Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of Santo Stefano in Ravenna, Italy HeldThe Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santo Stefano in Ravenna, Italy was held on November 21, 2024. The archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Lorenzo Ghizzoni, presided.In 1760 the Carmelite Peter Tombi gathered pious young women in the village of Molinella, near Bologna, who lived as Third Order Carmelites. In May 1773 they moved to Ravenna. By 1840 the group became members of the Order, receiving the papal enclo ...Continue Reading

 Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of Santo Stefano in Ravenna, Italy HeldThe Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santo Stefano in Ravenna, Italy was held on November 21, 2024. The archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Lorenzo Ghizzoni, presided.In 1760 the Carmelite Peter Tombi gathered pious young women in the village of Molinella, near Bologna, who lived as Third Order Carmelites. In May 1773 they moved to Ravenna. By 1840 the group became members of the Order, receiving the papal enclo ...Continue Reading

  *A Letter from the Prior General**Carmelite Order Celebrates Pro orantibus-- Day of the Cloistered Nuns*In recognition of Pro orantibus, the day the Church dedicates to contemplative nuns, Fr. Míceál O’Neill, the prior general of the Carmelite Order, wrote to the monasteries of the Order. The letter focuses on 2024 being the Year of Prayer, as announced by Pope Francis at the beginning of the year. The prior general connects this year of prayer to the Carmelite charism, writing to those “w ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: A Royal ShepherdSolemnity of Christ the KingOn this last Sunday of the Church’s year we always celebrate the Feast of Christ, the Universal King. The first reading from the prophet, Daniel, speaks of the coming of one who will rule in the name of God in an eternal kingdom. The second reading from the Book of the Apocalypse speaks of Christ as the ‘faithful witness’ to God and ‘ruler of the kings of the earth’. Here is a king who loves his people and sheds his own blood to save them. The Go ...Continue Reading

  St. Raphael of St. JosephNovember 19 | Option Memorial in the Province of PolandRaphael of St. Joseph (in lay life: Joseph Kalinowski) was born at Vilna to a Polish family on 1st September 1835 and died at Wadowice on 15th November 1907. He took part in the rising against the Czarist occupying forces in Poland, accepting the position of Minister of War in Vilna.In 1877, Raphael joined the Carmelites. He was ordained priest in 1882 and began an apostolate centred on the confessional, in the giving of spiritua ...Continue Reading

Carmel of Mary -- Wahpeton, North Dakota (USA)CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEPROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*01-11-24  Maria Faustina de Jesus Divage (MON) Moncorvo, PortugalORDINATIO DIACONALIS*09-11-24  Agostinho Dos Santos (Aust-TL) Hera, Timor-LesteORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS*15-10-24  Flávio Souza de Oliveira  (Pern) Vertentes, Brasil 09-11-24  Silvestre Alves (Aust-TL) Hera, Timor-Leste  www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org    ...Continue Reading

 International Liturgical Conference Planned for My 5-10, 2025 in RomeThe International Liturgy Commission is sponsoring an International Liturgical Conference at “Il Carmelo” the Carmelite center in Sassone, Italy. The conference will take place May 5-10, 2025 and is open to all members of the Carmelite Family as well as anyone interested in knowing more about Carmelite liturgy. The theme of the conference is Encountering the Risen Lord: Liturgy and Prayer in Carmel Today.The organizers stress that this confe ...Continue Reading

 Picture courtesy of Rolf Schweizer (Fotografie from Hoffeld, Schweiz (cropped) Commemoration of All Carmelite SoulsNovember 15 | Option MemorialGathered together by one and the same love for Christ and reverence for his beloved Mother, the members of the Carmelite family continue to love one another fraternally, whether they are engaged in the struggle for Christ on this earth, or, their earthly pilgrimage over, await the glorious vision of the Lord.Therefore, the whole Order, united in prayer, commends to Go ...Continue Reading

 Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns of Santa Ignacia (Tarlac), Philippines The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Mater Carmeli in Santa Ignacia (Tarlac), Philippines was held on October 24, 2024. Due to the death of the Bishop of Tarlac, the prior provincial of the Philippine Province of St. Titus Brandsma, V. Rev. Rico Ponce, O. Carm., presided.The monastery was founded on December 7, 2001 by seven nuns from the Carmelite monastery of the Holy Family in Guiguinto, inspired by the 750th anniversar ...Continue Reading

 Carmelite Saints - Arequipa, Peru. All Carmelite SaintsNovember 14 | FeastThe Heavenly Bliss of ParadiseFrom De Patientia of Bl. Battista Mantovano, CarmeliteThe blessed will hear resounding from all sides the highest praises of God, according to the word of the Prophet: blessed is he who dwells in your house: always sing your praises. They will see the heavens and taste all their harmony, they will see Christ and His Mother and all the glorious bodies of the blessed. These, now incorruptible and cl ...Continue Reading