Commemoration of All Carmelite SoulsNovember 15 | Option MemorialGathered together by one and the same love for Christ and reverence for his beloved Mother, the members of the Carmelite family continue to love one another fraternally, whether they are engaged in the struggle for Christ on this earth, or, their earthly pilgrimage over, await the glorious vision of the Lord.Therefore, the whole Order, united in prayer, commends to God's mercy the departed brothers and sisters that, through the intercession of the ...Continue Reading

 Commemoration of All Carmelite SoulsNovember 15 | Option MemorialGathered together by one and the same love for Christ and reverence for his beloved Mother, the members of the Carmelite family continue to love one another fraternally, whether they are engaged in the struggle for Christ on this earth, or, their earthly pilgrimage over, await the glorious vision of the Lord.Therefore, the whole Order, united in prayer, commends to God's mercy the departed brothers and sisters that, through the intercession of the ...Continue Reading

All Carmelite SaintsNovember 14 | FeastThe Heavenly Bliss of ParadiseFrom De Patientia of Bl. Battista Mantovano, CarmeliteThe blessed will hear resounding from all sides the highest praises of God, according to the word of the Prophet: blessed is he who dwells in your house: always sing your praises. They will see the heavens and taste all their harmony, they will see Christ and His Mother and all the glorious bodies of the blessed. These, now incorruptible and clothed in incomparable beauty, will be such a ...Continue Reading

Bl. Maria Teresa Scrilli, virginNovember 13 | Optional Memorial in the Italian ProvincesMaria Teresa Scrilli (1825-1889) founded the Congregation at Montevarchi (Arezzo) on October 15, 1854, with the approval of the Bishop of Fiesole, Bishop Francesco Bronzuoli, the superiors of the Order, and with the agreement of the Grand Duke Leopold II.Mother Maria Teresa was profoundly connected to Carmelite spirituality which she knew, since childhood, from her reading of St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi. The spirit of contemplation, ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Not So Soon33rd Sunday of Ordinary TimePassages of Scripture, like today’s Gospel, can leave us feeling disturbed.Talk of destruction, wars, revolutions, persecution and betrayal by close family members can be quite unsettling. Looking at the world today many of us, too, are dismayed by the wars, persecutions and destruction in our own day.Like Luke’s community, perhaps we, too, long for a saviour to come to our rescue, to make it all right. Maybe that is why so many are prepared to put ...Continue Reading

*Extraordinary Chapter of the Province of Indonesia*With the election of the Prior Provincial of the Province of Indonesia, FX. Hariawan Adji, O. Carm., as Vice Prior General, based on Constitution no. 337 § 2, the Province of Indonesia held an Extraordinary Provincial Chapter to elect a new prior provincial. This Chapter was held at the Carmelite Novitiate in Batu, on Friday, November 7, 2025. The Vice Prior General, Hariawan Adji, was present to preside over this Extraordinary Chapter. In the Extraordinary C ...Continue Reading

 Interview with Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., Elected Prior General in September During a recent stay in Rome, the recently elected prior general, Fr. Desiderio García Martinéz, was kind enough to sit with members of the Carmelite Communications office and answer a few questions.The interview is in Spanish with English subtitles.We hope you enjoy!View the Interview ... +           +       ...Continue Reading

 Carmelite Monastery of the St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Allentown, USA Celebrates Elective ChapterThe Carmelite nuns of the monastery of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Allentown, Pennsylvania (USA) held their triennial chapter on September 25, 2025.The monastery of St. Thérèse in Allentown was the first monastery of the Order established in the United States of America. In 1931 the prior general at the time, Elias Magennis, sent two sisters, Rev. Mother Therese of Jesus and Sr. Cl ...Continue Reading

St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD, virginNovember 8 | Optional MemorialElizabeth of the Trinity is one of the best-known figures in contemporary spirituality. Through her example and her teaching, she has exerted an ever-growing influence for many years, due above all to her Trinitarian experience and her short writings (spiritual notes, correspondence) rich in doctrine and echoing her communion with the Three Divine Persons.She wrote: “I am Elizabeth of the Trinity, that is, Elizabeth who disappears, who loses herself, ...Continue Reading

 Bl. Francis Palau y Quer, OCD, priestNovember 7 | Optional Memorial in Spanish Provinces*The Efficacy of Prayer in Favor of the Church*From the writings of Blessed Francesco Palau, OCDIn his providence God has disposed that our evils should not be remedied and that his graces should not be granted to us except through prayer, and that through the prayer of some others should be saved (cf. Jas 5:16 ff). If the heavens dripped from on high and the clouds made the righteous rain, if the earth opened and the Savio ...Continue Reading