Celebrating at Home: A Joyful Meeting, the Spirit Received, Doubts TransformedSecond Sunday of EasterThe great Easter feast of last Sunday began the Church’s fifty-day celebration of the Resurrection which concludes with the feast of Pentecost in six weeks.The Gospel of each Sunday is a meditation on Jesus as: the resurrected Christ, made known in the scriptures and the breaking of the bread, the bearer of life in all its fullness, our way, truth and life, pledge of God’s love.In today’s Gospel reading there are two sto ...Continue Reading

 Gradual (1644) Province of Poland   Hodie Christus resurrexit.Cotidie nostra agamus! *MÍCEÁL PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS*20.IV.2025  +        +        +  www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org      ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: An Empty Tomb, Lives Changed Forever, Enduring PresenceEaster SundayIt’s not hard for us to share Mary’s sense of emptiness and bewilderment when she arrives at the tomb.If we were to read the next few verses from John’s Gospel, we would read a story of overwhelming joy as Mary Magdalen meets the risen Jesus. When Jesus speaks her name, Mary recognises him and sadness and emptiness give way to joyful reunion.It’s a story of transformation - how things can change when we meet the risen Jesus.Read mor ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEINITIUM NOVITIATUS* 18-01-25  Carlos Eduardo (Pern) Graciosa, Brasil 18-01-25  José Carlos (Pern) Graciosa, Brasil 18-01-25  Wandson Silva (Pern) Graciosa, BrasilPROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*11-12-24  Antônio Farias de Freitas (Pern) Camocim de São Félix, Brasil 12-01-25  Adryan Carlos (Pern) Graciosa, Brasil 12-01-25  Franklin Barbosa (Pern) Graciosa, Brasil 12-01-25  Gabriel Cabral (Pern) Graciosa, Brasil 12-01-25  Lucas Mateus (Pern) Gr ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Washing Feet, Sharing Bread and Wine: Love Poured Out in ServiceHoly ThursdayOn this night we recall Jesus’ commandment to love one another, his washing of the disciples’ feet and the breaking of the bread of his own life, not just at table, but also on the altar of the Cross, for the healing and nourishment of the world.We are the ones who make ‘real’ the presence of Jesus in every smile, kind word and loving action.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - Holy Thursday [PDF][*]Celebrating At Hom ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Love RevealedPalm Sunday of the Passion of the LordIn the Roman Empire people used palm branches and other greenery as a sign of welcome and respect as important people entered the towns and cities. The Gospels record that this is what many people in Jerusalem did for Jesus.The greenery is a reminder that the story of Jesus does not end in death, but life.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [PDF] (1.50 MB)[*]Celebrating At Home - Palm Sunday of the Passion of ...Continue Reading

  Leadership Changes Announced for the Carmelite NGOThe Carmelite NGO has announced a change in its top leadership effective on April 1, 2025. The V. Rev. William J. Harry, O. Carm., was appointed as president. The Rev. Eduardo Scarel, O. Carm., will serve as the vice-president.In making the announcement of the appointments, Sr. Maria Sheila Undang, O. Carm., president of the Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, stated, “We are very grateful to Sr. Jane Remson for starting the Carmelite NGO and for h ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Freedom and Forgiveness7th Sunday of LentWe know the story of the woman caught in the act of adultery so well that we usually miss the fact that it is not only the woman who experiences God’s forgiveness through Jesus in this story.The Gospels of the last two Sundays were parables about God’s forgiveness and tender care in nurturing us back to life. In today’s Gospel we see God’s lavish forgiveness in action as Jesus deals with a concrete human situation of life-threatening judgement and condemnatio ...Continue Reading

 April  –  Abril – Aprile 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 - April 2025[*]Lectio Divina April, 2025 [Pdf] (940 KB)[*]Lectio Divina April, 2025 [ePub] (374 KB)[*]Lectio Divina April, 2025 [Mobi] (437 KB)  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, sub ...Continue Reading

 The Eastern Indonesian Province Established on March 25, 2025The Eastern Indonesian Province of the Order of Carmelites has been established, separating from the Province of Indonesia. The new province will be under the patronage of St. Titus Brandsma. It comes into existence on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, March 25, 2025. The General Council of the Order named Marselinus Barus, O. Carm., as the first prior provincial. They also named Dominikus Dinong, O. Carm., Ferdinandus Tay, O. Carm ...Continue Reading