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

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Madrid, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Madrid, Spain, was held 22-23 April 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Inmaculada Ochoa, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Noemí Temprano, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Antonia Dominguez, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Carmen Almonte, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. Maria del Carmen Ruiz, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Brunilda Rodriguez, O. ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 31-03-13 P. Marcellinus Scicluna, (Mel) 13-03-33 08-10-50 19-03-54 06-04-57 26-04-13 P. Foster Hanley, (PCM) 07-06-36 22-08-57 22-08-60 08-06-63 28-04-13 P. Victor Schembri, (Mel) 15-09-26 10-10-43 19-10-47 23-09-50 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Martius / Aprilis 2013 Initium Novitiatus 29-04-13 Licia Palmieri (CER), Cerreto di Sorano, Italia Professio Temporanea 19-03-13 M. Irene Angelantoj (CER), Cerreto di Sorano, Italia Professio Solemnis 07-04-13 Maria Lallane (BEJ), Beja, Portugal 28-04-13 Gabriela Bordones Herrera (ONT), Onteniente, España Ordinatio Diaconalis 21-04-13 Willy Singo Shaba (Ita-Con), Roma, Italia Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 28-02-13 Tiago Oliveira da Cruz (Flum), Salvador, Brasil 02-04-13 Pablo Fuertes Ramir ...Continue Reading

Provincial Chapter of the Province of Australia and East Timor During the Provincial Chapter of the Province of Australia and East Timor held on 22-26 April 2013 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Denis Andrew, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Paul Cahill, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Hugh Brown, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Sean Keefe, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. James Des Lauriers, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org -------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading