*Provincial Chapter of the Province of Rio de Janeiro*During the Provincial Chapter of the Province of Rio de Janeiro held on 27-31 January 2020 were elected:Prior Provincial: Fr. Adailson Quintino dos Santos, O.Carm. First Councilor: Fr. Alberto Fernando de Souza, O.Carm.Second Councilor: Fr. Alan Fabio Soares Lima, O.Carm. Third Councilor: Fr. Fernando Bezerra Leite, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor: Fr. Rothmans Darles de Campos, O.Carm.www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org-------------- ...Continue Reading

*Provincial Chapter of the Province of Pernambuco*During the Provincial Chapter of the Province of Pernambuco held on 20-24 January 2020 were elected: Prior Provincial: Sormani José Barbosa Lima, O.Carm. First Councilor: José Roberval Mendes Pereira, O.Carm. Second Councilor: Rosenildo Alexandre de Souza, O.Carm. Third Councilor: Cidmário Bezerra de Arruda, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor: Paulo Fernando de Moura, O.Carm.www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org----------------- ...Continue Reading

 *The Carmelite Order mourns the death of former Prior General, Fr. Falco Thuis, O.Carm.* Fr. Falco Thuis, O.Carm. the former Prior General, died this afternoon, the 4th of January in Boxmeer, The Netherlands. Fr. Falco was born on the 5th of march 1932 in Gaanderen, The Netherlands. At the end of his novitiate he made his simple profession on the 15th of September, 1952. He made his solemn profession on the 15th of September, 1955. He was ordained a priest on the 6th of July, 1958. At the General Chapter 1971, he ...Continue Reading

 *CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE**December 2019**Initium Novitiatus*26-12-19 Tereso de Jesús Benítez López (PCM), Lima, Peru 26-12-19 Jairo Augusto Jiménez (PCM), Lima, Peru 26-12-19 Wilmer Ulises Ascencio Piche (PCM), Lima, Peru 26-12-19 Daniel Edgardo Juárez Colocho (PCM), Lima, Peru 29-12-19 Luminita Simon (CAR), Carpineto Romano, Italia*Professio Solemnis*01-12-19 M. João Paolo Nthuku (MON), Moncorvo, Portugal*Ordinatio Diaconalis*18-10-19 Anthony Delvis Flores Venegas (Baet- ...Continue Reading

 *VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT*     *Ortus**P. Temp.**P. Soll.**Ord.*10-12-19*P. Raffaele Arnoni*, (Ita)  19-02-24  25-10-43  10-12-46  10-07-49  15-12-19*P. Adam Kotula,* (Pol)  21-08-67  21-09-89  19-03-94  17-06-95  22-12-19*Sr. Elia Straathof,* (NUL)  07-09-35  20-07-64  20-09-67    24-12-19*Sr. M. Margherita Mattei*, (MNT)29-10-30  22-10-52  30-10-55        RIPwww.ocarm.orghttp://w ...Continue Reading

 *Presentation of the “Bibliographia Internationalis Spiritualitatis Online” (BIS Online)* On the 11th of December, at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of the Teresianum, there was a presentation of the “Bibliographia Internationalis Spiritualitatis Online” (BIS Online – International Bibliography of Spirituality Online). This is the emergence in a new form of the important and very well known “Bibliographia Internationalis Spiritualitatis”, pubished over many years by the Teresianum, up until 2006 when it cease ...Continue Reading

 *CHRISTUS NATUS EST NOBIS! VENITE ADOREMUS! NATALE HILARE ET ANNUM FAUSTUM 25.XII.2019MÍceÁl PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS*/IMAGE: Presepe, Curia Generalizia dei Carmelitani, Roma, Italia/Greetings from the Prior General on Christmas 2019: see https://ocarm.org/en/Mensaje del Prior General en ocasión de la Navidad 2019: ver https://ocarm.org/es/Messaggio del Priore Generale in occasione del Natale 2019: vedi https://ocarm.org/it/www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orght ...Continue Reading

*New Prior Provincial of the Irish Province*On 20 December 2019, the Irish Province elected Fr. Michael Troy to be Prior Provincial, to replace Fr. Richard Byrne who was elected General Councilor at the General Chapter held last September.www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org------------------------------------------------------------------------*Nuevo Prior Provincial de la Provincia de Irlanda* En la Provincia de Irlanda, el 20 de diciembre, el P. Michael Troy ha sido elegido Prio ...Continue Reading

 *First Plenary Session of the General Council * The newly elected General Council held its first plenary session from 18th November to 13th December 2019 in Rome setting out a plan for the next six years implementing the decisions made by the General Chapter held in Sassone in September last. The Prior General and his Council have made the following appointments: Secretary General: Roberto Hasundungan Sianturi, (Indo) Delegate for Formation: Andreas Lamtarid Simbolon (Indo) Postulator General: Dott.essa Giovanna ...Continue Reading

 *VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT*     *Ortus**P. Temp.**P. Soll.**Ord.*23-10-19*P.* *Bernard Rosendaal*, (Phil)  05-04-30  15-09-52  15-09-55  06-07-58  23-10-19*P. Edilberto Aguilar De La Peña*, (Phil)  24-02-40  04-06-05  06-08-08  05-12-08  26-10-19*P. Kleophas Londemann, *(Ger)  14-11-23  03-10-46  03-10-49  15-07-51  30-10-19*P. Raymond Bagdonis,* (SEL)  13-04-49  14-06-82  22-08-87  26-03-9 ...Continue Reading