Having received Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, we now continue to peer behind the monastery’s tall walls to explore the Carmelite happenings on an altogether ordinary morning. After a time of thanksgiving, the Prior makes a knock upon the wooden choir stall signaling the monks to rise following a prostration. The cantor intones a psalm singing, “May God have mercy on us, and bless us,” while the monks—beginning with the youngest—file to the center of the chapel to make a genuflection, kiss the Brown Scapular, and bow to one anoth ..read more

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            The monastic day might be compared to an orchestral arrangement that starts ever so quietly, slowly swelling in instruments, volume, and complexity to a momentous culmination of sound, sentiment, and beauty from which it then just as gradually quiets and retreats into silence. In our exploration of the Carmelite daily schedule, we have now arrived at the apex, the summit, the climax towards which every earlier moment yearns and after which every other communal and personal event finds its meaning and strength in an unending hym ..read more

Fr. Daniel Mary teaches about the Carmelite Charism: Part 2The Carmelite Charism Part 2 Fr. Daniel Mary, Prior of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming, continues his teaching about the Carmelite Charism: Part 2. You can watch Part 1 here. He speaks about the Carmelite Charism where the Blessed Virgin Mary is connected to St. Elijah. How do these seemingly unconnected saints become the two patrons of Carmel? The ancient Carmelites claimed that they were connected. The Connection between the Blessed Virgin Mary and Elijah Arnold Bostius said that Mary is the rightful foundress of Carmel.  St. El ..read more

The Carmelite Charism Part 1 Fr. Daniel Mary, the Prior of the Carmelite Monks in Wyoming, explains the Carmelite charism as lived by the Wyoming Carmelites. The tradition of the Carmelite Order is that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the foundress of the order of Carmel. That is why Carmel is called totally Marian. This is a video on the Carmelite Charism: Part 1. Fr. Danial Mary has been a Carmelite since 1991. He has brought together his many retreats given to Carmelites in order to share the devotion that Carmelite has to Mary. Why do Carmelites honor Mary? Carmelites are devoted to Mary as th ..read more

The Visit of Bishop Steven Biegler brought many Graces Bishop Steven Biegler visits the Carmelite Monks, bring many blessings. Bishop Steven Biegler, who is the bishop of Cheyenne, visited our community on May 5. This was the feast of St. Angelus, the great Carmelite martyr. Bishop brought with him a group who were able to tour our monastery’s enclosure during his official visit. With him were the Vicar General of the diocese, Fr. Carl Gallinger, and the Chancellor, Jean Chrostoski. They were all in the area for the celebration of Confirmations in Cody. We are very grateful for their time here ..read more

Arranged in their rectangular formation that will one day be connected by a walkway, twenty-four hermitages sit dark and still under the twinkling of the brilliant stars. Inside, the Fathers and Brothers peacefully rest on their straw mattresses nestled under warm woolen quilts. This tranquil slumber, however, is interrupted tonight—as it is every night—by the repetitive buzz of the alarm clock. The clock reads, “11:45.” Opening his eyes to the black hermitage, the monk is tempted to roll back over, but he recalls that there is Someone waiting for him and work to be done even at this hour. Wit ..read more