VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 07-06-13 P. Riccardo Brandi, (Neap) 06-05-58 25-03-87 24-04-88 10-03-90 09-06-13 P. Elia Jacobucci, (Ita) 26-12-37 06-10-56 29-01-61 22-02-64 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Maius 2013 Professio Temporanea 14-05-13 Anu P. Thomas Puzhamangalath (Ind), Kartikulam, India 14-05-13 Jacob P.J. Pallippurath, (Ind), Kartikulam, India 16-05-13 Chrispin John (STSA), Paravur, India 16-05-13 Johnson Digal (STSA), Paravur, India Professio Solemnis 22-05-13 Febin Francis Kachirayil (Ind), Kothamangalam, India 22-05-13 Alexander George Chundattu (Ind), Kothamangalam, India 22-05-13 Sijo Jacob Pavartikaran (Ind), Kothamangalam, India 22-05-13 Albin Jospeh Parayail (Ind), Kot ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 20-05-13 Sr. M. Nieves De la Torre Torregrosa, (TAF) 07-12-36 12-10-64 12-10-67 22-05-13 Sr. M Teresinha Loureiro de Fonseca, (MAD) 17-04-34 25-02-59 25-02-62 27-05-13 Sr. M. Pilar Augusto Fernández, (MAD) 03-01-44 13-05-61 04-01-65 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Cañete la Real, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Cañete la Real, Spain, was held 4 April 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Dolores Garrido Garrido, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Carolina Mumbi  Mwove, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Susana Wausi Kithusi, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Matilde Mumbua  Kioko, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Jacinta Nthenya  Kioko, O.Carm. Sacr ...Continue Reading

Meeting of the International Carmelite Formation Commission in Rome From the 22nd to 24th May 2013, the International Formation Commission of the Order met at the General Curia in Rome for its final meeting prior to the General Chapter this September. Having listened to the reports of the different members of the commission from around the world, they reviewed the work of the commission over these past six years in preparation for the Chapter. Attention was given to the information presented at the Council of Provinces ...Continue Reading

A Message from the two General Councils, OCarm and OCD to the whole Carmelite Family (Aylesford, 10-17 May 2013) The text can be seen on our website: http://ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/message-two-general-councils-ocarm-and-ocd-whole-carmelite-family www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mensaje de los dos Consejos Generales OCarm-OCD a toda la Familia Carmelita (Aylesford, 10-17 mayo 2013) El texto se puede encontrar en nuestra p&a ...Continue Reading

A Meeting of the O.Carm. and O.C.D. General Councils at Aylesford, England From the 10th to the 17th of May, a meeting of the O.Carm. and O.C.D. General Councils took place in Aylesford, England. After a tour of this place of great importance for the Order and a report on the life and present situation of the shrine, the members of the two Councils took part in the celebration of Vespers at the Anglican Cathedral of Rochester, where the group received a very warm, fraternal and ecumenical welcome. On Sunday, the 12th o ...Continue Reading

Carmelites and the Second Vatican Council – CISA Lectures Once again this year the community of St. Albert’s International Centre and the Institutum Carmelitanum offered a series of lectures to the public. The theme this year was “Carmelites and the Second Vatican Council”. The lectures were given in the conference hall in St. Albert’s Centre and a good number of members of the Carmelite family and others attended each evening. The series opened with a lecture by Claudemir Rozin, O.Carm., who shared the results of thi ...Continue Reading

General Councils O.Carm. and O.C.D. meet Lord Rowan Williams The General Councils of the O. Carm. and ODC friars met in in Aylesford, UK, from 11 to 16 May. In the course of this encounter, the members of the two councils spent some time working with Lord Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury 2002-2012, and now Master of Magdalene College in the University of Cambridge. Dr Williams spoke to the councils about mission and the Carmelite charism, pointing out that the goal of both new evangelisation and contemplation i ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Utrera, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Utrera, Spain, was held 13-14 May 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. María del Carmen Requena  Pérez, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. José Navarro López, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. María de Lourdes Lario Reverte, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. Rosamaría Nduku Mbithi, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. Ana María Re ...Continue Reading