The Ordinary Bi-annual meeting of the General Councils O.Carm.- OCD On December 15 the biannual meeting of the O.Carm. General Council with the members of the General Council of the Discalced Carmelites took place in the General Curia of the Discalced Carmelites. First, there was an assessment of the eighth centenary celebration of the death of St. Albert of Jerusalem and the celebration of the fourth centenary of the death of Fr. Jerome Gracian.  Fr. Emilio Martínez, OCD., Vicar General, reported on the ev ...Continue Reading

A Meeting of the International Secretariat  for Nuns From the 29th of November to the 2nd of December last, the first meeting of the International Secretariat for Carmelite Nuns took place in the Carmelite monastery of the Incarnation in Zaragoza in Spain. Those who attended were, Fr. Mario Alfarano (General Delegate for the Nuns), Sr. M. Pilar Simon i Blasco (BAR), Sr. Inés M. Carmona Ortiz (TRU), Sr. M. Elena Tolentino (BUR, Federal leader of the Philippines), Sr. Liliana Campos Rosa (ANT), Sr. Marianna C ...Continue Reading

Community Retreat at the General Curia On Sunday 14th December 2014 the members of the General Curia community gathered together for their Advent retreat. The Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Sr. Nicoletta Spezzati ASC, led the community meditation. Her reflection on the biblical texts for Gaudete Sunday as a “Time of the Spirit” was profound and enriching, enabling the members of the Curia community to deepen their preparation for Christmas. www ...Continue Reading

Carmelite NGO Resource Available for Celebration of World Human Rights Day with a Day of Prayer on December 10 The Carmelite NGO has prepared a short prayer service and is making it available to those interested in celebrating World Human Rights Day on December 10. The service is entitled “We Are In Awe of the Human Person” and uses selections from the Scriptures as well quotes from Carmelite saints. The prayer booklet can be downloaded from the Carmelite NGO’s website and freely distributed. The website is: carmelite ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE November 2014 Initium Novitiatus 01-10-14 Annamaria Bucci (CER), Cerreto, Italia Professio Temporanea 08-11-14 M. Carolina Tineo Brito (SLC), Santiago de Los Caballeros, República Dominicana Professio Solemnis 01-11-14 Joseph Vinh Nguyen (SEL) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 01-11-14 Francis X. Pio Khoa Nguyen (SEL) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 01-11-14 Dominic Mary Hung Nguyen (SEL) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 01-11-14 Paul Hung Tran (SEL) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ordinatio Diaconalis 25-11- ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 13-11-14 Fr. Nazzarenu Micallef, (Mel) 13-12-33 01-12-69 12-12-71 19-11-14 Sr. M. Trinidad Labrador Carranza, (ZAR) 03-06-28 13-05-51 13-05-54 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The 84th Biannual Assembly of the USG From the 26th to the 28th of November, just gone by, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., took part in the 84th Biannual Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (USG) in Rome, the theme of which was, “Towards new relationships for a culture of encounter”. On the first day, various speakers, both lay and religious, shared their experience of the extraordinary synod on the family and they evidenced the different challenges that became very clear in the synod ...Continue Reading

Second Meeting of the Commission on Liturgy & Prayer The second meeting of the Commission on Prayer & Liturgy took place in the Curia on Friday and Saturday, November 21-22, 2014. The members of the Commission are Fathers Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista (Secretary General), Chairman, Edmondo Caruana (Mel), Giuseppe M. Midili (Ita), Michael Farrugia (Procurator General), Giovanni Grosso (Postulator General), Robert Pius Malik (Indo), and Mario Esposito (SEL), Secretary. The Commission continued its work follo ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Villalba, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Villalba, Spain, was held 21 November 2014. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Pilar Martín Gómez, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. del Mar Domínguez Castizo, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. del Carmen del Toro Medina, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:  Sr. M. Consuelo Pérez García, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:  Sr. M. Inés Vázquez Gallardo, O.Car ...Continue Reading

The Closing of the 4th Centenary of the Death of Fr. Gracián On the last 12th to 14th of November, the closing of the 4th Centenary of the death of Fr. Jerome Gracián Dantisco took place in Madrid. For this occasion, a congress was held in the halls of our parish in Ayala. A number of expert in his biography and spiritual doctrine took part in the congress which was organised by the group called “Textos para un Milenio” (Texts for a Millennium”). A large number of the public attended.  On the 13th, ...Continue Reading