holy Mother Mary, God may be calling you to the contemplative, cloistered life. He may be calling you to Carmel. Come and see if this is the life God has chosen for you.