*CHRISTUS NATUS EST NOBIS! VENITE ADOREMUS!**NATALE HILARE ET ANNUM FAUSTUM 25.XII.2018 FERNANDO PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS*https://youtu.be/0yTYJNs6Vns/IMAGE: Nicola Bertucci, Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù, Santuario Carmelitano °Madonna delle Grazie°, Jesi, Italia/www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org------------------------------------------------------------------------    ...Continue Reading

*A Meeting of the General Council*The most recent meeting of the General Council took place from the 7th to the 15th of December. In addition to the items of ordinary administration and the reports of the General Councillors, the Prior General and his Council made the following appointments: For the General Delegation of Titus Brandsma in Colombia: Delegate General: Fr. Juan Evangelista Quiroga Castañeda, O.Carm. First Councillor: Fr. Luis Javier Villegas Posada, O.Carm. Second Councillor: Fr. Pedro Arenas Ribero ...Continue Reading

*General Chapter of the Congregation of the Hermanas Carmelitas de Madre Candelaria*The General Chapter of the Congregation of the Hermanas Carmelitas de Madre Candelaria was held 9-17 December 2018 at the Casa General at Campiñas, Caracas, Venezuela. The following were elected:Superior General: Sr. Luisa América Córdova Cova1st Councilor and Vicar General: Sr. Yusmilat Emenencio 2nd Councilor: Sr. María Alejandra Quiroz 3rd Councilor: Sr. Lucia Kanzler 4th Councilor: Sr. Bernardita Mora_www. ...Continue Reading

*Half yearly meeting of the General Councils O.Carm.-OCD.*The regular six-monthly meeting of the General Councils of the Carmelites and Discalced Carmelites took place on the 13th December last at the General Curia OCD in Rome. Issues of common interest were discussed and various experiences were shared. They were informed about the preparations for our next General Chapter 2019 and there was an open and interesting exchange of ideas regarding the theme and about some canonical procedures in both Orders. An evaluation o ...Continue Reading

 *Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, Philippines*The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, Philippines, was held 13 December 2018. The following were elected: Prioress: Sr. M. Teresa Margarita Medina, O.Carm. 1st Councilor: Sr. Arlene Marie Reporte, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor: Sr. M. de San Jose Arquita, O.Carm. Director of Novices: Sr. M. Victoria San Diego, O.Carm. Treasurer: Sr. Arlene Marie Reporte, O.Carm. Sacristan: Sr. Mary Ann Inosanto, O.Carm.www.ocarm. ...Continue Reading

*VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT*     *Ortus**P. Temp.**P. Soll.**Ord.*11-11-18*Sr. Carmen Josefina Morales Birlanga*, (MAY))  25-04-31  24-04-55  09-09-58    16-11-18*P. Anthony McNamara*, (PCM)  02-09-43  15-09-63  09-02-67  24-05-69  04-12-18*P. Enrico Secondin*, (Ita)  27-12-34  15-09-54  03-10-57  03-07-60  12-12-18*Sr. Luz Maria Torres Iglesias*, (MAY)  05-07-28  08-09-50  09-09-53    *R.I.P.*www.o ...Continue Reading

*Activities of the Prior General*On November 25, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., presided the Eucharist on the Solemnity of Christ The King with the Carmelite Fraternity of Pozzo di Gotto (Sicily, Italy). During the celebration he blessed an icon of Blessed Titus Brandsma, written by Pia Giannetto. The beautiful icon which will be venerated in the local church shows Blessed Titus surrounded by four significant aspects of his life: the prayerful Carmelite, the devotee of Mary, the prisoner who ...Continue Reading

*Preparatory Commission for the General Chapter 2019*The Preparatory Commission for the General Chapter 2019 held its second meeting from 3rd to 5th December 2018 in the Curia, Rome. It discussed the timetable and speakers for the Chapter and visited Sassone where the General Chapter will be held. The Order is reminded that the /Instrumentum laboris/ is available online at www.ocarm.org/capitulumgenerale2019 and that replies to the questions of the /Instrumentum laboris/ and any proposals should be sent no later than 15 ...Continue Reading

*Meeting of the General Formation Commission*On 12-16 November 2018, the members of the General Formation Commission gathered in the Curia Generalizia, Rome for their annual meeting. It was attended by Fr. Benny Phang Khong Wing, O.Carm. (General Councilor for Formation); Fr. Roberto Noel Rosas, O.Carm. (Administrative Secretary for Formation); Fr. Onesmus Muthoka, O.Carm. (Ken); Fr. Krispinus Ginting, O.Carm. (Indo); Fr. Wayne Stanhope, O.Carm. (Aust); Fr. Quinn Conners, O.Carm. (PCM); and Fr. Giampiero Molinari, O.Car ...Continue Reading

*Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Ravenna, Italy*The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Ravenna, Italy, was held 24-25 November 2018. The following were elected: Prioress: Sr. M. Elisabetta Mambelli, O.Carm. 1st Councilor: Sr. M. Anastasia Cucca, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor: Sr. M. Barbara Stella, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor: Sr. M. Paola Teresa Laudicina, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor: Sr. M. Elena Pasca, O.Carm. Director of Novices: Sr. M. Elisabetta Mambelli, O.Carm. Treasurer: Sr. M. Anastasia Cucca, O.Carm. Sacristan: ...Continue Reading