Photo courtesy of the monastery website The Carmelite Nuns in Ostuni, Italy, Celebrate Their Elective ChapterFrom March 11-13th, the Carmelite community of the monastery of the Most Pure Blood of Christ celebrated its triennial elections. The monastery is located in Ostuni (Brindisi) Italy.In 1730 the Carmelite nuns from the town of Fasano made the foundation in Ostuni. The community survived the suppressions of the last century; two other Pugliese monasteries (Putignano which was founded in 1552 and Fa ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Love RevealedPalm Sunday*First thing in the morning, the chief priests together with the elders and scribes, in short the whole Sanhedrin, had their plan ready. They had Jesus bound and took him away and handed him over to Pilate.Pilate questioned him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “It is you who say it” he answered. And the chief priests brought many accusations against him.Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [PDF][*]Celebratin ...Continue Reading

  St. Joseph, Principal Protector of the OrderMarch 19 | SolemnityThe liturgical feast of the Saint Patriarch already appeared in the Carmelite Order in the second half of the XV century. In 1680 the General Chapter unanimously elected Saint Joseph as the principal protector of the Order.In 1847 Pius IX declared him as Patron of the Universal Church and John XXIII inserted his name in the Roman Canon.Read more ...St. Joseph, A Saint For Our Timeby Christopher O'Donnell, O. Carm.+     & ...Continue Reading

  CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE  INITIUM NOVITIATUS* 01-02-24  Aquinas Sumant (STSA) Kannur, Kerala, India 01-02-24. Lawrence Lazar (STSA) Kannur, Kerala, India 01-02-24  Simon Sameer (STSA) Kannur, Kerala, India 01-02-24  James Naik (STSA) Kannur, Kerala, IndiaPROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*17-12-23  Lyon Mendonça Costa (Flum) São Paulo, Brazil07-01-23  Douglas Newton (Flum) São Paulo, Brazil07-01-23  Helbert Muniz (Flum) São Paulo, Brazil07-01-23  Higor Fer ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: A New Bond of Love and Life5th Sunday in Lent*The first reading this Sunday tells us that our journey to transfiguration happens from within, by our hearts being changed.The words of John’s Gospel help answer the question about how this covenant is made. God’s love is revealed in a weak and suffering human being through whom God offers his own life as the pledge of love and forgiveness which seals this new covenant.Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - 5th Sunday in Lent [PDF ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Being Light in the Darkness4th Sunday in Lent*This Sunday marks a change in the Lenten focus. We are no longer so absorbed by our own limitations and weaknesses in faith. We are more confident of God’s kindness, forgiveness and healing without which we would never dare embark on this journey.The first reading today speaks about the re-building of the temple in Jerusalem. For the ancient Jews the re-building of their temple was a moment filled with hope and expectation.The Gospel reassure ...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 ++       +       + The Oldest Enclose ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 07-01-24 Sr. Ma Lolita Narzabal Labrador (TAN) 06-12-60 15-08-85 15-08-91 02-02-24 P. Francisco José Rodrigues (Lus) 15-11-43 08-09-63 14-05-67 19-07-70 03-02-24 P. Andreu Guim i Galceran (Cat) 27-03-35 29-06-54 21-07-57 29-06-60 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Cleansing Our Hearts3rd Sunday in Lent*The Gospels of the last two Sundays showed us that the Christian journey is from Temptation to Transfiguration. The Gospels of the next three Sundays of Lent present Jesus as the road (or The Way, as the early Christians referred to him) from temptation to transfiguration.In today’s Gospel we find a deeply passionate Jesus causing a near-riot in the outer precincts of the Temple. In John’s Gospel Jesus’ prophetic actions have less to do with ‘cleans ...Continue Reading

 March – Marzo – Marzo  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 - March 2024[*]Lectio Divina March 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina March 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina March 2024 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at ocarm.org--- ...Continue Reading