CHRISTUS NATUS EST NOBIS! VENITE ADOREMUS! NATALE HILARE ET ANNUM FAUSTUM 25. XII. 2011 FERNANDO PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS IMAGE: BOTTICELLI, Adorazione dei Magi, Uffizi (Firenze) ...Continue Reading

The bi-annual meeting of the O.Carm and O.C.D. General Councils On the 17th of December, last, the bi-annual meeting of our General Council with the members of the General Council of the Discalced Carmelites took place. Among other items on the agenda, information was shared about the General Congregation (O.Carm.) which took place in Niagara Falls in September, 2011, and the Extraordinary Definitory of the  Discalced Carmelites, which took place in Ariccia, Rome in the same month. The two councils analysed togeth ...Continue Reading

Promulgated the Decree of the Congregation for Causes of Saints concerning the nine Martyrs of the Castilian Province On 19th December 2011, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. During the course of the audience the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate the Decree concerning the Servants of God Alberto Maria Marco Aleman O.Carm. and eight friars of our Order; all killed by those who violently opposed th ...Continue Reading

General Chapter 2013 During session 242 on the 15th of December, the General Council initiated preparations for the next General Chapter based on the suggestions made by the provincials during the General Congregation last September. The Chapter will take place at Sassone (Rome) from the 2nd (arrivals) to 28th (departures) September 2013 with the following theme: “A word of hope and of salvation” (Constitutions 24): living the charism and mission of Carmel today. The Prior General, together with his Council, also nom ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Moncorvo, Portugal The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Moncorvo, Portugal, was held 16 November 2011. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Sagrada Família Costa, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Imaculada Conceição Nevado, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Eucaristia Pires, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:  Sr. M. Imaculado Coração Martins, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:  Sr. M. Natividade Gomes, O.Carm. Director of ...Continue Reading

Meeting of the Secretariat for Laity A meeting of Secretariats for Carmelite Laity took place recently, from November 28 to December 2. The purpose of the meeting was to edit and finalize the Commentary to the Guidelines for Formation for Lay Carmelites. The new document is now ready for final comments and corrections. Many thanks are due to all who contributed to this work. This Commentary is seen as a starting point for the writing of the provincial Manual for Formation according to the specific situation in each cou ...Continue Reading

Titus Brandsma Institute honours Fr. Falco Thuis On Saturday 19th November, the Titus Brandsma Institute at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, honoured Fr. Falco Thuis, O.Carm., former Prior General of the Order, with a conference on spirituality on the occasion of his departure from the board of the Institute. There were a number of presentations by various speakers during the day and these were interspersed with musical interludes. Welcoming the numerous academics, members of various religious congregations, represe ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE November 2011 Professio Temporanea 05-11-11 Yadira M. Cuevas (TRU), Trujillo Alto 19-11-11 Valentina Rossin (CAR), Carpineto Romano Professio Solemnis 05-11-11 Sedric D’Cruz (STSA), Paravoor 05-11-11 Jacob Mendez (STSA), Paravoor 05-11-11 Sebastian Kurisuparambil (STSA), Paravoor 05-11-11 Joseph Livera (STSA), Paravoor 05-11-11 John Babu Puthenparambil (STSA), Paravoor 05-11-11 Ruben Emmanuel Pinherio (STSA), Paravoor 05-11-11 Yesudas Asariparambil (STSA), Paravoor 05-11-11 Melvin Mende ...Continue Reading

78th Assembly of the U.S.G. Accompanied by John Keating, O.Carm., Councillor General for Europe and Delegate for Formation, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., participated in the bi-annual assembly of the Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.), which took place in Rome from the 23rd to 25th November on the theme “Passing on the Faith”. The principle objective of the assembly was to prepare a possible contribution from the Consecrated Life to the forthcoming Synod of Bishops which will take place i ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. 09-11-11 Sr. Theodora Leemreis (ZEN) 22-06-28 25-04-54 25-04-57 25-11-11 Fr. Francesco Galiano (Neap) 17-02-64 15-09-02 25-03-06 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading