The beginnings of the Order, its title of ‘the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel’, and its oldest spiritual traditions show clearly the Marian and Biblical character of the Carmelite vocation. 


 By choosing the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother and Patroness, the Order places itself under her protection; and takes the mystery of her life and of her union with Christ as its ideal model of consecration.
                            Carmelite Constitutions No.2