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

Provincial Chapter of the Irish Province During the Provincial Chapter of the Irish Province held on 21-25 June 2015 following earlier elections were confirmed: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Richard Byrne, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Brian McKay, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Fintan Burke, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Éanna Ó hÓbáin , O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. David Twohig, O.Carm. Commissary Provincial of Zimbabwe:  Fr. Vitalis Tendai Benza, O.Carm. www ...Continue Reading

Provincial Chapter of the American Province of Saint Elias During the Provincial Chapter of the American Province of Saint Elias held on 9-12 June 2015 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Michael Kissane, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Br. Robert Chiulli, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Paul Denault, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Joseph Nguyen Do, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Sean Harlow, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ----------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Meeting of the International Formation Commission On the 18th-22nd May 2015, the International Formation Commission convened at the General Curia in Rome.  P. Benny Phang, O.Carm., General Councilor for Formation chaired the meeting with P. Noel Rosas, O.Carm. (Administrative Secretary for Formation); P. Onesmus Muthoka, O.Carm. (Ken); P. Krispinus Ginting, O.Carm. (Indo); P. Jose Alex Valanattu, O.Carm. (Ind); P. Desiderio García, O.Carm. (ACV); P. Wayne Stanhope, O.Carm. (Aust); P. Quinn Conners, O.Carm. ...Continue Reading

Provincial Chapter of the Italian Province During the Provincial Chapter of the Italian Province held on 1-6 June 2015 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Giovanni Grosso, O.Carm. Vice Prior Provincial:  Fr. Tiberio Scorrano, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Giuseppe Midili, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Matteo Palumbo, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Luca Sciarelli, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Giampiero Molinari, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------ ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Maius 2015 Initium Novitiatus 17-05-15 Titus Rancy (STSA), Kartikulam, India 17-05-15 John Suman (STSA), Kartikulam, India 17-05-15 George Lijo (STSA), Kartikulam, India Professio Temporanea 09-05-15 Rijo Johny Parackal (Ind), Kartikulam, India 09-05-15 Ebin P Benny Pottackal (Ind), Kartikulam, India 09-05-15 Bibin Jose Angadiyath (Ind), Kartikulam, India 09-05-15 Sachin Peter Plavelil (Ind), Kartikulam, India 09-05-15 Tony Thomas Kudiyirippil (Ind), Kartikulam, India 09-05-15 Anson John ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 15-05-15 Sr. M. Agnese Martella, (CAE) 10-02-22 22-10-42 22-10-45 16-05-15 Sr. M. Juanita García Cambero, (SLC) 12-05-41 20-07-65 21-01-69 27-05-15 P. Batista Pordeus Gadelha, (Pern) 20-03-27 09-02-47 20-03-50 08-12-52 29-05-15 Sr. M. Sacramento Callejo Marinero, (VAL) 06-06-21 08-09-55 09-09-58 01-06-15 P. Leonard Gilman, (PCM) 27-10-46 13-06-94 01-11-97 06-06-98 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://ww ...Continue Reading

First Provincial Chapter of the unified German Province During the first Provincial Chapter of the unified German Province held on 25-29 May 2015 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Dieter Lankes, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Peter Schröder, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Br. Andreas Scholten, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Klemens August Droste, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Br. Guido Niessner, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org -------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading