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

 Free Online Seminar | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (European)The Carmelite Institute of Malta Online Seminar: Disenchantment and HopeOn May 25, the Carmelite Institue of Malta is sponsoring a free English language seminar by Michael Farrugia, O. Carm. Registration is by email: istitut@PROTECTED In recent years many discussion have centered on the problem of disenchantment, which primarily is the loss of meaning or value. The term was first coined by the German sociologist Max Weber. Although thought to be a distinctly ...Continue Reading

 Free Online Seminar | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (European)The Carmelite Institute of Malta Online Seminar: Disenchantment and HopeOn May 25, the Carmelite Institue of Malta is sponsoring a free English language seminar by Michael Farrugia, O. Carm. Registration is by email: institut@PROTECTED In recent years many discussion have centered on the problem of disenchantment, which primarily is the loss of meaning or value. The term was first coined by the German sociologist Max Weber. Although thought to be a distinctly ...Continue Reading

  May 25 | FeastSt. Mary Magdelen de' Pazzi, virginBorn into the noble family of Pazzi in Florence in 1566, Mary Magdelene had a deep sense of the presence of God, a great love of the Eucharist, and a longing to live a penitential life. She entered the cloistered Carmelite monastery of St. Mary of the Angels in Florence, near the Carmelite church. She underwent continuous physical suffering and severe spiritual trials but also experienced God's mercy with extraordinary graces. She died on May 25, 1607.She was ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: God Enfleshed in Us Most Holy Trinity A quick look at the readings for today shows very clearly that the Feast of the Trinity is a celebration of God’s love for humankind. It is a day for reflecting on who God is, not for trying to figure out how there can be three persons in one God. The Church’s focus today is on experience, not theology. In intellectual terms, God remains a mystery. For people of faith, God is known not by the mind, but by the heart. That is what spirituality and mysticism ar ...Continue Reading

 2025 General Chapter Convoked by the Prior General September 9-26, 2025 | Malang, IndonesiaThe Prior General Míċeál O’Neill convoked the 2025 General Chapter by letter on May 16, the feast of St. Simon Stock. The meeting will take place September 9-26, 2025, at the Harris Convention Center in Malang, Indonesia.The General Council chose You Must Have Some Sort of Work to Do (Rule 20): Our Contemplative Fraternity Discerns Its Mission as the theme for the Chapter. Building on previous work do ...Continue Reading

  May 22 | Optional MemorialSt. Joachina de Vedruna, religiousSaint Joachina was born on April 16, 1783 in Barcelona, Spain. She wanted to become a Carmelite cloistered nun but was rejected due to her young age. In 1799, at age 16, she married Theodore de Mas but was widowed in 1816. She brought up nine children, three of whom died at an early age, with loving care.In 1826, guided by the Holy Spirit, she founded the Congregation of Carmelite Sisters of Charity which spread throughout Catalonia, opening numerou ...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 ++       +       +   *Triennial ...Continue Reading