VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 05-07-25 P. Georg Geisbauer (Ger) 29-11-38 28-04-60 27-04-63 25-07-65 08-08-25 P. Ramón Cózar Cozar Fernández (Baet) 05-02-42 15-07-59 29-09-63 26-03-66 03-09-25 Sr. Joseph-Marie of the Child Jesus Bedard (WAH)  02-08-38 02-02-58 02-02-61 05-09-25 Fr. John Jay Comerford (PCM) 18-02-48 22-08-68 18-04-76 27-05-77 08-09-25 Fr. Arie Tilet (Neer) 12-09-27 04-09-50 04-09-53 15-07-56 18-0 ...Continue Reading

 Carmelite Monastery of the Annunciation on the Isla de Margarita-Venezuela Celebrates Elective ChapterThe Carmelite nuns of the monastery of the Annunciation in Porlamar on the Isla de Margarita-Venezuela held their triennial chapter on September 25, 2025.The monastery was founded on January 7, 1983, by six nuns, four of whom came from the monastery in Barcelona, one from the monastery in Tarrega, and one from the monastery in Vilafranca del Penedés. The canonical erection was entrusted to the Bishop of M ...Continue Reading

  St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchOctober 1 | FeastSaint Thérèse was born at Alençon in France on 2nd January 1873. Her parents were Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin. Following her death on September 30, 1897, of tuberculosis at the age of 24, she became known around the world as St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face through the publication of her autobiography now known as Story ...Continue Reading

 Carmelite Monastery Our Lady of Nazareth in Cabanatuan Celebrates Elective ChapterThe Carmelite nuns of the Our Lady of Nazareth Monastery in Cabanatuan, Philippines, recently held their triennial chapter.The monastery was founded on April 8, 1983, by seven nuns from the monastery of the Holy Family in Guiguinto, Philippines. It is part of the Stella Maris Federation.Those elected to leadership are: +       +       + El Monasterio Carmelita Nu ...Continue Reading

  Carmelite Monastery Our Lady of Nazareth in Cabanatuan Celebrates Elective ChapterThe Carmelite nuns of the Our Lady of Nazareth Monastery in Cabanatuan, Philippines, recently held their triennial chapter.The monastery was founded on April 8, 1983, by seven nuns from the monastery of the Holy Family in Guiguinto, Philippines. It is part of the Stella Maris Federation.Those elected to leadership are: +       +       + El Monasterio Carmelit ...Continue Reading

 October  –  Octubre – Ottobre 2025 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivinaENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - October 2025[*]Lectio Divina October 2025 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina October 2025 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina October 2025 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News a ...Continue Reading

  Photo courtesy of Vatican NewsCarmelite Archbishop Filippo Iannone Appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops by Pope Leo XIVOn Friday, September 26, Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Filippo Iannone as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. He was previously Prefect of the Dicastery for Legistlative Texts. His new role includes the presidency of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (CAL). He begins his new position on October 15, 2025.The news of Mons. Iannone's appointment arrived at the General ...Continue Reading

  From the General Chapter | September 9-26, 2025The Members Send a Message to the Carmelite Family at the Conclusion of the 2025 General ChapterThe Members of the General Chapter celebrated Morning Prayer together and then moved to the Chapter Hall for a final session. First order of business was the reading of the proposed Message of the Chapter to the Carmelite Family. Following its reading in the three languages of the Order, the members made some suggestions and then the message was unanimously approved.F ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Fortunes ReversedXXVI Sunday of Ordinary TimeThe story Jesus tells in the Gospel is about a rich man, his five brothers and a poor man, and how their fortunes get reversed.The story is told against the background belief that riches were a sign of God’s blessing. By the time of Jesus, the teaching of the prophets that blessing brings responsibility seems to have been forgotten.We are not called to hoard God’s blessings, but to be distributors of them so that all have a fair share of this worl ...Continue Reading

 From the General Chapter | September 9-26, 2025Sunday Celebration with the Carmelite Family On the afternoon of September 21, the members of the General Chapter were bused to St. Albert’s High School in Malang to celebrated Sunday Eucharist with representatives of the various branches of the Carmelite Family in Indonesia. The members of the General Chapter were welcomed by the Indonesian Carmelites in a colorful, traditional welcoming ceremony. The video of parts of this welcome can be seen at: http ...Continue Reading