*Message from the Spanish Committee for the WYD* As you already know, on the 17th August next a gathering will take place for all Carmelite youth in Madrid. Those who cannot be present in Madrid may participate through The Place of Prayer (http://ocarm.org/madrid2011/) or via Facebook (Lugar de oración EJC: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lugar-de-Oraci%C3%B3n-EJC/171363876267712. In this way, throughout the gathering on the 17th we will keep you informed of everything happening at the meeting. At 13.30h (Spanis ...Continue Reading

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*Young Carmelites on Vatican Radio* In the light of the next World Youth Day a number of Carmelite youth from Latin America (Venezuela and Puerto Rico) spoke on Vatican Radio about their experiences in preparation for the WYD with regard to their expectations and dreams. Also interviewed were Brother Santos Martínez O. Carm. and Father José Oliveras, O.Carm., who will lead the group, outlining the programme for the “Carmelite Day” on 17th August in Madrid. This interview can be heard (in Spanish only) t ...Continue Reading

*CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE* *Iulius 2011* *Initium Novitiatus* 10-07-11 Narcizio da Costa Vilanova (Aust-Tim), Hera 10-07-11 Agostinho dos Santos (Aust-Tim), Hera 10-07-11 Avelino dos Santos (Aust-Tim), Hera 10-07-11 Amandio Soares Salsinha (Aust-Tim), Hera 20-07-11 Marilyn Facinabo (BUR), Burgos *Professio Temporanea* 19-06-11 Miracle Marie Horcera (GUI), Guiguinto 03-07-11 Khae Lhucas Ferreira Pereira (GerS-Par), Curitiba 04-07-11 Bienvenue Lo Malo (Baet-Bur), Bobo-Dioulasso 04-07-11 Jean Bernard Somda ( ...Continue Reading

*Letter from the Committee for the Carmelite Day during the WYD* From 16th to 21st of August next, young people will gather in Madrid, Spain, for the World Youth Day celebrations. These events have become an important feature in the life of the Church today. As previously indicated (citoc-online 75/2011) the Carmelite Order will host a Carmelite Day on 17th for young people from the Carmelite Family attending the gathering in Madrid. The Spanish team organizing this day are asking Carmelite communities around the wor ...Continue Reading

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*A Visit by the Major Archbishop of the Siro-Malabar Catholic Church* His Beatitude, Georg Alenchery, Major Archbishop of the Siro-Malabar Catholic Church, on the 17th of July, 2011, paid a visit together with the Archbishop of Thrissur, Andrews Thazhath, to the Carmelite house in Chettupuzha, the headquarters of the Province of St. Thomas in India. The Major Archbishop, who is head of the Siro-Malabar Catholic church was welcomed by the community to whom he offered his good wishes for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount ...Continue Reading

Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor caeli, Virgo puerpera singularis. Mater mitis, sed viri nescia, Carmelitis esto propitia, stella maris. IN SOLLEMNITATE B.V. MARIAE DE MONTE CARMELO Fernando Prior Generalis Domusque Generalis Communitas 16.VII.2011 /Romae, Oratorium Curiae Generalis, Imago B.V. Mariae de Monte Carmelo/ ...Continue Reading

*Discalced Carmelite Renewal Course at Stella Maris, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.* The Discalced Carmelites (OCD) are holding a renewal course for Carmelite Friars in the *Spanish language*, beginning at the end of November 2011 and concluding in February 2012. They have kindly left a few places for O.Carm. friars and in their letter of invitation they state: "Our aim is to place at the disposal of the whole Carmelite family Mount Carmel, the Cradle of the Order and its unique context of the Holy Bible for our sp ...Continue Reading