The Carmelite Third Order (Secular) Some members of the
Carmelite Third Order in Britain. The Third Order is the branch
of the Carmelite Order for lay people and diocesan clergy who,
by the profession of promises, make a formal and public
commitment to living the Carmelite way of life. Members of the
Third Order, or 'tertiaries', live the Carmelite charism and
practice the Evangelical Counsels of poverty, chastity and
obedience according to their personal state in life. It has
sometimes been said of these 'Tertiaries' or 'Lay Carmelites'
that they are 'Carmelites who work from home"! Members of the
Third Order (recognisable by their 'profession scapulars') A
brief historical overview gathered with Carmelite friars for
prayer at Aylesford Priory Since the earliest days of the
Carmelites in medieval Europe, lay men and women have been
attracted by the Order's spirituality, its particular 'slant' on
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. From the thirteenth century onwards
lay people became members of the Order through the