Mariological Congress Begins in Jerez de la FronteraJune 25-28, 2024 | Jerez de la Frontera, SpainOn April 23, 1925, the Canonical Coronation of the blessed image of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel of Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain took place. The ceremony and subsequent solemn procession remained in the collective memory of Jerez.From the year 2022 until 2025, the anniversary of the Coronation, events are being held, whose pillars are worship, formation, and charity. With special follow-up, missions have been carried ...Continue Reading

The Carmelite Nuns in Caudete Celebrate Their Elective Chapter On June 14, 2024, feast of St. Elisha, the elective Chapter of the Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Grace, in Caudete, Spain, took place.The monastery was founded by the Carmelite Ioanne Baptista Feliu on December 22, 1914, with nuns from Onteniente, Spain, including his own sibling, Joachima Feliu. They were expelled in the revolution of 1931. They were forced again to abandon the monastery during the Spanish Civi ...Continue Reading

  +       +       ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 3 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 3 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 3 articoli qui sotto ++       +       +   *Archivissi ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Life in the Kingdom of God12th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn Mark’s Gospel the Kingdom is not something yet to come, it is a present reality. It is the presence and action (reign) of God among his people. That may not always been readily seen, but it is there none the less.Over the next few Sundays he begins to talk about the mystery of the Kingdom present in Jesus and what living in the Kingdom requires. None of Mark’s stories are about some awesome display of power. Mark’s stories make it clear that J ...Continue Reading

 2024 Irish Provincial Chapter Confirms New LeadershipThe Irish Provincial Chapter was held in Gort Muire Carmelite Centre (Dublin) from Sunday, June 9th to Friday, June 14, 2024. On the Sunday evening, the members of the Chapter gathered in the Chapel for a liturgy to open the Provincial Chapter.The Prior General confirmed the new Prior Provincial, Simon Nolan, in office. He also confirmed in office the Provincial Councillors, Fintan Burke, Simplisio Manyika, Brain McKay and James Eivers. The Provincial then confi ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEINITIUM NOVITIATUS*12-05-24  Fátima Azarias Mutevule (BAR) Barcelona, EspañaORDINATIO DIACONALIS*07-06-24  Fabianus Gatin Belang (Indo) 07-06-24  Adelbertus Zakharias Kasman (Indo) 07-06-24  Gustavianus Mailino Tevi (Indo) 07-06-24  Alexander Raymond Dhena (Indo) 07-06-24  Heronimus Muga Wio (Indo)07-06-24  Arnoldus Reban (Indo)07-06-24  Bonefasius Afandi (Indo)07-06-24  Wilibrodus Ironius Sebho (Indo)ORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS*08-05-24&nbs ...Continue Reading

June 14 | Memorial St. Elisha, prophet The biblical cycle of Elisha (2 Kgs) is strongly linked with that of Elijah. Elisha's calling is placed after the theophany of the Horeb (1 Kgs 19: 16-21). According to the divine order, he is the one who is to succeed the Tishbite; Elisha therefore becomes Elijah’s servant and disciple (2 Kgs 3:11). Like Elijah, Elisha is presented by the Church Fathers as a Christ figure, as a thaumaturge. He is also presented as a model for monastic life. Numerous Church Fathers attest to Eli ...Continue Reading

June 14 | Memorial St. Elisha, prophet The biblical cycle of Elisha (2 Kgs) is strongly linked with that of Elijah. Elisha's calling is placed after the theophany of the Horeb (1 Kgs 19: 16-21). According to the divine order, he is the one who is to succeed the Tishbite; Elisha therefore becomes Elijah’s servant and disciple (2 Kgs 3:11). Like Elijah, Elisha is presented by the Church Fathers as a Christ figure, as a thaumaturge. He is also presented as a model for monastic life. Numerous Church Fathers attest to Eli ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: What is the Kingdom of God Like? 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time Parables are meant to leave the hearers wondering. They are not straight-forward answers to questions. They are food for thought. By using parables Jesus is trying to engage his listeners at a deeper level. He wants his teaching to seize their hearts. He wants them to discover the truth of what he is saying for themselves. It is part of the business of conversion - coming to see with new eyes. In Mark’s Gospel the Kingdom is not ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: What is the Kingdom of God Like? 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time Parables are meant to leave the hearers wondering. They are not straight-forward answers to questions. They are food for thought. By using parables Jesus is trying to engage his listeners at a deeper level. He wants his teaching to seize their hearts. He wants them to discover the truth of what he is saying for themselves. It is part of the business of conversion - coming to see with new eyes. In Mark’s Gospel the Kingdom is not ...Continue Reading