*90th Biannual Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (USG)* The past 23rd to 25th of May, in the "Casa del Divin Maestro" in Ariccia (Rome, Italy) the 90th biannual Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (USG) took place. More than eighty superiors general of religious orders and congregations of men took part. The theme of this assembly was "Listening to young people. Towards a generative religious life”. The meeting was attended also by Fr. Timothée (from the community of Taizé), ...Continue Reading

*Provincial Chapter of the German Province* During the Provincial Chapter of the German Province held on 21-25 May 2018 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Peter Schröder, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Ludwig Eifler, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Br. Guido Niessner, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Klemens August Droste, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Br. Günter Benker, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org -------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

*Sessions of the Institutum Carmelitanum on Baptist Spagnoli and the Mantuan Reform* The recent fifth centenary of the death of Blessed Baptist Spagnoli was the occasion for the Institutum Carmelitanum to offer a series of evening sessions on history, art and spirituality, at the Saint Abert’s International Centre (CISA) on the first three Mondays of May. The sessions opened with an interview with Cristian Poli on the much-discussed figure of Tommaso Connecte, initiator of the Mantuan Reform, who, although he died at t ...Continue Reading

*Assembly of nuns in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic* On April 16-19, an assembly of the prioresses and formation directors of the five monasteries of the Dominican Republic and of the two monasteries of Puerto Rico took place in Santo Domingo. This time the nuns of Camaná, Peru, also took part in this event, which is celebrated every two years. The goal of this assembly was the establishment of a new federation among the monasteries of this part of the Order. The nuns prepared for the event, individually and ...Continue Reading

Final Message of the Carmelite International Liturgical Congress (Sassone, 16-20 April 2018) The text can be seen on our website: http://www.ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/final-message-international-carmelite-liturgical-congress-16-20-april-2018 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mensaje Final del Congreso Litúrgico Carmelita Internacional (Sassone, 16-20 abril 2018) El texto se puede encontrar en nuestra página Web: ...Continue Reading

* Chapter of the General Commissariat of S. Maria "La Bruna"* During the Chapter of the General Commissariat of S. Maria "La Bruna", Italy, held on 14-16 May 2018 were elected: Commissary General:  Fr. Luciano Di Cerbo, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Alfredo Di Cerbo, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Luigi Nasta, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capítulo del Comisariado General ...Continue Reading

General Council Meeting On the occasion of the 600th anniversary of Carmelite presence in Malta, the General Curia received an invitation from the Maltese Province.  For that reason, the last meeting of the General Council took place from the 6th to the 10th of May at the “Lunzjata” retreat house. In addition to the items of ordinary administration and the presentation of the reports of the General Councillors on their visits, and their participation in provincial chapters and various international meetings, the ...Continue Reading

*I**nternational Congress of the Carmelite Laity 2018* The General Commission of the Carmelite Laity would like to remind all Provincials, Commissaries, and Delegates about the International Congress of the Carmelite Laity 2018, that will be held in Rome, Italy, from September 15 (arrival) to September 21 (departure) as specified in the convocation letter sent a few months ago. The organisers would like to ask all Superiors to send the list of participants of their respective Carmelite entities before May 31 (deadline) ...Continue Reading

*Activities of the Prior General* On February 24 and 25, 2018, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., took part in the annual meeting of the Carmelite Family in Portugal. The meeting took place in Fatima and was attended by some 250 people including Carmelites from different chapters of the Carmelite Third Order, and some former Carmelite Students, etc ... At this meeting the Prior General and Fr. Ricardo Rainho, O.Carm., General Commissioner of Portugal, presented a biography of Blessed Tito Brand ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 15-03-18 Sr. Maria degli Angeli Coppola, (FIS)  14-10-31 22-12-55 22-12-58 24-03-18 Fr. Czesław Łączyński, (Pol) 20-03-37 23-06-68 28-06-71 30-03-18 P. Noud Arts, (Neer) 25-03-45 05-09-66 09-09-69 05-08-72 08-04-18 P. Salvador Bartolo, (Mel) 29-08-28 06-10-46 30-10-49 29-03-52 08-04-18 P. Józef Emilian Mazurek, (Pol) 05-02-44 06-09-60 25-11-66 08-04-69 R ...Continue Reading