+     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 5 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 5 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 5 articoli qui sotto + +     +     + International Lay Commission Plans Congress in 2024 during Its Rome MeetingThe f ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Rejoice! Receive Your God!4th Sunday of Advent*The great Christmas feast is almost here. As always in Advent, what is promised in the first reading is brought to fulfilment in the Gospel reading. We began Advent with the cry, ‘Come, Lord Jesus’. We will end it with the joyful shout, ‘God is with us!’God is about building a people among whom and in whom he can live. Through us, Jesus is made present in every moment of history so that through us Christ is able to continue to touch, to hold ...Continue Reading

Christmas Message to the Carmelite FamilyPrior General Míceál O'Neill, O. Carm.This year we approach Christmas with a full appreciation of the fervent Advent prayer in which we have all shared, pleading with the Lord to come and save us.May the light of God, shining on the face of Jesus, seen and cherished by Mary, Joseph and the shepherds, fill your hearts and your homes this Christmas, and may that same light reach into those dark places where plans are being made for war, so that minds and hearts might ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Rejoice! The Lord is Near3rd Sunday of Advent*Today is Gaudete Sunday. The name comes from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon in Latin, which means, ‘Rejoice’. The full text of the antiphon is: Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice! Indeed, the Lord is near.That is what we are rejoicing in: God’s nearness to us.Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - 3rd Sunday of Advent [PDF][*]Celebrating At Home - 3rd Sunday of Advent [ePub].     .   ...Continue Reading

St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchDecember 14th | FeastWith all that the Eucharist means to a Catholic Christian, does John of the Cross have a Eucharistic spirituality? His devotion to the Blessed Sacrament or the Mass is not immediately evident. But, if in fact the Eucharist holds central importance for him, why is this obscure in his writings?For more on John of the Cross and His Eucharistic SpiritualityFor more on the life of John of the Cross+         +&nb ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Prepare a Way!2nd Sunday of Advent*Repentance and forgiveness console God’s people and prepare the way for the Lord to enter our hearts. The magnificent first reading from the prophet Isaiah today looks forward to the appearance of God.Great preparations take place for his arrival - hills are lowered, valleys filled in, a straight highway is made in the desert. The joyful message of God’s approach is proclaimed from the mountain tops and shouted in the streets.Read more ...  [* ...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 + +     +     + Bamberg Celebrates 750 Years of Carmelite PresenceIn 2023, the Carmelites in Bam ...Continue Reading

Carmelite Nuns in Valencia, Spain Celebrate Elective ChapterOn December 4, the triennial chapter of the Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Incarnation of the Divine Word in Valencia, Spain, took place beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning.On October 6, 1502, seven women, (Sister Francisca Estaña, Sister Ofresina Caldesa, Sister Isabel Moragues, Sister Ana Heredia, Sister Angela Heredia, Sister Juana Gomis and Sister Isabel Ameller) gathered in Valencia-- although not at the current location of the monastery ...Continue Reading

Carmelite Nuns in Valencia, Spain Celebrate Elective ChapterOn December 4, the triennial chapter of the Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Incarnation of the Divine Word took place beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning.On October 6, 1502, seven women, (Sister Francisca Estaña, Sister Ofresina Caldesa, Sister Isabel Moragues, Sister Ana Heredia, Sister Angela Heredia, Sister Juana Gomis and Sister Isabel Ameller) gathered in Valencia-- although not at the current location of the monastery to live the life of ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 07-11-23 Sr. Maria di Gesù Faroldi (MTL) 10-12-41 02-02-71 02-02-74 08-11-23 Rm. Matheus Kamsiadji (Indo) 21-12-47 07-01-68 07-01-73 16-07-74 07-11-23 Br. (Josef) Prokop Zboron (BM) 14-11-55 25-09-89 20-08-94 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading