+     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 3 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 3 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 3 articoli qui sotto + +     +     +Meeting of the General Commission for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable PersonsM ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Being the Living Presence of GodChrist, King of the Universe*Only Matthew tells us this story of final judgement in the Kingdom of God. He paints a picture of the glorious arrival of the King and the assembly of all the nations of people who are then separated into two groups, sheep and goats.Judgement is then pronounced - not on the basis of physical beauty, wealth, power, status or even religious practice. What determines who will inherit the eternal life of the Kingdom are the works o ...Continue Reading

Prior General Releases Letter to the Carmelite Nuns Around the World On November 21, 2023, the Carmelite prior general, Míceál O’Neill, released a letter to the Carmelite nuns to commemorate Pro Orantibus Day. In the letter he tells them that “the knowledge that you are there, serving the Lord as contemplative Carmelite sisters, is a source of strength and consolation for us all.” Fr. Miceal speaks of Carmel as “a place of peace and your life exemplifies that.” He asks that “we unite in prayer and allow ...Continue Reading

Carmelite Bishop Francisco de Sales Named to New Diocese in Brazil According to the Saturday Bulletin of the Press Office of the Holy See, Bishop Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm., has been nominated as the bishop of the diocese of Mossoró in Brasil. Bishop Sales was until now bishop of the diocese of Cajazeiras in Brasil. Sales studied at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy in Ireland and received a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Teresianum in Rome. He served ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Growing the Kingdom33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time*Continuing the theme of last week’s parable about the wise and the foolish women, this parable also concentrates on wisdom. The wise servants fulfil the bond of trust placed in them by the master by are being productive with an enormous amount of money entrusted to them.Like last Sunday, today’s Gospel is another ‘meantime’ parable - how do we live as disciples of Christ in the meantime as we wait for his return?Read more ...  [*] ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Growing the Kingdom33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time*Continuing the theme of last week’s parable about the wise and the foolish women, this parable also concentrates on wisdom. The wise servants fulfil the bond of trust placed in them by the master by are being productive with an enormous amount of money entrusted to them.Like last Sunday, today’s Gospel is another ‘meantime’ parable - how do we live as disciples of Christ in the meantime as we wait for his return?Read more ...  [*] ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Growing the Kingdom33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time*Continuing the theme of last week’s parable about the wise and the foolish women, this parable also concentrates on wisdom. The wise servants fulfil the bond of trust placed in them by the master by are being productive with an enormous amount of money entrusted to them.Like last Sunday, today’s Gospel is another ‘meantime’ parable - how do we live as disciples of Christ in the meantime as we wait for his return?Read more ...  [*] ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Growing the Kingdom33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time*Continuing the theme of last week’s parable about the wise and the foolish women, this parable also concentrates on wisdom. The wise servants fulfil the bond of trust placed in them by the master by are being productive with an enormous amount of money entrusted to them.Like last Sunday, today’s Gospel is another ‘meantime’ parable - how do we live as disciples of Christ in the meantime as we wait for his return?Read more ...  [*] ...Continue Reading

  CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE  *PROFESSIO *SOLEMNIS*27-09-23  Maria Jeanette Candelaria Malapit (SIG) Tarlac, Philippines*ORDINATIO *SACERDOTALIS*08-09-23  Everton Ramos Cláudio (Pern) Petrolina, Brasil 31-10-23  Novaldus Adventus Wero Gedho (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 31-10-23  Yulius Dala Pede (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia31-10-23  Inosensius Sumbi Sola (Indo-Est) Maumere, Indonesia 14-11-23  Flor Vincent Toac (Phil) Quezon City, Philippines 14-11-23  Ed ...Continue Reading

 Commemoration of All Carmelite SoulsNovember 15 | Optional MemorialGathered together by one and the same love for Christ and reverence for his most beloved Mother, the members of the Carmelite family continue to love one another fraternally, whether they are engaged in the struggle for Christ on this earth, or, their earthly pilgrimage over, they await the glorious vision of the Lord. Therefore, the entire Order, united in prayer, commends to God's mercy its deceased brothers and sisters affirn that, through th ...Continue Reading