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

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  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

 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

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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