Carmelite Monastery

Thank you God father in Heaven, Jesus, Mama Mary, Holy Spirit for everything to take care me and my family.

Beautiful gardens and church here! It is a beautiful sanctuary in the middle of Silicon Valley. There is easy street parking and it’s always open durning the day. They have a bell schedule when they ring from the church.

We came here on a rush during Holy Thursday. You see, my family has planned to visit this place days days before however things didn’t go well in our favor in the early parts of the day. The monastery’s website said that they close by 5 pm and we only had about 15 minutes left to go in, say a little prayer and leave. Little did we know that there would be a mass (washing of the feet) that was scheduled on that day. Feeling that this is a blessing in disguise we stayed to attend it.
The chapel is small but intricately decorated. The structure is Spanish influenced and the insides was covered with religious moldings. What usually shows a big cross in the altar, the monastery actually has the statue of the holy family.
During the mass, 3 priests presided and the nuns sang. The solemnity of the mass was deeply felt and it was a great visit over all.

My family and I recently took a trip to Santa Clara and on our early afternoon stroll stumbled upon the Carmelite Monastery. The Monastery is quietly tucked away off of Lincoln Street in Silicon Valley. We decided to take a stroll on the grounds admiring their beautiful well maintained property appreciating all of our surroundings even though we were in the middle of Winter. Many of the plants were in their dormant stages, so we could only imagine how beautiful the grounds would be during the Spring with it’s rose garden in full bloom. A cute place to do some meditation and contemplation while taking in some nature.
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