Provincial Chapter of the British Province During the Provincial Chapter of the British Province held on 20-24 February and 8-12 May 2017 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Kevin Alban, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Brendan Grady, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Joseph Chalmers, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Patrick O'Keeffe, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Patrick Fitzgerald-Lombard, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE Aprilis 2017 Professio Solemnis 23-04-17 M. del Pilar Revelo Gallo (COR), Córdoba, España Ordinatio Diaconalis 24-04-17 Marvin P. Diongzon (Phil),Quezon City, Pilipinas 24-04-17 Paul Rey Senturias (Phil), Quezon City, Pilipinas Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 17-04-17 John Chrispin (STSA), Padappakkara, India 22-04-17 Johnson Digal (STSA), Bhubaneswar, India 29-04-17 James Eivers (Hib), Dublin, Ireland www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org -------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Assembly of the Federation of St. Mary Magdalene de 'Pazzi, Italy The Assembly of the Federation of St. Mary Magdalene de 'Pazzi, Italy, was held 26-29 April 2017. The following were elected: President:  Sr. M. Martina Simeone, O.Carm. (Sutri) 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Anastasia Cucca, O.Carm. (Ravenna) 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Miriam Tamiano, O.Carm. (Cerreto) 3rd Councilor:  Sr. Marilla Fiumana, O.Carm. (Sogliano) 4th Councilor:  Sr .M. Arcangela Parisi, O.Carm. (Fisciano) www.ocarm.org http:/ ...Continue Reading

Provincial Chapter of the Province of Aragon, Castile and Valencia During the Provincial Chapter of the Province of Aragon, Castile and Valencia held on 24-26 April 2017 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Desiderio García Martínez, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Pablo Garate Carazo, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Alejandro Lopez-Lapuente Villalba, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. David Oliver Felipo, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Vicente Aranda Guillén, O.Carm. Commiss ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 18-03-17 P. Lorenzo Ciuffi, (Ita) 20-11-32 12-09-54 13-09-57 02-07-61 25-03-17 Sr. M. Amalia Rosàs i Ventura, (BAR) 18-11-17 20-06-43 23-06-46 27-03-17 P. Raymond Corkery, (PCM) 04-04-31 01-09-53 01-09-56 23-05-59 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Chapter of the General Commissariat of Portugal During the Chapter of the General Commissariat of Portugal held on 18-20 April 2017 were elected: Commissary General:  Fr. Ricardo dos Reis Rainho, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Agostinho Marques Castro, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Rogério da Silva Torres, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Manuel Ribeiro de Freitas, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Fernando Manuel Afonso Araújo, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm. ...Continue Reading

Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere! AlleluIa! In Pascha Domini A.D. 2017 Fernando Prior Generalis Domusque Generalis Communitas Image: Krakow, Graduale de Dominicis iuxta ritum missalis Beatissimae Dei Genitricis Semperque Virginis Mariae de Monte Carmelo, 1644 ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE Martius 2017 Initium Novitiatus 25-03-17 M. Esperanza Sánchez Gutiérrez (ONT), Onteniente, España 25-03-17 Calogera Procopio (CER), Cerreto, Italia Professio Temporanea 26-03-17 Rafaela M. Mas Xum (SEV), Sevilla, España Professio Solemnis 11-03-17 Benjamin Salas Achahuanco (PCM-ElSal), Ciudad Delgado, El Salvador 20-03-17 M. Abigàil Palmieri (CER), Cerreto, Italia 25-03-17 Severin Tyburski (Ger), Mainz, Deutschland www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com ...Continue Reading

Provincial Chapter of the Betica Province During the Provincial Chapter of the Betica Province held on 10-12 April 2017 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Francisco Daza Valverde, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. José Ramón Medina Madueño, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Alejandro Peñalta Mohedano, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Jose Manuel Granados Rivera, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. David Del Carpio Horcajo, O.Carm. Commissary Provincial of Venezuela: P. Sant ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, was held 5 April 2017. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Lutgarda María Reyes Maldonado, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. Inés María Carmona Ortiz, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Linda María Pérez González, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. Magdalena María Alicea Vázquez, O.Carm. 4th Counicl ...Continue Reading