The Unification of the Two Provinces in Germany into One German Province Recently, on the 28th of December, at a solemn event in the Carmelite house in Bamberg, Germany, the unification of the Provinces of Upper Germany and Lower Germany to form the one Province of Germany took place. The ceremony began with an historical overview by Dr. Edeltraud Klueting, Third Order Carmelite, of the presence of Carmelites in Germany  for more than 750 years. The Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millan Romeral, O.Carm. then spoke. H ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 20-12-12 Sr. M. Francisca Montañés Serrano, (BAR) 12-04-26 05-01-46 13-01-49 20-12-12 P. Ignatius Axisa, (Mel) 20-01-24 07-10-42 09-12-45 01-08-48 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

PORTA FIDEI CHRISTUS INCARNATUS EST! NATALE HILARE ET ANNUM FAUSTUM 25. XII. 2012 FERNANDO PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS IMAGO: Guido Reni, Adorazione dei pastori (1640-1642), Moskva, Pushkin Museum ...Continue Reading

A Meeting of the OCarm and OCD General Councils On the 17th of December just gone by, at the OCD General Curia in Rome, the ordinary meeting that the General Councils of Carmelites and Discalced Carmelites hold every six months, took place. The meeting dealt with a number of questions of common interest and the participants shared their experiences on a number of fronts. The main topic was the possible restoration of the ruins of the first Carmelite foundation on Mount Carmel (Wadi ‘ain es-Siah), in view of which, an i ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 16-12-12 P. Joan Colldecarrera i Camps, (Cat) 13-12-20 24-09-41 15-10-44 23-06-46 17-12-12 Sr. M. Vincenta Gallach Soler, (VAL) 23-04-23 25-01-50 06-02-53 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Barcelona, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Barcelona, Spain, was held 12-14 December 2012. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. María Carmen Izquierdo Marín, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. María Pilar Simón Blasco, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Roser Ferrer Camps, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Carmen Ribas Colomer, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. María Pilar Simón ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, Philippines The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, Philippines, was held 14 December 2012. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Arlene Marie Reporte, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Teresa Margarita Medina, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Mary Ann Inosanto, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Teresa Margarita Medina, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. Lourdes Maria Viernes, O.Carm. Sacristan: &nbs ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of San Giovanni La Punta, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of San Giovanni La Punta, Italy, was held 10 December 2012. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Rosalia Mangiarotti, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Simona Nicita, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Angelica Panebianco, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M .Celina Atzei, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. M. Gesualda Morreale, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M ...Continue Reading

Web page for the preparation for the General Chapter Responding to the signs of the times, and attempting to communicate using 21st century methods, the Preparatory Commission, together with the webmaster of the Order, set up a web page for the General Chapter 2013. The address is:  http://www.ocarm.org/capitulumgenerale2013/ . In this page, available to all friars and other members of the Carmelite Family, the commission has posted the special prayer for the Chapter, along with the Instrumentum Laboris, whic ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 29-11-12 P. Kevin John Lawler, (Hib) 01-06-30 24-09-48 15-10-51 10-07-55 09-12-12 P. Manuel Moreno Martín, (Baet) 04-12-26 15-10-43 08-12-47 08-04-50 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading