Activities of the Prior General On the 10th and 11th of September, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., led the celebration of the Eucharist in the Carmelite house of San Felice del Benaco (Brescia, Italy) on the occasion of the 5th centenary of the death of Blessed Baptist of Mantua (Spagnoli), whose body, still incorrupt, had been transferred there some days earlier from the cathedral of Mantua. The Prior General spoke about the importance of seeing in these centenary celebrations an occasion f ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE September 2016 Initium Novitiatus 02-09-16 Jacques Boris Kollo (Ger-Cam), Efoulan, Cameroun 02-09-16 Emmanuel Etotogo (Ger-Cam), Efoulan, Cameroun 02-09-16 Eric Obilale Komi (Baet-Bur), Efoulan, Cameroun 02-09-16 Albéric Pithua Unencan (Ita-Con), Efoulan, Cameroun 08-09-16 Mihaela Tiba (CAR), Carpineto Romano, Italia 11-09-16 Juan José Moreno Gómez (Baet), Salamanca, España 11-09-16 Walter Alberto Palomino Palomino (Baet), Salamanca, España 11-09-16 Ger ...Continue Reading

The Congregation in Fatima Comes to an End On Thursdays, the 29th of September, the presidents of General Commissions each gave their report: Formation, Justice and Peace and the Integrity of Creation, Liturgy, Evangelisation and Mission, Communications and Laity. That was followed by the presentation of the first draft of the “Final Message” of the Congregation to the Carmelite Family. The group of drafters took note of a series of observations and went away to work on the final draft, which they presented the followi ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 01-09-16 P. Theo Menting, (Neer) 25-07-30 08-09-51 08-09-54 14-07-57 03-09-16 P. Jan Bootsma, (Neer) 15-12-35 03-09-59 03-09-62 10-07-65 09-09-16 P. Antoni Viu i Escalona, (Cat) 10-09-24 24-09-46 08-12-49 31-05-52 18-09-16 P. George Zeegers, (Neer) 14-08-39 25-08-60 25-08-63 09-07-66 23-09-16 Mons. Herman Joseph PANDOYOPUTRO SAHADAT, (Indo) Episcopus emeritus Malang, Indonesia 23-04-39 15-08-62 15 ...Continue Reading

The General Congregation in Fatima - continuation On Monday the 26th of September the work of the General Congregation in Fatima continued. In the morning, the participants heard a presentation of a demographic study of the Order carried out by Ms Helen Harrington. The information contained in the study gave rise to a rich exchange of views and opinions. This was followed by a report by Fr. Michael Farrugia, O.Carm., as the Legal Representative and Fr. Carl Markelz, O.Carm., the Bursar General, on the situation of the ...Continue Reading

The General Congregation – continuation On the 21st of September, Fr. Claudemir Rozin, O.Carm. (Par), beginning from the Carmelite Charism and the ecclesiology of Vatican II. addressed the theme of the Congregation, under the heading, “The Peripheries of Carmel today”. The following day, Fr. Míceál O'Neill, O.Carm. (Hib-CISA), marking the 450th anniversary of the birth of St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi, spoke about the doctrine of the saint and of her relevance for religious life among Carmelites today. With ...Continue Reading

The General Congregation – first days On Monday the 19th of September, the General Congregation of the Order began at Casa Hotel Sao Nuno in Fatima, Portugal. Participating are the Provincials, Commissaries and Delegates General from around the world; the meeting is the most important one between two General Chapters. The Congregation opened with a celebration of the Eucharist presided over by the Prior General. In his opening discourse the Prior General underlined 15 important points for reflection during these days, ...Continue Reading

The General Congregation 2016 begins in Fatima The General Congregation, bringing together the members of the General Council, Prior Provincials, Commissaries General and Provincial, General Delegates and Presidents of the Regions, will take place in the Hotel Casa São Nuno, Fatima, Portugal, from 18th September to 1st of October 2016. The theme of the meeting will be: “… more by our life than by our words” (Const. 24) - Missionaries of God’s tenderness and love”. The principal speakers are Louis Antonio Cardi ...Continue Reading

Recent appointments In July 2016 Fr. Craig Morrison, O.Carm., from the PCM Province, was appointed by the General of the Society of Jesus, Ordinary Professor at the Faculty of Ancient Near Eastern Studies of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. In September 2016 Fr. Richard Byrne, O.Carm., Prior Provincial of the Irish Province, was appointed as the chairperson of the Catholic Schools Partnership, an association established by the Irish Bishops’ Conference and the Conference of Religious of Ireland to foster coh ...Continue Reading

All Africa Carmelite Family Conference Representative members of the Carmelite Family in Africa (O.Carm), met at St Teresa of Avila Spiritual Centre, Boko, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 21-28 July 2016. The 38 participants were drawn from the following countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroun, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. All branches of Carmel were represented: laity, consecrated religious sisters and the friars. The theme of the Conference was: “United, Heart and Soul (Acts 4:32 ...Continue Reading