Celebrating at Home: A Joyful Meeting, the Spirit Received, Doubts TransformedSecond Sunday of EasterThe great Easter feast of last Sunday began the Church’s fifty-day celebration of the Resurrection which concludes with the feast of Pentecost in six weeks. The Gospel of each Sunday is a meditation on Jesus as: the resurrected Christ, made known in the scriptures and the breaking of the bread, the bearer of life in all its fullness, our way, truth and life, pledge of God’s love.In today’s Gospel reading there are two st ...Continue Reading

  *Fr. Dimas Pele Alu Appointed New General Delegate for Formation by the General Council*Alexander Romualdus Dimas Pele Alu, O. Carm., has been appointed the General Delegate for Formation by the General Council. He is a member of the Indonesian Province.He was born in Batu, Indonesia, on June 19, 1988. Dimas pursued higher education in philosophy and theology, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology from STFT Widya Sasana in Malang (2009–2013) and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Theol ...Continue Reading

  *Br. Lester Hallig, O. Carm., Appointed Co-Secretary General*Marc Jozef Lester G. Hallig, O. Carm., is a Carmelite currently serving in the Philippine Province of St. Titus Brandsma. He will soon move to Rome to join the General Curia as co-secretary general.in 2026, he took on the role of co-founding editor for Prothesis, an academic journal focused on philosophy and theology. As a hagiographer and postulator, he is also currently tasked with the solemn duty of investigating the lives of Isagani Miro V ...Continue Reading

Carmelite Gradual, Kraków  1644 Hodie Christus resurrexit.Cotidie nostra agamus!  Office of Communications for the Carmelite OrderOficina de Comunicaciones de la Orden CarmelitaUfficio delle Comunicazioni dell'Ordine Carmelitano  +          +           + www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org     ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: An Empty Tomb, Lives Changed For Ever, Enduring PresenceEaster SundayIt’s not hard for us to share Mary’s sense of emptiness and bewilderment when she arrives at the tomb.If we were to read the next few verses from John’s Gospel, we would read a story of overwhelming joy as Mary Magdalen meets the risen Jesus. When Jesus speaks her name, Mary recognises him and sadness and emptiness give way to joyful reunion.It’s a story of transformation - how things can change when we meet the risen Jesus.Re ...Continue Reading

Fr Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm. -- 2026Easter Message from the Prior GeneralDear brothers and sisters of the Carmelite Family: Christ is risen!We joyfully celebrate the resurrection of Christ, which is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. Faith is born of a personal encounter with the Risen Christ and becomes a source of courage and freedom that leads us to proclaim to the world: Jesus is risen and lives forever!The Midrash on Genesis recounts: “A king built a house. He then invited his frie ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Love Revealed in the PassionGood FridayJoseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus though a secret one because he was afraid of the Jews asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave permission, so they came and took it away. Nicodemus came as well - the same one who had first come to Jesus at night-time and he brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds. They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, following the Jewish b ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 09-02-26 Sor María Sanaugustín Esperanza (HSM) 06-11-34 09-04-59 09-04-62 23-03-26 Sr. Mary Grace Mumbi (MAC) 24-09-76 19-03-14 01-05-19 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

*Catalonian Province of Most Holy Redeemer Holds Elective  Chapter in Olot, Spain*The Catalonian Province held its 2026 Provincial Chapter in the Carmelite house in Olot. The Chapter took place March 24-26, 2026. The Prior General, Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., presided over the opening Eucharist. Later on, in his address to the Chapter, the Prior General reminded the participants that Father Bartolomé Xiberta, O. Carm., (a famous theologian and member of the Catalonia Province who ...Continue Reading

*Catalonian Province of Most Holy Redeemer Holds Elective  Chapter in Olot, Spain*The Catalonian Province held its 2026 Provincial Chapter in the Carmelite house in Olot. The Chapter took place March 24-26, 2026. The Prior General, Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., presided over the opening Eucharist. Later on, in his address to the Chapter, the Prior General reminded the participants that Father Bartolomé Xiberta, O. Carm., (a famous theologian and member of the Catalonia Province who ...Continue Reading