CARMEL YOUTH PHILIPPINES

RITE OF ACCEPTANCE

Prior/Prioress: Health in the Lord and Blessings of the Holy Spirit.

With the guidance of the Holy Spirit vested upon me, may I call on thecandidates for:
o Solemn profession

As I call your name please come forward.

As individual name is called, he/she will say “HERE I AM LORD”. Then, each one will genuflect at the
center aisle and go forward towards the altar.

The Priest will greet them and will ask them to profess the Act of Commitment

The candidate will approach the altar and sign the Act of Commitment after the Priest signed the document.

The Priest will bless the Carmelite Brown Scapular, veil, hood and cape.

The Priest will now impose the Carmelite Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to the candidates,
saying: “May the Lord bless you all the days of your life and Our Lady of Mount Carmel protect you in her loving
care and love!”

Priest: Lord, show us your mercy and love.

People: And grant us your salvation.

Priest: Dearly Beloved brothers and sisters, let us pray to God, the Almighty and loving Father that we
may be transformed into Christ’s image through the devout use of these signs, the Carmelite
Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel seal, as symbols of our Carmel community and
family.

The candidate will prostrate in front of the altar while the prior is reading the Act of Consecration to Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel.

After the prostration the candidate will stand up and the Priest will give his final blessing to the candidate.

Priest: (Final blessing)

The Priest will now ask the congregation to affirm and acknowledge the newly accepted members of Carmel
Youth Philippines through a warm applause. The members will face the congregation and acknowledge the
People.