Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Camerino, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Camerino, Italy, was held 25 March 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Teresita Marino, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Paola Colletta, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Grazia Di Palma, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Paola Colletta, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Paola Colletta, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Pia Marzilliano, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.face ...Continue Reading

Letter of the Prior General to His Holiness Pope Francis The Prior General, in the name of the Carmelite Order, has written to Pope Francis on the occasion of the election. In the letter he expresses to the Holy Father warm filial congratulations at this time as he takes on his service of the People of God. In the name of the Carmelites Fr. Fernando assures Pope Francis of our prayer for his ministry and for himself personally, and our willingness to collaborate in every way with the work of evangelization particularly ...Continue Reading

General Chapter of the Congregation "Irmãs Carmelitas da Divina Providéncia" The General Chapter of the Carmelite Sisters of the Congregation "Irmãs Carmelitas da Divina Providéncia" (ICDP) was held in January 2013. The following were elected: Superior General:  Sr. Dazir da Rocha Campos 1st Councilor:  Sr. Maria Eduvirges Teixeira 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Neuza Paiva 3rd Councilor: Sr. Rita de Cássia Silva 4th Councilor:  Sr. Maria Helena Lome ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Februarius 2013 Initium Novitiatus 14-12-12 Suelen Cristina Andrade (JAB) Jaboticabal, Brasil 11-02-13 Letícia Gomes de Almeida (JAB) Jaboticabal, Brasil 18-02-13 Angelo Jesús Hernández Simoza (Baet-Ven), Mérida, Venezuela 18-02-13 Orlando de Jesús Piña Rondón (Baet-Ven), Mérida, Venezuela 18-02-13 Yarwin José Machado Oliveros (Baet-Ven), Mérida, Venezuela 18-02-13 Jesús Francisco Chourio Basabe (Baet-Ven), M&eacut ...Continue Reading

35th General Chapter of the Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel The General Chapter of the Carmelite Sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (COLMC) was held in January 2013. The following were elected: Superior General:  Sr. Lawrence Habetz, O. Carm. Councilor:  Sr. Mary Sheila Undang, O.Carm. Councilor:  Sr. Paula Marie Derise, O. Carm. Councilor: Sr. Kathleen Farrelly, O. Carm. Councilor:  Sr. Mary Ellen Wheelahan, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ...Continue Reading

Letter of the Prior General to His Holiness Benedict XVI On the occasion of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the Prior General sent a letter on behalf of the Carmelite Order, in which he expressed his gratitude to the Holy Father, for his ministry to the universal Church, and also for his warm affection for Carmel over the years. The Prior General recalled the various beatifications and the canonization that took place during his pontificate, thanking him for the four personal meetings he had over the years for va ...Continue Reading

The Celebration of the 4th Centenary of the Madrid Monastery On Sunday the 3rd of February, 2013 a Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated for the four hundred years of existence of the community of Carmelite nuns in the Monastery of Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas in Madrid. The solemn liturgy was led by the Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millan Romeral, O.Carm., assisted by the priors provincial of Castile and Aragon and Valencia, Frs. Miguel Angel Perez, O.Carm., and Luis Gallardo Ganuza, O.Carm., along with a number of o ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Vetralla, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Vetralla, Italy, was held 11 February 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Marianna Caprio, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Benedetta Succu, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Teresa Nguyen, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Rita Gugliara, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. M. Pia Sammut, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Sabina Berneschi, O.Carm. Treasurer: &nb ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Sutri, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Sutri, Italy, was held 11 February 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Daniela Solustri, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Martina Simeone, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Francesca Romana Gargano, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Daniela Solustri, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. Teresa Lupo, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Francesca Romana Gargano, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org ht ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Ianuarius 2013 Initium Novitiatus 19-01-13 Patricia Erickson (HUD), Hudson, USA 27-01-13 José Edson da Silva (Pern), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 27-01-13 José Nilton Santos Silva Júnior (Pern), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 27-01-13 José Roberto Santos (Pern), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 27-01-13 Yêdo Ian Bezerra de Araújo (Pern), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 27-01-13 Gemozo Albino Luís (Pern-Moz), Belo Horizonte, Brasil 27-01-13 Lázaro José Ant&oci ...Continue Reading