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

  June 12 | Optional MemorialBl. Hilary Januszewski, priest and martyrHilary Januszewski was born on 11 June 1907 in Krajenki (Poland) and was given the name of Pawel. He received a Christian education from his parents, Martin and Marianne. In 1927 entered the Order of Carmel. He completed his noviciate in Leopoli and on 30 December 1928 made his simple profession. At the end of his philosophical studies in Cracow he was sent to Collegio Internazionale Sant'Alberto, Rome. He was ordained priest on 15 July 1934 ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: The New Family of Jesus10th Sunday of Ordinary TimeToday’s Gospel opens with the chaotic scene of a huge crowd gathered around the house where Jesus is. It’s such a busy scene that Jesus and the disciples have no time even to have a meal.This spectacle provokes both the relatives of Jesus and some scribes from Jerusalem into action. The relatives think Jesus is mad; the scribes think he is possessed.Intentionally or not, both the relatives and the scribes seem intent on closing down the missio ...Continue Reading

The Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of Santa Ana Celebrated Their Triennial Elective Chapter on May 15, 2024The monastery was founded in Paterna del Campo (Huelva) in 1537, with nuns of the community of the monastery of Bethlehem (Seville) which itself was founded in 1513. After 59 years in Paterna the nuns moved to Seville “because the poverty of that place could not give the nuns what they needed.”The Carmelites arrived in Seville on July 26, 1594, the feast of St. Anne. They stayed in a house in Rosario Street for 12 ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: The Real Presence of Jesus in UsCorpus Christi We are very used to talking about the Real Presence of Jesus being in the Blessed Sacrament. But the real presence of Christ is also in the community when it gathers in his name.The Eucharist is not only an object to be looked at, but an action to be done so that the living presence of Jesus continues to touch and heal.Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - Body and Blood of Christ [PDF][*]Celebrating At Home - Body and Blood ...Continue Reading

 June – Junio – Giugno  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 - June 2024[*]Lectio Divina June 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina June 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina June 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

 The Polish Province of Celebrated Its Triennial Chapter and Elections in Kraków The triennial provincial chapter of the Polish Province place from May 19-23, 2024, in the ancient Carmelite Monastery in Kraków. In his opening address to the chapter, the Prior General, Míceál O’Neill, prayed that the chapter would be a meeting of minds and hearts so that the friars would see more clearly what they have received from God and what is their calling in Poland today.Every day during the chapte ...Continue Reading

 The Polish Province of Celebrated Its Triennial Chapter and Elections in Kraków The triennial provincial chapter of the Polish Province place from May 19-23, 2024, in the ancient Carmelite Monastery in Kraków. In his opening address to the chapter, the Prior General, Míceál O’Neill, prayed that the chapter would be a meeting of minds and hearts so that the friars would see more clearly what they have received from God and what is their calling in Poland today.Every day during the chapte ...Continue Reading