Bl. Frances d'Amboise, religiousNovember 5 | Option MemorialPromised in marriage at the age of four to Peter, second son of the Duke of Brittany, Bl Frances spent the rest of her youth with her future mother-in-law Joan, sister of Charles VII, King of France, who instilled in her the deeply Christian spirit she had received from the teachings of St. Vincent Ferrer.Widowed in 1457, despite pressure from her father and the King of France, she not only opposed remarriage but turned towards religious life. After repea ...Continue Reading

 *Photo of the New Prior General*Information about the photograph of Fr. Desiderio García Martínez, the prior general, for display in the communities and ministry sites was mailed to the prior provincials, general delegates, provincial commissaries, priors of the hermitages not under a province, prioresses of the enclosed monasteries, and federations.You are free to print the pictures linked in the email. If you wish, the Curia will print copies of one of the photos in one size for you. However, w ...Continue Reading

 ALACAR Meeting Yields Unity in the Carmelite Family The Asociación Latinoamericana de los Carmelitas(Latin American Association of Carmelites) (ALACAR), held a gathering at the Centro Teresiano de Espiritualidade in São Roque, Brazil, from October 20–25, 2025. It was hosted with exceptional hospitality, care, and contemplative spirit by our Discalced Carmelite (OCD) brothers and sisters.The theme of the conference was “María, maestra de oración” (Mary, Teacher of Prayer). Eigh ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 14-10-25 Fr Manuel Alves 26-05-39 25-11-56 09-06-60 19-10-25 Fr. Hilary Milton 29-06-36 22-08-57 22-08-60 25-05-63 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Giving Thanks With Grateful HeartsCommemoration of All SoulsThis weekend we celebrate those who are now in God’s care.We pray for them with faith and hope.As St Paul says, what proves that God loves us is that Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by his death we have been made righteous in the eyes of God (Romans 5:8-10).We thank God for the presence of our departed sisters and brothers in our lives. We recognise them as a gift and blessing to us. Even in the midst of our s ...Continue Reading

 All Carmelite Saints -- Aylesford, UKNovember  –  Noviembre – Novembre 2025 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivinaENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - November 2025[*]Lectio Divina November, 2025 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina November, 2025 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina November, 2025 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from t ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: We've All Met Them!XXX Sunday of Ordinary TimeWe’ve all met them: people who only seem to be able to bolster their self-image by putting everyone else down. We meet such a character in the Pharisee in the Gospel for this Sunday. Like the Pharisee in this week’s Gospel, we can sometimes see religion as a set of personal rituals, actions and prayers that cause us to think we have been faithful to God’s calling because we have done this or that.The background for the Gospel is set in the F ...Continue Reading

 New Province of East Indonesia Dedicates Church and Ordains 10 Members as PriestsOn October 14, 2025, the Bishop of Maumere, Mgr. Edwaldus Martinus Sedu, dedicated the parish church of Maria Kusuma Karmel Bu Nuaria parish. The following day, October 15, 2025, the feast of St. Teresa of Avila, 10 Carmelite deacons of the province were ordained to the priesthood.The Eastern Indonesia Province was created on March 25, 2025, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. It was placed under the patronage of St. ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEPROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*06-09-25  Maria Iuliana della Santa Famiglia  (CAR) Luncani, RomaniaORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS*15-10-25  Andrianus Bado Rema (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 15-10-25  Georgius Ture (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 15-10-25  Daniel Seti Hali Tolang (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 15-10-25  Patrisius Rato (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 15-10-25  Blasius Wege (Indo-Est) Maumere, ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Don't Give UpXXIX Sunday of Ordinary TimeJesus tells this story of a persistent widow who wins the day against an unjust judge. St Luke says that the story is “about the need to pray continually and never lose heart”.God is not like the unjust judge, who delays in answering and finally gives in only when threatened. God will hear and answer the persistent cry of his people. We, too, can be tempted to lose heart as we live in the midst of the evils of our own day.Read more ...  [*]C ...Continue Reading