A Celebration of the 8th Centenary of the Death of St. Albert of Jerusalem From the 10th to the 2th of October, 2014, at the St. Albert’s International Centre in Rome, a symposium was held, to celebrate the 8th Centenary of the death of St. Albert of Jerusalem. On the invitation of the General Council, some eighty people including friars, nuns, religious sisters and lay carmelites, from Rome and from farther afield, in Europe and in Brazil, took part in the event. The celebration opened on the 10th with Evening Prayer ...Continue Reading

Activities during the Centenary of Saint Teresa The beginning of the 5th Centenary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Avila is now close. We have received news of various events that are happening in various parts of the world which we would like to share with you in chronological order. These are in addition to those we have already publicised (citoc-online 91/2013): In July the “Teresian Carmelite Family” in Portugal made a pilgrimage to places associated with Teresa in Spain with over 500 people taking part. This assoc ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Seville, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Seville, Spain, was held 7-8 October 2014. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. de Cristo Rey Mora Pérez, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Teresa Molina Sánchez, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Isabel Moreno de la Torre, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:  Sr. M. Asunción Granados Arellano, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:  Sr. Hermelinda de Mª Guadalupe Bal Pichiyá, O.C ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Fontiveros, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Fontiveros, Spain, was held 6 October 2014. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Fátima M. de la Redención Luna Ceballos, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. del Pilar de la Trinidad Felipe García, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor and Treasurer:  Sr M. Carmela de la Cruz Ronquillo Diamat., O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

First meeting of the new General Commission for Evangelisation and Mission The first meeting of the new General Commission for Evangelisation and Mission took place recently at the Casa Generalizia in Rome, from Friday the 26th to Sunday the 28th of September. The meeting was organised by the General Councillor with responsibility for Evangelisation and Mission, Fr John Keating. He was joined by the other members of the Commission: Conrad Mutizamhepo, (General Councillor), Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista (Pern.), S ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE September 2014 Initium Novitiatus 01-09-14 Piotr Sudolski (Pol), Lipiny, Polska 02-09-14 Franck Ngneguep Kaptchouang (Ger-Cam), Efoulan, Cameroun 02-09-14 Richard Aboueme (Ger-Cam), Efoulan, Cameroun 08-09-14 Benedetta Kaczmarek (CAE), Camerino, Italia 15-09-14 Anna Iannone (CER), Cerreto, Italia 28-09-14 Inocencio Pablo García Ramírez (Bet), Salamanca, España 28-09-14 Néstor Luis Prieto Pérez (Cat-Ven), Salamanca, España 28-09-14 Héctor Lu ...Continue Reading

Citoc Magazine IV No.2-2014 is available for download online Citoc Magazine IV No.2 - 2014 covers all the important activities of the Order from January to July 2014. This Issue also highlights the commemoration of the VIII centenary of the Death of St. Albert of Jerusalem. The Magazine is available for download online at http://www.ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/citoc-magazine-iv-no2-2014 If anyone would like to buy a subscription and ship it to your house please click here: http://www.ocarm.org/en/content/book-store#! ...Continue Reading

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