A Meeting of the General Council The most recent meeting of the General Council took place from the 5th to the 12th 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 St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Albert of Jerusalem in India, with effect from the 15th of May, 2018. Delegate General:    Fr. Robin Chackalaparambil, O.Carm. First Councillor: &nbs ...Continue Reading

The General Curia Community Retreat On Sunday, the 10th of December, 2017, the members of the General Curia community had their Advent retreat in the  "Centro di Spiritualità Maria Madre del Carmelo” in Focene, Rome. Fr. Michael Plattig, O.Carm. President of the Institutum Carmelitanum, accepted the invitation to propose the meditation. Fr. Michael invited us to contemplate the mystery of the birth of Christ, making use of the article on “Mysticism” by Blessed Titus Brandsma. These profound and enrichi ...Continue Reading

*Closure of the Diocesan Inquiry* On December 12th 2017, at 2.00 pm in the Cathedral of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in Palm Beach (Florida, United States), the Most Reverend Gerard Barbarito, Archbishop of Palm Beach will preside over the closing session of the diocesan inquiry on the purported miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Titus Brandsma. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clausura de la Encuesta diocesana El d& ...Continue Reading

*The Celebration of the Day for Contemplative Religious, Pro Orantibus* On the occasion of Pro Orantibus Day, the 21st of November, the Nuns Secretariat in the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, organised again this year a celebration in the Pontifical Angelicum University in Rome. The day opened with the celebration of the Eucharist led by the Prefect, Card. João Braz de Aviz..That was followed by an address by the Secretary, Archbishop José Rodriguez Carball ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 06-10-17 Sr. Bernarda Corsten, (HEE) 11-01-28 07-08-53 07-08-56 31-10-17 Sr. M. Gesualda Morreale, (SGP) 23-03-24 11-03-65 11-03-68 06-11-17 Sr. Mary Jane Winkler, (HUD) 12-12-48 16-10-76 30-08-81 19-11-17 P. Robert Farrugia, (Mel) 06-12-38 20-10-57 11-12-60 14-03-61 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

*Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Onteniente, Spain* The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Onteniente, Spain, was held 17 November 2017. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Jesús Barahona Berzal, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Margarita Medina Armas, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Gabriela Bordones Herrera, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Gabriela Bordones Herrera, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Lourdes Font Font, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Margari ...Continue Reading

The Third Meeting of the General Commission for the Revision of the Constitutions. The third meeting of the General Commission for the Revision of the Constitutions took place in Rome at CISA (Centro Internazionale Sant' Alberto) from the 13th to the 15th of November, 2017. The meeting, organized by the Procurator General, Fr. Michael Farrugia O.Carm., the person responsible for the Commission, began with a message from the Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O. Carm. Those taking part were the followin ...Continue Reading

*Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Moncorvo, Portugal* The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Moncorvo, Portugal, was held 6 November 2017. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Imaculada Conceição Nevado, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Eucaristia Pires, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Imaculado Coração Martins, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr M. Natividade da SS. Virgem Gomes, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. M. Martina de Jesus C ...Continue Reading

*Appointment of adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts* The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed today as adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts H.E. Msgr. Filippo Iannone, O. Carm, archbishop-bishop Emeritus of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, currently vicegerent of Rome. To Msgr. Filippo Iannone we offer our warmest congratulations on behalf of the whole Carmelite Family. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ---------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

*The Second Congress of Carmelite Schools* From the 5th to the 10th of November, 2017, the Second International Congress of Carmelite Schools took place in Rome. The congress was organised by the General Commission for this area under the presidency of Fr. Raúl Maraví Cabrera, O.Carm. The first congress took place in Dublin in 2010, to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the first Carmelite college in modern times, namely, Terenure College. At this second congress the seventy participants from t ...Continue Reading