Congress of Lay Carmelites Held in Rome September 15-21, 2024, to Discuss Formation, Service, Fraternity, and PrayerThe Carmelite retreat center Il Carmelo, located in Sassone, Italy, hosted 200 members of the Carmelite Laity from 30 nations for a week of conferences and sharing experiences about formation, service, fraternity and prayer in their lives and in their local communities. The theme of the Congress was Lay Carmelites: Called to Ignite the World.Luis José Maza Subero, General Councilor and l ...Continue Reading

  St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchOctober 1 | FeastFor the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Communications Office is proud to present three reflections on her life and teaching by Fr. Giampiero Molinari, a member of the Italian Province. These three conferences were part of the ongoing formation program for the European region. The first conference was given in October 2023, the 150th anniversary of the birth of the saint and the 100th anniversary of her b ...Continue Reading

 October – Octubre – Ottobre  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 - October 2024[*]Lectio Divina October, 2024 [Pdf] (1.87 MB)[*]Lectio Divina October, 2024 [ePub] (233 KB)[*]Lectio Divina October, 2024 [Mobi] (1.36 MB)  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Ord ...Continue Reading

  Order's Communications Directors to Meet in RomeThe directors of communications programs in each of the Carmelite Order’s provinces, delegations, and commissaries have been invited to participate in six days of presentations and discussions in Rome from January 22 through 27.The group will first participate in a biennial conference at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce. Entitled Communication and Evangelization: Context, Attitudes, and Experiences, the conference is focused on questions raised abo ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Doing Good in the Name of Jesus26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe disciples are on a steep learning curve as Jesus instructs them about what true discipleship is all about. In this Sunday’s Gospel, when they report that they tried to stop someone casting out devils in Jesus’ name just because ‘he was not one of us’, they probably expected praise from Jesus. Instead, they got a rebuke.True discipleship is not about holding the mystery of the Kingdom to our self, to dispense as we see fit, deciding who m ...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 ++       +       +  A Carmelite Paris ...Continue Reading

 Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns of Carpineto Romano Held The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of St. Ann in Carpineto Romano was held on September 21, 2024, the feast of St. Matthew, Apostle.The monastery was founded in April 1979 with nuns from the monastery of Aesinati. It was named after St. Ann. It was first located in the rectory of St. John the Evangelist parish. It was officially approved on December 11, 1985 by the Congregations and the bishop made it official on March 19, 1986. In 1992 ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Becoming A Child25th Sunday in Ordinary TimeToday’s readings continue last Sunday’s themes of Jesus as the ‘suffering servant’ and the nature of authentic discipleship.On the road through Galilee Jesus continues to instruct the disciples that he will suffer and die and rise again, but the disciples seem very slow to understand and are too afraid to ask him about it.Using a little child as an example Jesus tells the disciples that real leadership is about service and giving without expecting anything ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Becoming A Child25th Sunday in Ordinary TimeToday’s readings continue last Sunday’s themes of Jesus as the ‘suffering servant’ and the nature of authentic discipleship.On the road through Galilee Jesus continues to instruct the disciples that he will suffer and die and rise again, but the disciples seem very slow to understand and are too afraid to ask him about it.Using a little child as an example Jesus tells the disciples that real leadership is about service and giving without expecting anything ...Continue Reading

Zimbabwean CommissaryCAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEINITIUM NOVITIATUS* 11-08-24  Paulus Bonari Ndundu  (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 11-08-24  Romanus Stanis Lewar  (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 11-08-24  Gregorius Dua  (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 11-08-24  Fransiskus Xaverius Esdu Maghu  (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 11-08-24  Ewaldus Sudirman  (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 11-08-24  Yohanes Aristo Gedo  (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 11-08-24  Kasimirus Nipa& ...Continue Reading