Gerard van Honthorst, Adoration of the Shepherds (1622)  IN SOLLEMNITATE NATIVITATIS DOMINI /Et pastores erant in regione eadem vigilantes et custodientes vigilias noctis supra gregem suum. Et angelus Domini ... dixit: "Nolite timere; ecce enim evangelizo vobis gaudium magnum, quod erit omni populo, quia natus est vobis hodie Salvator, qui est Christus Dominus, in civitate David./ *MÍCEÁL PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS*25.XII.2024 Read the Christmas Messag ...Continue Reading

Filippo Lippi, O. Carm., The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1450 (Washington, DC) An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”Mt 1: 20-21 All of us at the Office of Communications for the Carmelite Order wish you and your family a blessed Christmas. May the ...Continue Reading

 OCARM and OCD General Councils Meet in RomeThe two General Councils (OCARM and OCD) met for their biannual meeting in the General Curia of the Discalced Carmelites (Rome) on December 10, 2024.Together, the members of the Councils discussed the topic of safeguarding and shared various standards and structures (especially at Order-level) that are fundamental and necessary.Time was spent discussing how the formation documents of the Orders (Ratio Institutionis Vitæ Carmelitanæ, Ratio Institutionis) were c ...Continue Reading

 From the Prior General, Míceál O'Neill, O. Carm.A Message during this Christmas Season to the Carmelite FamilyBrothers and Sisters in the Carmelite Family, friars, nuns, sisters and brothers in the affiliated congregations, lay Carmelites, in a special way our Third Order Carmelites, the Third Sunday of Advent, that we have just celebrated, invites us to be joyful always. The angels at Christmas will proclaim peace to people of good will, and the Jubilee Year that is about to begin will inspire us wi ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The Promise Fulfilled4th Sunday of AdventAs always in Advent, what is promised in the first reading is brought to fulfilment in the Gospel reading. We began Advent with the cry, ‘Come, Lord Jesus’. We will end it with the joyful shout, ‘God is with us!’ Beautiful words from the Prophet Micah form the first reading today which looks forward to the birth of a leader for Israel who, as a shepherd king gathers the people and feeds them with the power of the Lord and the majesty of God.Read more ...[*]Ce ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE PROFESSIO TEMPORANEA* 10-11-24  Teresa Maria de São José (TRI) Triunfo, Brasil 10-11-24  Teresinha Maria do Coração de Jesus (TRI) Triunfo, Brasil 10-11-24  Maria José do Espirito Santo (TRI) Triunfo, Brasil 10-11-24  Maria Isabel de Jesus Crucificado (TRI)  Triunfo, Brasil PROFESSIO SOLEMNIS* 23-11-24  Dominic Therese Nhat Huynh (SEL-Viet) 23-11-24  Joseph Mary Luong Nguyen (SEL-Viet) 23-11-24  Nicholas of the Cross Da ...Continue Reading

St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchDecember 14th | FeastWith all that the Eucharist is for a Catholic Christian, does John of the Cross have a Eucharistic spirituality? His devotion to the Blessed Sacrament or the Mass is not immediately evident. But, if in fact the Eucharist holds central importance for him, why is this obscure in his writings?For more on John of the Cross and His Eucharistic SpiritualityFor more on the life of John of the Cross +      +    ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: What Must We Do?3rd Sunday of AdventWe continue to focus on John the Baptist in the Gospel today. The Gospel opens with the people, the tax collectors and some soldiers, having heard the call to change their lives, all asking John, ‘What must we do?” These three groups would normally be very suspicious of each other.Yet somehow John’s preaching has brought them all together in a community of sorts. Notice how practical John’s advice is. And, at the same time, it is a call to live by the values of co ...Continue Reading

 Meeting of the Order's Treasurers Held in FatimaFrom November 11 to 16, 2024, fifty bursars/treasurers from the provinces, commissariats, and delegations gathered in Fatima, Portugal, at the Casa San Nuno Hotel for the meeting of the bursars of our Order. This included lay people who collaborate in this ministry in their respective provinces. All entities present shared a brief report of the realities in which they live, problems, main challenges and possible solutions. Secretary for Missionary Cooperation of the ...Continue Reading

 Meeting of the Order's Treasurers Held in FatimaFrom November 11 to 16, 2024, fifty bursars/treasurers from the provinces, commissariats, and delegations gathered in Fatima, Portugal, at the Casa San Nuno Hotel for the meeting of the bursars of our Order. This included lay people who collaborate in this ministry in their respective provinces. All entities present shared a brief report of the realities in which they live, problems, main challenges and possible solutions. Secretary for Missionary Cooperation of the ...Continue Reading