*Twelfth Day of the General Chapter (21st of September)* On the 21st of September Pope Francis met all the members of the General Chapter the Clementine Hall. Afterwards the participants went to eat at CISA. The community and the employees of St Albert College made all welcome and were attentive to all the details. The cordiality and closeness of Pope Francis was greatly appreciated. In his message, taking into account the theme of the Chapter, “You are my witnesses (Is.43, 10) from one generation to the other, c ...Continue Reading

 *VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT*     *Ortus**P. Temp.**P. Soll.**Ord.*27-07-19*Sr. M. Auxiliadora Muñoz López*, (VAL)  13-05-29  10-08-63  10-08-66    13-08-19*Sr. M. Fatima Sánchez Moreno Almonte*, (CAM)09-11-72  21-02-93  21-02-00    18-08-19*Sr. M. Margarita Benítez García, *(VAL)  05-11-28  19-03-59  19-03-62    15-09-19*P. Liam Fennell,* (Hib)  07-02-35  24-09-54  27-10-57 ...Continue Reading

 Consiliarius pro Ambitu Africae: A.R.P. Conrad Mutizamhepo, O.Carm. Consiliarius pro Ambitu Americarum: A.R.P. Luis Maza Subero, O.Carm. Consiliarius pro Ambitu Asiae, Australiae et Oceaniae: A.R.P. Robert Thomas Puthussery, O.Carm. Consiliarius pro Ambitu Europae: A.R.P. Richard Byrne, O.Carm.www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org------------------------------------------------------------------------   ...Continue Reading

Vices Prior Generalis: A.R.P. Benny Phang Khong Wing, O.Carm Procurator Generalils: A.R.P. Michael Farrugia, O.Carm. Oeconomus Generalis: A.R.P. Christian Körner O.Carm. www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org ------------------------------------------------------------------------   ...Continue Reading

Fr. Míċéal O'Neill O.Carm.Provincae Hiberniae alumnus die XVII septembris a.D. MMXIX  festa S. Alberti Hierosolomytani, a Capitolo GeneraliPrior Generalis Ordiniscanonice electus fuit.www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org ------------------------------------------------------------------------   ...Continue Reading

 *Sixth day of the General Chapter 2019* The second week of the Chapter began with a day of recollection and discernment. Morning Prayer and Eucharist were presided over by William Harry, provincial of the American Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary. In his homily, reflecting on the Gospel of the day, Fr. William drew the attention to the fact that we often find experiences and expressions of faith where we least expect them. Anne-Marie Bos, a sister of the Dutch Province, gave two meditations to the chapter ...Continue Reading

 *Fifth day of the General Chapter 2019* The14th of September 2019, feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, coincided with the fifth day of our General Chapter, an important feast day ever since the origins of our Carmelite Order. In fact, this feast is mentioned explicitly in our Rule “You are to fast every day, except Sundays, from the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross until Easter Day, unless bodily sickness or feebleness, or some other good reason, demand dispensation from the fast; for necessity ov ...Continue Reading

 *Fourth day of the General Chapter 2019* On September 13, after morning prayer and Eucharist, presided by Bishop Antonio Muniz, O.Carm., the morning session was divided in two parts. Firstly, Bishop Antonio Muniz gave a talk on “The role of Mendicant life in the Church today”. This was followed by a presentation that summarized the Order's responses to the Instrumentum Laboris of the Chapter. Group works followed to reflect on the question: How can we be faithful to our tradition in order to respond to the challe ...Continue Reading

 *Third day of the General Chapter 2019* During the morning session, Michael Casey OCSO, basing himself on the biblical texts on the prophet Elijah, gave a reflection on how to pass on our tradition in today’s world. Tradition is alive and it must be continuously reinterpreted so that, faithful to our roots we may bear fruit in today’s world and respond to its challenges from our spirituality. In this way we may become credible witnesses in a world that needs witnesses rather than teachers. In the afternoon, Profe ...Continue Reading

*Second Day of the General Chapter 2019* The second day of the General Chapter was filled with the reports of the four General Councillors. Each councillor gave a detailed report on his own geographical area and on his area of particular responsibility. The first to report was Fr. John Keating, councillor for Europe. He described the present situation of the Order and the Church in Europe and urged that the Order would take the radical steps necessary to ensure the continuation of the Carmelite tradition in Europe irres ...Continue Reading