Plenary Indulgences on account of the 450th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi On account of the 450th anniversary of the birth of St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi, the Apostolic Penitentiary has granted that all Carmelite monasteries be places where people may obtain a plenary indulgence throughout this year, beginning on the 2nd of April, 2016 and ending on the 25th of May, 2017. The same applies to churches and chapels dedicated to her. On the 2nd of April, the date of her birth in 1566, there will be ...Continue Reading

Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere! AlleluIa! In Pascha Domini A.D. 2016 Fernando Prior Generalis Domusque Generalis Communitas Image: Icona dell’Anastasis, Monastero Carmelitane Ravenna, 2014 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 04-03-16 P. Casimir Zielinski, (PCM) 03-11-23 15-08-47 15-08-50 04-06-52 05-03-16 Sr. M. Esther Taveras Rodríguez, (SDO) 25-11-33 27-06-57 14-11-92 05-03-16 P. Rafael Cañadas Barroso, (Baet) 28-09-35 24-06-52 03-10-56 29-06-60 08-03-16 Sr. M. Eulalia Canals Casacuberta, (POR) 25-12-26 15-05-47 15-08-50 17-03-16 P. Robert Franciszek Gorski, (Pol) 04-10-34 05-09-52 04-10-55 29-06-59 14-0 ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Camerino, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Camerino, Italy, was held 19 March 2016. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Teresita Marino, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Paola Colletta, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Simona Staffieri, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Paola Colletta, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Simona Staffieri, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Grazia Di Palma, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.f ...Continue Reading

Appointments of the Prior General with his Council During the last Plenary Session of the General Council the Prior General with his Council has appointed: - Sub Prior of the CISA: Noel Rosas, O.Carm. (Phil) - For the General Delegation of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Albert of Jerusalem in India: Second Councilor: Yesudas Asariparambil, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nombramientos del Prior General c ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE Februarius 2016 Initium Novitiatus 21-02-16 Maria Valente (CER), Cerreto Professio Temporanea 02-02-16 M. Lusia Dwi Estinawaluyaningrum (BAT) Batu, Indonesia Professio Solemnis 02-02-16 M. Lucia Mueni Mutinda (HUE), Huesca, España 02-02-16 Jacinta M. Mukenyi Kisambu (HUE), Huesca, España Ordinatio Diaconalis 31-01-16 Frederick Kenny Castro Salazar (Cat-Ven), Caracas, Venezuela 06-02-16 Jean Bernad Somda (Baet-Bur), Bobodioulaso, Burkina Faso 06-02-16 Emmanuel H. Kam (Baet-Bu ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Fisciano, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Fisciano, Italy, was held 1 March 2016. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Arcangela Parisi, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Regina Di Serafino, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Carmela Massaro, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M Arcangela Parisi., O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Regina Di Serafino, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Giuseppina Albano, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org htt ...Continue Reading

The Activities of the Prior General On the 5th of January, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., paid a visit to the mother house of the Hermanas de la Virgen María del Monte Carmelo in Orihuela (Alicante, Spain), where the remains of the foundress, Mother Elisea Oliver, are kept, while her cause for beatification is advancing.  On the 13th of February of this year, along with Fr. John Keating, O. Carm, Councillor General for Europe, and Fr. Francisco Daza, O.Carm., the Provincial of ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, was held 19 February 2016. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Grecia del Carmen Abreu Báez, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. María del Carmen García Collado, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Ramona Ramos Hernández, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. Silveria María Garc&iacut ...Continue Reading

A Web page for the 450th anniversary of the birth of St. Mary Magdalen de'Pazzi. On the Order's website a webpage has been opened that is dedicated to the 450th anniversary of the birth of St. Mary Magdalen de'Pazzi, at the following address:  http://ocarm.org/mmp450/en The page will be updated throughout the year with information and material for formation, dealing not only with this saint, but also the events and celebrations organised by the General Curia and the various sectors of the Carmelite Family. To beg ...Continue Reading