A Message from the Carmelite Prior General on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount CarmelBrothers and sisters in the Carmelite Family,The 16th of July unites people all around the world in celebration and thanksgiving for the gift of our love for Mary, the Mother of God, under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.In our tradition we recognise Mary as both Mother and Sister.  Under both of these titles I would like to reflect with you this year on the world in which we live, that world which God so loves and h ...Continue Reading

St. Teresa of Jesus de los Andes (OCD), virginJuly 13 - Optional Memoral in Latin AmericaJuana Fernandez Solar was born on 13th July 1900 at Santiago in Chile, to Christian middle-class parents. The example and the teaching of her parents were the foundation of her Christian education.On 7th May 1919, to the joy of her parents, she joined the Discalced Carmelite nuns in the city of Los Andes, taking the name of Teresa of Jesus. She died on 12th April 1920 after having spent only 11 months in Carmel, as a postulant and a ...Continue Reading

  Carmelite Nuns in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Celebrate Elective ChapterThe Carmelite monastery of San José in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, celebrated its triennial elective chapter on June 30, 2023.In 1642, the noble lady, Anna de Lanzós, donated her palace for a monastery in San Juan. King Philip IV issued royal permission in 1646. Efforts to import Carmelite nuns from Seville were blocked because of the dangers of sea travel. So three Dominican nuns came from Queen of Angels monastery in San ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Lifting the Burden; Lightening the Load14th Sunday in Ordinary Time*The Gospel today is a joyful, ecstatic outburst of feeling by Jesus.Matthew’s community must have been deeply troubled by the fact that the ‘learned and clever’ religious leaders of their day did not accept the message of Jesus. Surely they, of all people, should have been able to recognise the truth. But in this passage, Matthew explains that it is not from a position of knowledge or power that one recognises who J ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 25-05-23 Sr. M Grazia di Maria Santissima Regina Pinna (RAV) 24-01-32 10-12-55 27-12-58 13-06-23 Fr. Thomas B. Butler (PCM) 17-02-26 15-08-44 28-09-47 06-06-50 19-06-23 Fr. Bernard Murphy (Hib) 25-03-44 08-09-68 08-12-72 08-07-73 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: True Discipleship13th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Today’s Gospel is the final in this section of Matthew’s Gospel about the spread of the Kingdom and the role of the disciples.Matthew often uses events as a beginning point for Jesus’ sermons. The section we have been listening to began with the call of Matthew and was followed by the instructions given to the disciples before setting out on mission.Today’s Gospel passage highlights both the cost and rewards of true discip ...Continue Reading

  *June - Julio - Luglio 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 - July 2023[*]Lectio Divina July 2023 [PDF] Download here[*]Lectio Divina July 2023 [ePub] Download here[*]Lectio Divina July 2023 [Mobi] Download here.     .     .ESPAÑOLLECTIO D ...Continue Reading

 The Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary (PCM) Celebrates Its Triennial Provincial ChapterThe Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary held its triennial provincial chapter June 20-23, 20233. The gathering was held in Darien, Illinois at the Carmelite Spiritual Center. It was an open chapter with members from Canada, the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and the Provincial Commissariat of Perú participating.Besides the reports by the prior general and the prior provincial, sessions were held o ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Be the Living Gospel12th Sunday in Ordinary Time*The second part of Jesus’ instruction to the disciples as they set out for their mission is the text of the Gospel today.The opening sentence sets the tone for the disciples’ mission: Do not be afraid - a phrase which is repeated twice more in this Gospel passage. Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF][*]Celebrating At Home - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time [ePub].     .     &nbs ...Continue Reading

  Common Good, Common Home, Prophetic Advocacy in the Church and CarmelOn July 1, 2023, (2 pm Central Europe) the Carmelite JPIC Webinar will take place with the theme "Common Good, Common Home. Prophetic Advocacy in the Church and the Carmel."First theme on Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) in preparation for the 2024 JPIC Carmelite Family Congress.July 1, 2023 -- 2 pm (Central European Time)Read more ....+      +      + "Bie ...Continue Reading