IN SOLLEMNITATE B.V. MARIAE DE MONTE CARMELO/Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera,//splendor caeli, Virgo puerpera singularis. Mater mitis, sed viri nescia, Carmelitis esto propitia, stella maris./ *MÍCEÁL PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS*16.VII.2025  +          +           + www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org  ​  ...Continue Reading

From the Prior General, Míceál O'Neill, O. Carm.A Message to the Carmelite Order on the Feast of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel -- 2025Message of the Prior General On The Occasion of the Feast Of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in this Jubilee Year 2025 -- Mary, Mother of HopeTo read the Message ... (318 KB)To View the Video ...+         +         + Del Prior General, Míceál O'Neill, O. Carm.Mensaje por la Solemn ...Continue Reading

*Province of Australia & Timor-Leste Make Our Lady of Mount Carmel Novena Available to Carmelite Family * The Province of Australia & Timor-Leste had made a novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel available on its website for the wider Carmelite Family. The novena is in English.  For nine days before the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16, we pray for the following intentions for all those in need throughout the world. The novena can be prayed at any time of the year for these in ...Continue Reading

 Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Jesi Holds Elective ChapterOn Friday, June 20, 2025, the Carmelite community of the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Jesi (Italy) held their elective chapter.The monastery was founded in 1684 by Cardinal Pietro Matteo Petucci († 1701), bishop of Aesinate. He changed the Franciscan Tertiaries, Aesinate ascetics, founded in 1660 into Carmelites. A few years later, in 1697, they received the papal cloister, passing to the Second Order. Around 1822, the Carmelite nuns of Mont ...Continue Reading

 Bl. Giovanna Scopelli, virginJuly 9 | MemorialBorn in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in 1439, Bl. Jane Scopelli began her religious life at home living as a Carmelite mantellata (member of a Carmelite lay confraternity, wearing the white cloak or mantella). In 1480, after the death of her parents, she formed a community with a number of other like-minded women.A few years later, in 1485, she acquired the house and the church belonging to the Humiliate in Reggio Emilia which she converted into a monastery. The nuns became k ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Towards a Love Beyond Labels15th Sunday in Ordinary TimePope Francis said society creates “an adjective culture” that prefers to immediately label people as good or bad. Jesus, he said, breaks the mentality that separates, excludes, isolates and belittles the person.A good example of what the pope said is found in the parable in today’s Gospel. Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF] (3.44 MB)[*]Celebrating At Home - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time ...Continue Reading

 Elective Chapter Held in the Monastery of the Incarnation in Barcelona, SpainThe Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Incarnation in Barcelona, Spain, recently held their triennial, elective chapter.The monastery was founded in 1649 by Srs. Gertrude of the Infant Jesus and Teresa of Jesus, two nuns from the monastery of Vilafranca del Penedès. Ven. Eulalia of the Cross, a mystic and author of several works, lived there, dying in 1721. This monastery founded the Carmelite monasteries in Valls, Vic, and Tar ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 12-05-25 P. Richard Champigny (SEL) 03-11-38 15-09-58 17-09-61 31-07-65 05-06-25 Fra. Marcellus (Aloysius) Sutaryo (Indo) 14-07-55 16-07-81 16-07-86 06-06-25 Fr. Bernard (Brendan) O'Reilly (Hib) 01-08-33 08-09-58 08-10-61 14-07-63 14-06-25 Br. John Shebin (STSA)  29-06-98 11-05-19 24-05-24 16-06-25 Sor María del Carmen Requena Pérez (UTR)  07-11-32 08-12-57 08-12-60 24-06-25 P. Manuel R ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Missionaries of the Kingdom14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeOn the road to Jerusalem, Jesus teaches the disciples the meaning of ‘following’ him. Part of that following is the proclamation of the Kingdom - drawing attention to the reign of God in the world and in its peoples.It is about the mission of every disciple of Jesus. Spreading the message of the Gospel is always to be done in a non-threatening way – by winning over hearts and minds through good example and good living. Read more ...  [ ...Continue Reading

 Bl. Maria Crocifissa Curcio, virginJuly 4 | Optional Memorial in the Italian ProvincesFrom the time of her adolescence she realised that she was called to follow Christ in a radical manner, Christ whose loving Mother of Carmel was entrusting her with the task of making Carmel flourish once more in her town as well as in others.Like all saints, in order to make this plan come true, Mother Crocifissa went through innumerable trials and sufferings for many years, even to the time of her providential encounter wi ...Continue Reading