Assembly of the Provincial Commissariat of Peru (PCM) During the Assembly of the Provincial Commissariat of Peru (PCM) held on 17-20 January 2012 were elected: Commissary Provincial:  Fr. Enrique Laguna Vargas, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Eduardo Rivero Cárdenas, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Gerald Payea, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asamblea del Comisariado Provincial del Perú (PCM) Durante la Asamblea del Comisar ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 04-01-12 P. Francis Vincent McDonald (SEL) 03-02-20 16-07-40 16-07-43 07-06-47 11-01-12 P. Roel Nijland (Neer) 07-01-40 12-09-68 23-11-73 24-06-67 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 09-12-11 P. Fredericus Sudarmawirjautama (Indo) 03-03-33 02-07-55 02-07-58 09-07-61 30-12-11 Sr. Giovanna Mazzi (MTL) 07-03-27 02-07-49 02-07-52 03-01-12 Sr. M. Domenica Mondelli (VET) 10-04-20 12-08-48 27-08-51 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Onteniente, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Onteniente, Spain, was held 11 December 2011. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Magdalena Pla Tortosa, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Margarita Medina Armas, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Jesús Barahona Berzal, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Magdalena Pla Tortosa, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Lourdes Font Font, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Margarita Medina ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE December 2011 Professio Solemnis 20-12-11 Eduardo Ferreira (Flum), São Paolo 20-12-11 Ezequiel Vinízius De O. Pereira (Flum), São Paolo 20-12-11 Tiago Oliviera da Cruz (Flum), São Paolo Ordinatio Diaconalis 04-12-11 Ernesto G. Ombrog III, (Phil), Quezon City 10-12-11 Roberto Carlos Gazabón Arroyo (Ita-Col), Roma Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 18-12-11 Alfredo Pimenta (GerS-Par), Curitiba www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Triennial Meeting for Bursars – 15 – 20 October, 2012 At a recent meeting of the General Finance Commission of the Order, it was decided to hold the Triennial Meeting of Bursars at “Il Carmelo”, Sassone from 15 to 20 October 2012. Arrivals will be on 15 and departures on 20 October, with the working sessions from 16 to 19. There will be a mixture of plenary sessions, including an address by the Prior General and reports from the General Councillors, as well as regional meetings. This meeting is intended for friars and ...Continue Reading

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