VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 11-12-14 P. Alan Fitzpatrick, (Hib) 25-01-30 10-10-48 15-10-51 11-07-54 15-12-14 P. Lluís Gratacós i Busquet, (Cat) 03-10-23 24-09-43 29-09-46 04-07-48 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The Carmelitane delle Grazie and the Carmelitane di Nostra Signora del Carmelobecomeone. With a decree dated the 21st of November, 2014, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life established the fusion of the SuoreCarmelitanedelle Grazie (SCG) and the sisters of the Istituto di Nostra Signora del Carmelo (INSC).  The Carmelitanedelle Grazie was the most ancient affiliate of the Order. They were founded in 1724 in Bologna by the Venerable MaddalenaMazzoni. To celebrate the ...Continue Reading

A Letter to Mark the First Anniversary of the Beatification of Our Martyrs On the occasion of the first anniversary of the beatification of the ten martyrs of the Betica Province (Carmelo Moyano and companions) and the nine martyrs of the Province of Castile (Alberto Maria Marco y Aleman and companions), the Prior General, Fernando Millan Romeral, O.Carm. has written a letter to the whole Carmelite family, with the title, “Thank you for the martyrs that you have given to the church”. This expression is contained in a m ...Continue Reading

CHRISTUS NATUS EST NOBIS! VENITE ADOREMUS! NATALE HILARE ET ANNUM FAUSTUM 25.XII.2014 FERNANDO PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS IMAGE: Natività, Autore ignoto Sec. XVIII, Centro Internazionale S. Alberto, Roma ...Continue Reading

The activities of the Prior General Last 29th of November, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., in the company of Fr. Benny Phang Khong Wing, O.Carm., Councillor General for Asia, Australia and Oceania, attended the Vigil of Prayer in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, which marked the opening of the Year of Consecrated Life. The Vigil was led by Archbishop José Rodriguez Carballo, OFM, Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ...Continue Reading

The activities of the Prior General Last 29th of November, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., in the company of Fr. Benny Phang Khong Wing, O.Carm., Councillor General for Asia, Australia and Oceania, attended the Vigil of Prayer in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, which marked the opening of the Year of Consecrated Life. The Vigil was led by Archbishop José Rodriguez Carballo, OFM, Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ...Continue Reading

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