VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 22-01-15 P. Rudolf van Dijk, (Neer) 14-12-35 10-09-56 10-09-59 09-07-61 13-02-15 Sr. Celina Teresa Bertucci, (RAV) 14-02-25 02-07-60 08-09-63 13-02-15 P. Carolus Borromeus Tribeno Yuwono, (Indo) 04-11-55 21-07-79 16-07-84 21-11-97 14-02-15 P. Tiziano Ballarin (Ita) 11-09-25 07-08-43 04-05-47 24-09-49 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

A Meeting of African Carmelite Leaders and Formators A meeting of African Carmelite leaders and formators took place from the 22nd January 2015 to the 26th January 2015, at the spiritual centre of the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting began with the assessment of the hopes and expectations of the brothers, and by reflecting on issues of methodology, group dynamics and timetable. Three major presentations were given at the meeting one b ...Continue Reading

Course in English Language at Aylesford:  1st July - 31th July 2015 The British Province and the Aylesford Community are pleased to announce that following the success of the English Summer School in 2014, a second course will be run from 1 to 31 July, 2015. In the first instance, the course is limited to friars. Participants should already have studied English at a basic level. The course will include many opportunities for practicing English, as well as classes with instructors. Please contact Kevin Alban O.Carm ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Ianuarius 2015 Initium Novitiatus 17-01-15 Luciano Santos de Araújo (Pern), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 17-01-15 Renan Luiz dos Santos (Pern), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 17-01-15 Luiz Filipe da Cruz (Par), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 17-01-15 Ítalo César Marques Costa (Flum), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 17-01-15 Paulo Henrique Rodrigues Piva (Flum), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 17-01-15 Paulo de Lima Zambini (Flum), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 18-01-15 Mildred María Rivera (TRU), Trujillo Al ...Continue Reading

The Bibliotheca Carmelitana Nova Website The website of the Bibliotheca Carmelitana Nova is now open on the internet. The project was organised by the Institutum Carmelitanum in conjunction with the FOVOG (Forschungsstelle fur Vergleichende Ordensgeschichte), an institute that is part of the University of Dresden, Germany, specialising in comparative studies of religious orders. Its purpose is to gather information and put it on the internet: in this case, the biographical, archivistic and bibliographic data regarding ...Continue Reading

The Central Committee of the Institutum Carmelitanum held its first meeting The newly constituted Central Committee of the Institutum Carmelitanum held its first meeting January 26-29 at CISA in Rome.  President Michael Plattig (Ger) welcomed several new members: Rivaldave Paz Torquato (Par), Rico Ponce (Phil), Sr. Anastasia Cucca (RAV), and Edeltraud Klueting (TOC Germany).  Returning members included Giovanni Grosso (Ita), Ton van der Gulik (Neer), and Leopold Glueckert (PCM).  The Curia liaison Conrad ...Continue Reading

Fr. Bruno Secondin, O.Carm. invited to preach the retreat for the Pope and the Curia “Servants and Prophets of the Living God” is the theme of the retreat scheduled for the 22nd to the 27th of February which Pope Francis will attend along with the members of the Roman Curia. The retreat will be held at the Casa Divin Maestro in Ariccia on the outskirts of Rome. The meditations which will offer a pastoral Reading of the prophet Elijah, will be led by the Carmelite Fr. Bruno Secondin, O.Carm. (from the Osservatore Romano ...Continue Reading

Assembly of the Provincial Commissariat of Peru (PCM) During the Assembly of the Provincial Commissariat of Peru (PCM) held on 20-23 January 2015 were elected: Commissary Provincial:  Fr. Miguel Bacigalupo, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Gerald Payea, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Eduardo Rivero, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asamblea del Comisariado Provincial del Perú (PCM) Durante la Asamb ...Continue Reading

Electronic newsletter for the Lay Carmelites We are pleased to present the second bulletin for the Lay Carmelites. This time we share different activities and initiatives of our laity and youth in various parts of the world. We keep the hope that all this will continue to consolidate us as a great international Carmelite Family. In this issue, we continue our reflection on the figure of St. Albert of Jerusalem, Lawgiver of the Carmelite Order, whose eighth centenary of death we celebrated throughout 2014 and that ended ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 08-01-15 Sr. M. Angelica Domenici, (FIR) 18-12-24 07-01-51 10-01-54 13-01-15 Sr. Martha Haafkes, (ZEN) 16-10-32 18-07-57 18-07-60 16-01-15 P. Juan Evangelista Ortíz Pérez, (ACV) 23-10-23 08-09-42 08-09-45 27-06-48 19-01-14 Sr. M. Carmela Conserva, (OST) 10-11-34 23-01-59 13-11-69 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading