St. Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and lawgiver September 17 | Feast In 1205, Albert was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem and a little later nominated Papal Legate for the ecclesiastical province of Jerusalem. He arrived in Palestine early in 1206 and lived in Acre because, at that time, Jerusalem was occupied by the Saracens.  At some point between 1206 and 1214, Albert was approached by the hermits gathered on Mount Carmel, "near the font of Elijah," and asked to set down their way of life in the form o ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Who Am I?24th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThis Sunday’s Gospel teaches us how to find our true identity.Both the ‘people’ and Peter have ideas about who Jesus is. For the people he is John the Baptist, Elijah or one of the prophets returned from the dead. For Peter, Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah. But what happens next reveals that Peter and Jesus have very different ideas about who this Messiah is.Though Peter understands correctly that Jesus is the Messiah, he misunderstands the kind of Messiah that ...Continue Reading

Prior General's Schedule for September 2024Fr. Míċeál O'Neill, the prior general, has the following schedule planned for the month of September 2024:September 1 - 14:  Canonical Visitation of PolandSeptember 16 - 18:  Congress for Lay Carmelites -- RomeSeptember 19 - 21:  Provincial Chapter (Part 2) -- MaltaSeptember 23 - 30:  General Council Plenary Session -- Rome+           +           ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Loosening the Ligaments23rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeEven with the benefits of modern technology and social media people can still feel deeply isolated, cut off from those around them. They share something of the experience of the man in this Sunday’s Gospel. He cannot hear and cannot speak properly. Living in the ancient world that must have been a profoundly isolating, frightening and frustrating experience for him. Jesus takes the man aside, away from the crowd, puts his fingers into the man’s ...Continue Reading

  Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns Held in Burgos, Philippines on August 26, 2024On August 26, 2024, the Carmelite nuns of the monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Tambacan, Burgos, Pangasinan, Philippines held there triennial elective Chapter. The local bishop, Napoleon Sipalay, Jr., OP, the bishop of Alaminos presided. Twelve nuns with both active and passive voice and four nuns with passive voice only participated.The monastery was founded on May 1, 1993 with nuns from the monastery of Guigui ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 21-08-24 P. Juan Luna Santos (Baet) 02-02-37 27-09-56 29-09-59 06-07-64 27-08-24 Sr. Ma. Rescelia of Jesus García Santos (GUI) 02-05-61 20-07-86 20-07-91 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

 St. Teresa Margaret Redi, virginOptional Memorial - September 1Saint Teresa Margaret Redi was born in Arezzo on September 1, 1747 into the noble family of Redi. In 1764, she entered the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Florence, changing her baptismal name of Anna Maria to that of Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She grounded her spiritual and religious life in devotion to the Eucharist and to Our Lady, and in her dedication to the Sacred Heart which she described as a "giving of lov ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Washing Hearts, Not Hands22nd Sunday in Ordinary TimeThis weekend we resume reading from St Mark’s Gospel. This Sunday’s episode is about ritual purity verses purity of heart. The Pharisees were a group of especially observant Jews. They took ritual observance very seriously. These observant Pharisees and some scribes criticise the disciples for "not following the tradition of the elders" by not washing their hands before eating. This passage is not about good hygiene but about a rit ...Continue Reading

 September – Septiembre – Settembre  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 - September 2024[*]Lectio Divina September, 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina September, 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina September, 2024 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscri ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Lord, Who Shall We Go To?21st Sunday in Ordinary TimeOver the last four Sundays, St John has taken us on a journey of discovering Jesus as the living Word of God who nourishes and strengthens us on our journey; as the living bread who gives his very self (flesh and blood) for the life of the world; and, today, as the bread of faith. Those who share the bread of faith are those who have chosen to believe in Jesus and follow him.This meditation from John is about how Jesus is still present and a ...Continue Reading