Celebrating at Home: The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life, the Sheep Know Him and Listen to HimFourth Sunday of EasterThe Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called “Good Shepherd Sunday” because no matter what reading cycle we are in, the Gospel always focusses on the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd.This year, the Gospel reading talks about Jesus as a true shepherd prepared to lay down his life for his sheep. He is not like the hired man who runs away when danger appears. He knows his sheep and one day wil ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Disciples Share a Story, Jesus Appears and Peace if GivenThird Sunday of Easter“Peace be with you” - so important are these words of Jesus that we hear them three times in the Gospel. Last week we heard St John’s account of one of Jesus’ appearances to the disciples in the days after his death and resurrection. “Peace be with you,” Jesus said as he breathed the strength of the Holy Spirit on his fearful and doubting followers.On the road to Emmaus a stranger walks with two of the discipl ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: A Joyful Meeting, the Spirit Received, Doubts TrasformedSecond Sunday of EasterThe great Easter feast of last Sunday began the Church’s fifty-day celebration of the Resurrection which concludes with the feast of Pentecost in six weeks.The Gospel of each Sunday is a meditation on Jesus as: the resurrected Christ, made known in the scriptures and the breaking of the bread, the bearer of life in all its fullness, our way, truth and life, pledge of God’s love.In today’s Gospel reading there ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: An Empty Tomb, Lives Changed Forever, Enduring PresenceEaster SundayIt’s not hard for us to share Mary’s sense of emptiness and bewilderment when she arrives at the tomb. If we were to read the next few verses from John’s Gospel, we would read a story of overwhelming joy as Mary Magdalen meets the risen Jesus. When Jesus speaks her name, Mary recognises him and sadness and emptiness give way to joyful reunion.It’s a story of transformation-how things can change when we meet the rise ...Continue Reading

 April – Abril – Aprile  2024 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - April 2024[*]Lectio Divina April 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina April 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina April 2024 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at ocarm.org------ocarm.or ...Continue Reading

 April – Abril – Aprile  2024 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - April 2024[*]Lectio Divina April 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina April 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina April 2024 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at ocarm.org------ocarm.or ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Love Revealed in the Passion*Good Friday*The Passion of Jesus according to JohnNear the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’ Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ And from that moment the disciple made a place for her in his home.After this, Jesus knew that everything had now been completed, an ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Washing Feet, Sharing Bread and Wine: Love Poured Our in Service*Holy Thursday*On this night we recall Jesus’ commandment to love one another, his washing of the disciples’ feet and the breaking of the bread of his own life, not just at table, but also on the altar of the Cross, for the healing and nourishment of the world. The liturgy on Holy Thursday is a meditation on the essential connection between the Eucharist and Christian love expressed in serving one another. Read mor ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Love RevealedPalm Sunday*First thing in the morning, the chief priests together with the elders and scribes, in short the whole Sanhedrin, had their plan ready. They had Jesus bound and took him away and handed him over to Pilate.Pilate questioned him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “It is you who say it” he answered. And the chief priests brought many accusations against him.Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [PDF][*]Celebratin ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Being Light in the Darkness4th  Sunday in Lent*This Sunday marks a change in the Lenten focus. We are no longer so absorbed by our own limitations and weaknesses in faith. We are more confident of God’s kindness, forgiveness and healing without which we would never dare embark on this journey.The first reading today speaks about the re-building of the temple in Jerusalem. For the ancient Jews the re-building of their temple was a moment filled with hope and expectation.The Gospel re ...Continue Reading