News from the Office of the Postulator In its session of the 5th of June, 2017, the General Council accepted the request of the Prior Provincial of the province of Aragon, Castile and Valencia, to open the cause for beatification and canonisation of Fr. Enrique Maria Esteve, O.Carm. In the same session, the request from the Prioress of the Monastery of “Our Lady of Maravillas and St. Joseph” in Dumaguete City, Philippines, for the introduction of the cause for beatification and canonisation of Sr. Trinidad del Sagrado ...Continue Reading

Letter of the Prior General on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2017 As the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is approaching, as every year, the Prior General has written a letter to the Carmelite Family expressing his best wishes and inviting all members to celebrate the Feast, beginning with the Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel from 7 to 15 of July 2017. This custom of the Novena of Our Lady of Mount Carmel before the feast is a long tradition and is observed by many Catholics throughout the world. Click ...Continue Reading

The 23rd Assembly of the Carmelite Family in the Iberian Region The 23rd assembly of the Carmelite Family in the Iberian Region took place at the Casa Sao Nuno in Fatima from the 30th of June to the 3rd of July. It was organised by the Portuguese Commissariat. Some 160 people took part, including lay people, religious women, nuns, friars and the international novitiate in Salamanca. The theme of the meeting was, "Fatima and Carmel", honouring the celebration of the first centenary of the apparitions (1917-201 ...Continue Reading

Activities of the Prior General On the 1st of April this year, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., took part in a meeting of the former pupils of the college of Santa María del Carmen in  Madrid, on the occasion of the college’s 50th anniversary. In his address he underlined the commitment of the Carmelite Order to education around the world and he recalled some moments from the time that he spent in this college as a youngster. Accompanied by Fr. Mario Alfarano, O.Carm., the Delega ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Valencia, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Valencia, Spain, was held 29 June 2017. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. del Sagrario Lorite Beltrán, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Auxiliadora Muñoz López, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Mercedes de la Cruz Medina Zárraga, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr María de los Ángeles Megías M., O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   S ...Continue Reading

Appointment by the Prior General and his Council Following the election of Fr. Carl Markelz, O.Carm. as Vice-Provincial of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, and the acceptance of his resignation from the office of Bursar General, the Prior General and his Council have appointed Fr. Christian Körner, O.Carm. as Administrator for the time being, until the appointment of a new Bursar General. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Provincial Chapter of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary During the Provincial Chapter of the PCM Province held on 19-23 June 2017 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. William J. Harry, O.Carm. Vice Prior Provincial:  Fr. Carl Markelz, O.Carm. Before his confirmation by the Prior General Fr. Carl renounced the office of Bursar General First Councilor:  Fr. Paul Henson, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Quinn Conners, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Emilio Rodríguez, O.Carm. Fo ...Continue Reading

The Activities of the General Archivist of the Carmelites The General Archive of the Carmelite Order (AGOC), located in the Centro Internazionale Sant’Alberto, has been augmented with new and precious documents, through the transfer to it, over the past few months, of the Postulation Archive, which used to be located in the General Curia. This now constitutes a separate section of the AGOC. At the same time the process is underway to transfer to the AGOC from the current archive of the General Curia the documentation t ...Continue Reading

The Closing of the 450th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi The 25th of May, the feast of St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, marked the closure of the 450th anniversary of her birth, a celebration that began on the 2nd of April, 2016 (see CITOC-online 23/2016). The Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, led the celebration of the Eucharist at the Carmelite monastery in Florence where the body of this great Carmelite mystic is venerated.  The final celebration was attended by the nuns an ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 10-05-17 P. Richard Cunningham, (Hib) 28-02-36 16-09-56 15-10-59 12-07-64 25-05-17 P. Carmelo Scellato, (Ita) 26-10-38 03-10-56 03-01-60 21-07-63 06-06-17 P. Florent Dundji Dhenyi, (Ita-Con) 05-07-66 08-09-93 15-02-98 16-10-99 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading