July 13 | Optional Memorial in Latin America St. Teresa of Jesus 'de los Andes' OCD, virgin Juana Fernandez Solar was born on 13th July 1900 at Santiago in Chile, to Christian middle-class parents. he example and the teaching of her parents were the foundation of her Christian education. On 7th May 1919, to the joy of her parents, she joined the Discalced Carmelite nuns in the city of Los Andes, taking the name of Teresa of Jesus. She was clothed in the habit on the following 14th October and then began her ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Living Sacraments of God's Love15th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe first reading today tells the story of Amos, an ordinary man who was called by God to be a prophet. Amos, who had been happily looking after his sheep and his sycamore trees when God called him, was sent to preach to people. Like Amos, the disciples in the Gospel are ordinary men. None, not even Jesus himself, is a formally commissioned or ordained rabbi, yet they are called and commissioned to preach and to heal.The Gospel needs to ...Continue Reading

  July 9 | Optional MemorialBlessed Jane Scopelli, virgin  Blessed Jane Scopelli was born in Reggio Emilia in 1428. Inclined to piety from a young age, she obtained permission from her parents to become a cloistered Carmelite while remaining living with the family. After the death of her parents, she joined other women and formed a community in 1480.She died on July 9, 1491. Her cult was approved by Clement XIV on August 24, 1771. When the monastery was closed in 1803 on account of the Napoleonic sup ...Continue Reading

\Celebrating at Home: True Faith: Seeing the Sacred Everywhere14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeCommon to all the prophets is the conviction that the Word of the Lord must be spoken to the people ‘whether they listen or not’ - the prophet must remain faithful to his vocation even if it costs him his life.In the Gospels Jesus is presented as the prophet par excellence. In this Sunday’s Gospel we find Jesus in his home town, Nazareth, teaching in the synagogue - faithfully fulfilling his mission to proclaim the Good News. ...Continue Reading

  Centenary of the First Exchange of Letters Between the Founders of the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus  In the early afternoon of Sunday, June 23, 2024, a meeting was held to commemorate the first exchange of letters between the founders of the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Blessed M. Maria Crocifissa Curcio and Father Lorenzo van den Eerenbeemt, O. Carm.Their fruitful human and spiritual relationship, in fact, began with a letter tha ...Continue Reading

  +       +       ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 4 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 4 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 4 articoli qui sotto ++       +       +   May 27-29, ...Continue Reading

  Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns Held in Mayagüez, Puerto RicoOn June 21, 2024, the triennial Chapter of the Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of Santa María del Monte Carmelo, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, took place in the choir of the monastery.The monastery was founded on January 18, 1985 by nuns from monasteries in Trujillo Alto, La Vega, Onteniente, Canete la Real and Zaragoza. It belongs to the Federation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.The following were elected:+  & ...Continue Reading

 July – Julio – Luglio  2024 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - July 2024[*]Lectio Divina July 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina July 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina July 2024 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at ocarm.org------o ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Being Healing and Life for Each Other13th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn the longer version of this Sunday’s gospel (Mk 5:21-43) Mark presents two stories of healing and restoration worked by Jesus for two women. One is a mature woman suffering from a haemorrhage for a long time, and the other is a young girl who has just died.Over the last few Sundays Mark has been showing us the reign of God’s grace (the Kingdom of God) at work in the person of Jesus. In the calming of the storm Mark has already i ...Continue Reading

 2024 Elective Chapter of the Italian Province Held in Sassone (Rome), ItalyThe Provincial Chapter of the Italian Province was held in Istituto Madonna del Carmine “Il Carmelo” in Sassone (Rome) from Sunday, June 17 until Saturday, June 22, 2024. The theme for this chapter was “Non temere … Alzati” (Mt 1: 20; 3: 13) which was seen as having three steps: dreaming, discerning, converting (sognare, discernere, convertirsi).  In the preparation for the chapter, the Province chose the figure and witness of St ...Continue Reading