Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm. -- 2026Message for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount CarmelAll Tears Reach HeavenDear Carmelite family: Happy Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel!Once again, the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is fast approaching. This year we recall that, on September 24, 1726, Benedict XIII extended the celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to the whole of Christendom. We give thanks to God for all the blessings our Order has received during these eight centur ...Continue Reading

Photo © Nick Thompson.    Prophet Elisha from a series produced c1690 for the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Couvent de Grande Carme, Toulouse by Marc Arcis. Musée des Augustins, Toulouse.St. Elisha, prophetJune 14 | MemorialElisha, the Disciple Par ExcellenceElisha is not Elijah's only disciple. According to a Jewish tradition found in the Vitae prophetarum, in Jerome's introduction to his Commentary on the Book of Jonah, and in some other patristic writings, Jonah was the son o ...Continue Reading

Bl. Hilary Januszewski, priest and martyr June 12 | Optional Memorial *He Gave His Life So That Others Might Live* (from his canonization process) Pawel Januszewski was born in Krajenki, Poland, on June 11, 1907. At the age of twenty, he felt called to Carmel and entered the monastery in Krakow, taking the religious name Ilario. He was sent to Rome, to Collegio Sant'Alberto (now CISA), for theological studies, where he took his solemn vows and was ordained a priest in 1934. The following year, after obtaining a degre ...Continue Reading

  Prior General's Schedule for June 2026Fr. Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., the prior general, has the following schedule planned for the month of June 2026:June 1–13, 2026: General Council Plenary SessionJune 15–19, 2026: PCM Province Chapter (USA).June 20–21, 2026: Meeting of the Prior General with students from the                                PCM Province.June 22, 2026: Fraternal visit to the Carmel ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Growing Disciples11th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThis week’s Gospel contains the first part of Jesus’ instructions to the disciples as they set out on their mission.To these twelve Jesus entrusts the mission of proclaiming that the kingdom of God is close at hand. This is not an ‘end of the world’ prediction. The disciples are to be a sign of God’s kindness which brings health and wholeness. The proclamation of the Good News is always to be done generously and without counting the cost.Read more .. ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Growing Disciples11th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThis week’s Gospel contains the first part of Jesus’ instructions to the disciples as they set out on their mission.To these twelve Jesus entrusts the mission of proclaiming that the kingdom of God is close at hand. This is not an ‘end of the world’ prediction. The disciples are to be a sign of God’s kindness which brings health and wholeness. The proclamation of the Good News is always to be done generously and without counting the cost.Read more .. ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The Real Presence in UsBody and Blood of ChristWe are very used to talking about the Real Presence of Jesus being in the Blessed Sacrament. But the real presence of Christ is also in the community when it gathers in his name.The Eucharist is not only an object to be looked at, but an action to be done so that the living presence of Jesus continues to touch and heal.Maybe we need to think more deeply about the real presence of Jesus being in real, living human beings.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Ho ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 05-05-26 Fr. David Fox (Brit) 16-08-38 25-08-78 08-12-81  17-07-83  29-05-26 Fr. Nico Hofstede (Neer) 24-12-41 23-08-62 23-08-65  29-03-69  www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

 Eliseo e il suo servo. Vetrata da Skeat di una finestra di Warrington. Circa 1960. Autori: Jules & Jenny (https://www.flickr.com/photos/78914786@N06/49547644367/  June  –  Junio  –  Giugno 2026ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - June 2026[*]Lectio Divina June 2026 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: God Enfleshed in UsMost Holy Trinity SundayA quick look at the readings for today shows very clearly that the Feast of the Trinity is a celebration of God’s love for humankind. It is a day for reflecting on who God is, not for trying to figure out how there can be three persons in one God. The Church’s focus today is on experience, not theology.In the first reading God is proclaimed as a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger and rich in mercy; a God who walks with his people.&nbs ...Continue Reading