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

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