St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchOctober 1 | FeastThe year 2023 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Marie-Francoise Thérèse Martin on January 2 in Alençon in the Normandy region in northwest France. In 1888 she became a cloistered Discalced Carmelite nun in the town of Lisieux where her family had moved following her mother’s death. Following her death on September 30, 1897, of tuberculosis at the age of 24, she became known around the world as St. Th&e ...Continue Reading

  *October - Octubre - Ottobre 2023*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 - October 2023[*]Lectio Divina October 2023 [Pdf] Download here[*]Lectio Divina October 2023 [ePub] Download here[*]Lectio Divina October 2023 [Mobi] Download here .     .     ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Disobedient Obedience26th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Over the next three Sundays we will listen to three parables where Jesus, having cleansed the temple, addresses the Jerusalem priests and elders. These “parables of judgement” voice God’s judgement against Israel – especially her leaders – for their rejection of Jesus.The message, however, is also for us.In this Sunday’s parable, the message could not be simpler: action speaks louder than words.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - 2 ...Continue Reading

 The General Commissary of Paraná (Brazil) Celebrates Its Fourth Electoral ChapterThe Carmelites of the General Commissariat of Paraná celebrated their triennial elective chapter from September 18-22, 2023. The gathering, held in Maringá, had as its theme "We Walk Together Towards God" from the Rule and Constitutions. The motto for the meetings was from Luke's Gospel: "Stay with us, Lord, it is late and night is coming." Míċéal O'Neill, the prior general, ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ 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 ++     +     + *Relic of St. Titus Brandsma Move the Philippine Church*Since July 2022, the Carmelite ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: God's Outrageous Generosity25th Sunday in Ordinary Time*For many, the parable which Jesus tells in the Gospel today seems profoundly unjust. Why should those who have done little work get the same pay as those who worked all day?Maybe the answer lies in the first reading for today: My ways are not your ways; my thoughts not your thoughts. So often in the scriptures, God seems to have a totally different way of approaching things to most of us.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - 25th Su ...Continue Reading

 Photo courtesy of Fr. Matías Tejerina Espeso, O. Carm. Carmelite Nuns in Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Huesca, Spain Celebrate Elective ChapterThe Carmelite nuns of the monastery of Our Lady of the Assumption held their triennial elective Chapter on September 1, 2023.The monastery was founded in 1656 by a Sr. Beatrice the Sheperd who brought nuns from the monastery of St. Michael, also in the town of Huesca. The monastery belongs to the Mater Unitatis Federation.The results of the ...Continue Reading

Photo: Province of St. Titus Brandsma -- Philippines CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE  INITIUM NOVITIATUS* 12-08-23  Teodorus Tonda  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Jilbertus F. Samo Langoarang  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Samuel Yulson Nitti  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Aloysius Sipa  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Gregorius Mahur  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Emanuel Roberto Carlos Ngaku ...Continue Reading

Death of St. Albert of Jerusalem by Francisco Goya (Public Domain) Muerte de san Alberto de Jerusalén por Francisco Goya Morte di Sant'Alberto di Gerusalemme di Francisco Goya St. Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and lawgiver September 17 | Feast In 1205, Albert was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem and a little later nominated Papal Legate for the ecclesiastical province of Jerusalem. He arrived in Palestine early in 1206 and lived in Acre because, at that time, Jerusalem was occupied by the Saracens. ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: A Family Formed by Forgiveness II24th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Today’s Gospel follows directly from last Sunday’s reading about how to deal with differences and disputes.Peter has understood the point of last Sunday’s Gospel (forgiveness and pastoral care), but wants to know the limits – is forgiving someone seven times enough? Jesus’ reply indicates that there should be no limit to the number of times.Then he tells a parable about forgiveness and gratitude.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At ...Continue Reading