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

Inauguration of the Spiritual Center “Shanti Bhuana” in Indonesia On January 12, 2013, the Spiritual Center “Shanti Bhuana” (Land of Peace) was officially inaugurated by Mgr. Hieronymus Bumbun OFM Cap, the Archbishop of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, during a Eucharistic celebration. He was assisted by Mgr. Hadisumarto, O.Carm., Bishop emeritus of Sorong, West Irian, other bishops, Fr. Joko Purnomo, O.Carm. (Provincial) and Fr. Dionysius Kosasih, O.Carm. (Vice-Provincial). They were joined by many priests and a ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Fisciano, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Fisciano, Italy, was held 29 January 2013. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Arcangela Parisi, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Regina Di Serafino, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Giuseppina Albano, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Giuseppina Albano, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Regina Di Serafino, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Arcangela Parisi, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org ...Continue Reading

The Second Seminar on the Contemplative Dimension of Carmel The second in a series of interdisciplinary seminars organised by the Institutum Carmelitanum, took place at CISA Rome, from the 17th to the 19th of January, 2013. The seminar consisted of a study of texts by Carmelite authors in order to establish if and in what way they expressed the contemplative dimension of our charism and spirituality. Some fifteen scholars, religious and lay, from different backgrounds, presented papers on the texts and the thoughts of ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 02-01-13 P. Jack Logan, (SEL) 15-05-36 15-09-57 15-09-60 27-05-64 12-01-13 P. Elías Pascual Tudela, (Arag) 28-10-26 08-09-46 08-09-49 08-07-51 12-01-13 P. Zachary Monet, (PCM) 25-10-19 26-08-54 26-08-57 28-05-60 16-01-13 P. Bartholomew Larkin, (PCM) 22-12-31 01-09-51 15-09-54 31-05-58 20-01-13 P. José Mª Vioque Gallego, (Baet) 28-10-20 15-10-38 01-11-41 04-03-44 R.I.P. www.ocar ...Continue Reading