General Chapter of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm The General Chapter of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm was held 6-17 September 2014 at Germantown, NY, USA. The following were elected: Superior General:  Mother M. Mark Louis Anne Randall, O. Carm. Viçar General and 1st Councilor:  Sr. Mary Rose Heery, O. Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Jeanne Francis Haley, O. Carm. 3nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Cyril Methodius Kasper, O.Carm. 4nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Patricia Marg ...Continue Reading

8th Centenary of the death of Saint Albert of Jerusalem, Bishop and Lawgiver of the Order Saint Albert was born towards the middle of the 12th century in Castel Gualtieri in Emilia, Italy. He entered the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross at Mortara, Pavia, and became Prior there in 1180. In 1184, he was named bishop of Bobbio, and the following year he was transferred to Vercelli which he governed for twenty years.  During this period, he undertook diplomatic missions of national and international importance with r ...Continue Reading

Letter of the two Generals O.Carm. and OCD The Prior General of the Carmelites, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral O. Carm together with the Superior General of the Discalced Carmelites, Fr.  Saverio Cannistrà, OCD., have sent a letter to all the members of the great Carmelite family throughout the world on the occasion of the restoration and maintenance project for the ruins of the first Carmelite monastery at the Wadi es-Siah, in Haifa, Israel (CITOC-magazine, III-No.2-2013). The letter, together with a ...Continue Reading

First meeting of the General Finance Commission The General Finance Commission of the Order met in Rome from 1 September – 4 September. Members include: Albert Anuszewski, OSST, Günter Benker (Ger), Christian Buenafe (Phil), Fintan Burke (Hib), Agostinho Castro (Lus), Anna De Giglio (Neap-Lay), Alfredo Di Cerbo (Brun), Michael Kissane (SEL) and Carl Markelz, Economo Generale. Topics discussed included the Global Plan, General Chapter legislation, financial documents of the General Curia, The General Economic Dire ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción, Huesca, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción, Huesca, Spain, was held 1 September 2014. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Inés Nthenya Nzyuko, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Carmen Ibarra Lorea, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr .M. Concepción Durán Bestué, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:  Sr .M. Anastasia Kavuu Kiswili, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:  ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Augustus 2014 Initium Novitiatus 02-08-14 Firgilius Fren More (Indo), Nita-Maumere, Flores, Indonesia 02-08-14 Florianus Hure (Indo), Nita-Maumere, Flores, Indonesia 02-08-14 Aprianus Pani Pili (Indo), Nita-Maumere, Flores, Indonesia 02-08-14 Donatus Djagom (Indo), Nita-Maumere, Flores, Indonesia 02-08-14 Yosep Yasintus Taji (Indo), Nita-Maumere, Flores, Indonesia 02-08-14 Fransiskus Mbabho (Indo), Nita-Maumere, Flores, Indonesia 02-08-14 Yosep Benediktus Karunia Rihi (Indo), Nita-Maumere, ...Continue Reading

Carmelite European Youth Gathering in Fatima From the 19th to the 23rd of August 2014 the first part of the Carmelite European Youth programme “Awakening” took place at Casa São Nuno, Fatima, Portugal. In all there were 58 participants from the Spanish provinces, Ireland, The Netherlands and Portugal. Also participating were the novices from the European Carmelite Novitiate at Salamanca and a group with the Hermanas de la Virgen Maria del Monte Carmelo. The “Awakening” Project, which was presented at the Genera ...Continue Reading

General Chapter of the Congregation of the Corpus Christi Carmelites The General Chapter of the Sisters of the Congregation of the Corpus Christi Carmelites was held 14-28 August 2014 at Kearney, Nebraska, USA. The following were elected: Superior General:  Sr. Petronilla Joseph, O.Carm. Assistant General and 1st Councilor:   Sr. Antoinette Fahey, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor: Sr. Katrina Charles, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:  Sr. Bertil Dean, O.Carm. 4th Councilor:  Sr. Geraldine George, O.Carm. www.o ...Continue Reading

The Aylesford Language Experience From 1 July to 14 August, the Aylesford UK community hosted a “language experience” which the following attended: Andres Trujillo Herrera (Ita-Col), Janer Fernando Gomez Torres (Ita-Col), Karol Amroz (Pol), Antonin Prikasky (BM), David Del Carpio Horcajo (Baet), Jean de la Croix Dino Bori Sumbu (Ita-RDC), Manoel da Cruz Alves da Silva (Pern) and Jimmy Vogel (Swedish seminarian). The specific objectives to be attained by the end of the course by all the participants, not only the more ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 25-07-14 P. David Murphy, (PCM) 13-08-18 15-08-36 15-08-39 23-05-42 09-08-14 P. Henny Post, (Neer) 16-03-46 05-09-66 10-01-75 29-06-75 10-08-14 P. Riekus Houtsma (Neer) 14-06-17 14-09-39 14-09-42 15-07-45 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading