Activities of the Prior General From the 22nd to the 24th of November, the Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., took part in the 4th Symposium in the series, “Textos para un Milenio” (Texts for a Millennium) that was held in the parish in Ayala, Madrid. The theme was, Dignity and Resistance, Testimonies, Reflections and Commitment to the Victims. The talk the Prior General gave centred on the Carmelites who were prisoners in the Dachau concentration camp. Also, availing of the opportunity of bein ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE November 2013 Initium Novitiatus 17-11-13 Alex Giovanny Arevalo Quinchanegua (Ita-Col), Salamanca, España Professio Solemnis 30-09-13 Jan Maria Vianney Pavel Hanacek (BM), Kostelní Vydří, Česká republika 30-11-13 Raphael Mary Nhat Tran (SEL), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 30-11-13 Nuno Miguel dos Santos Mendes (Lus), Fátima, Portugal 30-11-13 Jerry De Sousa, (Flum), Belo Horizonte, Brasil Ordinatio Diaconalis 03-11-13 Isaias Ramirez Acosta (Ita-Col), Roma, Ita ...Continue Reading

Help for the Philippines Three weeks ago we sent out information on Task Force Carmel Cares, in response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines.  Today we are happy to report that over €100,000 ($135,000) has been collected by the Curia. Thank you to all of our communities of friars, nuns, sisters, and lay Carmelites. We know many of you have also donated to the Philippines through your local charities and diocesan collections. Thank you for your support for our sisters and brothers in the Philippines. O ...Continue Reading

General Council begins Meetings The General Council began a series of plenary meetings on 12th November, and apart from the ordinary administrative business of the order, the Council is studying a restructuring of the General Commissions, as recommended by the General Chapter. The Council hopes to finish the new structuring of the commissions by Christmas so that they can begin work in the new year. The Prior General and his Council have made the following appointments: Secretary General: Francisco de Sales Alencar Bat ...Continue Reading

Assembly of the USG and a Meeting with Pope Francis On the 27th and 28th of November, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., took part in the 82nd Assembly of the Union of Superiors General, held in Rome. Some 120 Generals of orders and congregations attended. The theme chosen for this assembly was, Pope Francis: The Challenge of Gospel Leadership. This theme was in line with that of the previous assembly in May 2013, Leadership in Religious Life, 50 years after the II Vatican Council. For the two ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chester, USA The Elective Chapter of the Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chester, USA, was held 19 November 2013. The Prioress was elected: Sr. Theresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Face www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capítulo Electivo de las Eremitas de Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chester, Estados Unidos Se celebró el cap&iac ...Continue Reading

The General Chapter Icon In order to help our sisters in the Carmelite cloister to feel that they are united with the objectives of the Order for the next sexennium, the General Curia has begun to distribute copies of the icon that presided over our General Chapter to each of monasteries around the world. The icon that was written by our sisters in the monastery of Cerreto (Italy), shows Mary, Mother and Ornament of Carmel, flanked by four important figures in the history of Carmel: St. Albert of Jerusalem (the 8th cen ...Continue Reading

New Prior Provincial of the PCM Province On 21 November 2013, the American Province of Most Pure Heart of Mary (PCM) elected Fr. William Harry to be prior provincial, to replace Fr. Carl Markelz who was elected Bursar General at the General Chapter held last September. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuevo Prior Provincial de la Provincia PCM En la Provincia Americana del Purísimo Corazon de Maria (PCM), el pasado 21 de ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was held 15 November 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Arelys D'Oleo, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. José Bernal, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Diomedis Maria Duran, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. Teresita Maria de la Cruz, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. M. Esperanza Mane, O.Carm. Director of Novice ...Continue Reading

Preparations for the Centenary of St. Teresa We have been informed in the Curia of a number of significant events taking place throughout the Carmelite world in preparation for the 500th anniversary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus. Our General Curia, through its International Formation Commission, will hold an on-going formation course in Spain from the 7th  - 17th of September 2014. Details of this course will be sent to the provincials, commissaries and delegates in the near future. In the English speakin ...Continue Reading