Provincial Chapter of the Province of Indonesia During the Provincial Chapter of the Province of Indonesia held on 27 July-1 August 2015 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Ignasius Budiono, O.Carm. Vice Prior Provincial:  Fr. F.X. Hariawan Adji, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Albertus Djono Moi, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Michael Moelja Hartomo, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Heribertus Supriyadi, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Albertus Medyanto, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www ...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: General Postulator: Dr Giovanna Brizzi, September 2015 to December 2016                            Mario J. Esposito, O.Carm. (SEL) from January 2017 General Archivist:    Mario Alfarano, O.Carm. (Neap) Sub Prior of the Curia Ho ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 09-06-15 Sr. M. Alessandra Ribechini, (RAV) 31-07-23 06-04-59 16-05-62 02-07-15 P. Aloysius Ryan, (Hib) 28-04-30 24-09-48 05-10-51 11-07-54 05-07-15 P. John Hertel, (PCM) 08-10-28 15-08-47 15-08-50 30-05-53 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The Ninth Annual Meeting of the Carmelite NGO, CISA - Rome, Italy On June 22-23, 2015 the coordinating team of the Carmelite NGO held its annual meeting at CISA, Rome. The members who participated in the meeting were:  Sr. Jane Ramson O.Carm., Fr. Conrad Mutizamhepo O.Carm., Mr. Dennis Kalob, Fr. Hariawan Adji O.Carm., Sr. Annah Theresa Nyadombo HOLMC, .Fr. Eduardo Agosta Scarel O.Carm., Fr. Arie Kuil O.Carm. and Mr. Andrea Ventimiglia. Sr. Blaise Fernando O.Carm., an NGO member, also attended the meeting. In the ...Continue Reading

Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor caeli, Virgo puerpera singularis. Mater mitis, sed viri nescia, Carmelitis esto propitia, stella maris. IN SOLLEMNITATE B.V. MARIAE DE MONTE CARMELO Fernando Prior Generalis Domusque Generalis Communitas 16. VII. 2015 Image: Ceramic of Our Lady of Mount Carmel by Adam Kossowski at Aylesford Priory, England www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

St. Teresa Centenary Events The 25th Meeting of the Carmelite Family in the Betica Province, took place in the Carmelite Church in Hinojosa del Duque (Cordoba, Spain), with St. Teresa of Avila as the main theme. The church in Hinojosa (which contains the remains of some of the Carmelite martyrs beatified in 2013 in Taragona) was declared a “Jubilee Church” on account of the 5th centenary. Fr. Rafael Leiva, O.Carm., gave a lecture on the doctrine of St. Teresa to a large audience, from many different places. The Carmel ...Continue Reading

The Second Meeting of the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation The Carmelite Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation met in Rome from 15-20 June 2015. Those in attendance were: Jane F Remson, O.Carm (COLMC - Carmelite NGO), Annah Theresa Nyadombo, (HLMC, Zimbabwe), Eduardo Agosta Scarel, O.Carm (ACV-Arg), Mark Zittle, O.Carm (SEL) Hariawan Adji, O. Carm (Indo) Florent Dundji Dhenyi, O. Carm (Italy-Con) and Conrad Mutizamhepo, O.Carm (General Councillor and Praeses). The meeting began ...Continue Reading

Letter of the Prior General on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2015 As the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is approaching, 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 2015.  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. In his letter t ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Iunius 2015 Initium Novitiatus 07-06-15 Michael Joyce (PCM) Middletown, NY, USA 07-06-15 Kevin Keller (PCM) Middletown, NY, USA 07-06-15 Neil Conlisk (PCM) Middletown, NY, USA 07-06-15 Eduardo Jaimes Aguirre (PCM) Middletown, NY, USA 07-06-15 Marlon Beharry (SEL) Middletown, NY, USA 07-06-15 John Viet Nguyen (SEL) Middletown, NY, USA 07-06-15 Vincent Tinh Vu (SEL) Middletown, NY, USA Professio Temporanea 08-06-15 Jeffrey Lima (PCM) Middletown, NY, USA 08-06-15 James Thien Tran (SEL) Midd ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was held 22 June 2015. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Lourdes M. De Jesús Crucificado Avilés Calderón, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Antonia De Jesús Sacramentado Acevedo Lorenzo, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. De la Trinidad Rodríguez Barbosa, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Antonia De Jes&uacut ...Continue Reading