Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Fontiveros, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Fontiveros, Spain, was held 6 October 2014. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Fátima M. de la Redención Luna Ceballos, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. del Pilar de la Trinidad Felipe García, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor and Treasurer:  Sr M. Carmela de la Cruz Ronquillo Diamat., O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

First meeting of the new General Commission for Evangelisation and Mission The first meeting of the new General Commission for Evangelisation and Mission took place recently at the Casa Generalizia in Rome, from Friday the 26th to Sunday the 28th of September. The meeting was organised by the General Councillor with responsibility for Evangelisation and Mission, Fr John Keating. He was joined by the other members of the Commission: Conrad Mutizamhepo, (General Councillor), Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista (Pern.), S ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE September 2014 Initium Novitiatus 01-09-14 Piotr Sudolski (Pol), Lipiny, Polska 02-09-14 Franck Ngneguep Kaptchouang (Ger-Cam), Efoulan, Cameroun 02-09-14 Richard Aboueme (Ger-Cam), Efoulan, Cameroun 08-09-14 Benedetta Kaczmarek (CAE), Camerino, Italia 15-09-14 Anna Iannone (CER), Cerreto, Italia 28-09-14 Inocencio Pablo García Ramírez (Bet), Salamanca, España 28-09-14 Néstor Luis Prieto Pérez (Cat-Ven), Salamanca, España 28-09-14 Héctor Lu ...Continue Reading

Citoc Magazine IV No.2-2014 is available for download online Citoc Magazine IV No.2 - 2014 covers all the important activities of the Order from January to July 2014. This Issue also highlights the commemoration of the VIII centenary of the Death of St. Albert of Jerusalem. The Magazine is available for download online at http://www.ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/citoc-magazine-iv-no2-2014 If anyone would like to buy a subscription and ship it to your house please click here: http://www.ocarm.org/en/content/book-store#! ...Continue Reading

On-going formation course in Spain On the occasion of the 5th centenary of the birth of St. Teresa of Jesus, on September 7 – 17, 2014, forty-eight Carmelites coming from 16 countries around the world gathered in Avila and Salamanca, Spain, for their on-going formation course. The course was organised by the General Formation Commission, chaired by Fr. Benny Phang, General Councilor for Asia, Australia and Oceania, and its administrative secretary, Fr. Noel Rosas (Curia). Fr. John Welch (PCM) and Fr. Desiderio Garcia M ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 03-09-14 P. Angelinus Pots, (Ger) 05-07-27 10-09-49 10-09-52 10-07-55 28-09-14 P. Cees Bartels, (Neer) 25-06-43 22-08-64 01-07-67 04-07-70 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Meeting of the coordinating team of the Carmelite NGO The coordinating team of Carmelite NGO met on September 17, 2013 in Rome.  The members present were Sr Jane Remson (COLMC), Conrad Mutizamhepo, O.Carm., General Councilor for Africa, William Harry, O.Carm. (PCM), Hariawan Adji, O.Carm. (Indo), Sr Blaise Fernando (COLMC), Sr Annah Theresa Nyadombo (HOLMC), Arie Kuil, O.Carm. (Neer), Eduardo Agosta Scarel, O.Carm. (ACV-Arg), and Andrea Ventimiglia (TOC, Italy). The items discussed at the meeting included report ...Continue Reading

General Chapter of the Congregation of Putri Karmel The General Chapter of the Carmelite Sisters of the Congregation of Putri Karmel was held from 7th to 16th August 2014 at Pertapaan Karmel Ngadireso, Malang, Indonesia. The following were elected: Superior General:  Sr. Marietta S. Purwantini, P.Karm. Vice General I:  Sr. Maria Petra, P.Karm. Vice General II: Sr. Maria Skolastika, P.Karm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. Maria Alphonsa, P.Karm. 2nd Councilor: Sr. Maximiliane Soon, P.Karm. 3rd Councilor: Sr. Ag ...Continue Reading

Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the death of Fr. Jerome Gracián The first part of the celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Father Jerome Gracián (Valladolid, June 6, 1545 - Brussels, 21 September 1614) took place on September 21, 2014, exactly 400 years after his death, in the church of the Discalzed Carmelites, Brussels, Belgium. Presiding at the Eucharistic celebration was the Superior General of the Discalced Carmelites, Fr Saverio Cannistrà, OCD., and concelebratin ...Continue Reading

First meeting of the General Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation of the Order The first meeting of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission took place from September 11-15, 2014. Members attending included: Sr Jane Remson (President, Carmelite NGO), Mark Zittle, O.Carm (SEL), Franciscus Xaverius Hariawan Adji, O.Carm (Indo), Eduardo Agosta Scarel, O.Carm (ACV-Arg), Mrs Esther Martin Lozano (Karit, Spain), Sr Annah-Theresa Nyadombo, HLMC (Zimbabwe), and Conrad Mutizamhepo, O.Carm, Gene ...Continue Reading