VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 13-05-26 Frei Jerônimo K. Brodka (Ger-Par) 31-12-35 08-09-59 08-09-62  10-03-63  17-07-26 Fr Andrzej Henryk Zonko (Pol) 01-01-35 31-08-53 11-11-56  24-02-61 22-07-26 Fr Bernard (Marius) Dawson (Aus-TL) 14-04-34 11-02-55 07-03-58  06-01-61 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The Kingdom of God in Everyday Life18th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThis week’s Gospel is the beginning of a new section of St Matthew’s Gospel which talks about the Kingdom of God on earth and the Church as a visible sign of the Kingdom.The Kingdom is found where human beings are. It is deeply enfolded and immersed in the world of human experience: hunger, fear, disease, the sound of sheer silence, celebration, joy, hope, forgiveness, mercy, justice, in hearing and keeping the word of God. The kingdom i ...Continue Reading

 August  –  Agosto  –  Agosto 2026ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - August 2026[*]Lectio Divina August, 2026 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina August, 2026 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina August, 2026 [Mobi] If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at o ...Continue Reading

St. Titus Brandsma, priest and martyrJuly 27 | Obligatory Memorial (Feast: Ger, Phil, Del Colombia)From the Homily at the Beatification Mass of Titus BrandsmaNovember 3, 19855. No barrier could halt the surge of charity that animated the great Carmelite. It is love, once again, that explains the dedication with which he promoted the ecumenical movement, in an attitude of constant fidelity to the Church and total loyalty toward members of other denominations. Struck by such a luminous witness to evangelical consistency, ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Close Encounters with the Kingdom of God17th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn the Gospel, Jesus compares the Kingdom to treasure hidden in a field, to a merchant on the lookout for fine pearls and to a fisherman’s dragnet which brings in a very mixed catch. The point of the parables is the behavior of the people in them.In the first two parables the joy and delight of those who find (experience) the Kingdom is obvious. It is so strong that nothing is spared in order to posses the Kingdom. The pur ...Continue Reading

Blessed John Soreth, priestJuly 24 | MemorialImportant to the life of the Carmelite Order was the foundation of female monasteries by Blessed John Soreth. As soon as he was elected prior general on November 1, 1451, Soreth himself affiliated the beguinage of Ten Elsen near Geldern in 1452, confirming it the following year by appealing to the papal bull Cum nulla (October 7, 1452), with which Pope Nicholas V recognized the Carmelites' right to have female monasteries like other mendicant orders.Soreth ...Continue Reading

  The Provincial Commissariat of Zimbabwe Celebrates 80 Years During 2026The Carmelites in Zimbabwe are celebrating 80 years of Carmelite presence in that country during 2026. Adopting the theme “Rooted in Faith: Growing in Hope: 80 Years of Carmelite Presence in Zimbabwe,” the celebrations will be various and many throughout the year. The Commissary Provincial, Shelton Zimondi, challenged that the jubilee not be a mere reflection on the past but “a look to the future with hope and confidence. Our hope is ...Continue Reading

Whitefriars Hall -- Washington, DCThe Prophet ElijahJuly 20 | Solemnity*Elijah and His Portrayal in Modern Art*Many representations are now on display in churches and museums around the world of the Prophet Elijah. Their quality varies greatly but each has the potential to draw the viewer into prayer and reflection on the various actions the Prophet of God performed. Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is a more recent artist who attempted to bring the Old Testament stories to life as part of his 105-etching series of the Old Test ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The Patient Gardener16th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe section of St Matthew’s Gospel from which we are now reading concerns the Kingdom of God. Jesus uses this expression frequently in his teaching. The Kingdom is not heaven, it is the life and heart of God. We live in the Kingdom when we live according to the mind and heart of God. The Kingdom, or reign of God, breaks into human reality when human beings live, breathe and act out of the life of God; when the heart of God becomes ours; when we al ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEINITIUM NOVITIATUS*16-07-26  Ángel Vicente Satama (PCM-Ecuador)16-07-26  Oreste José Fernández (PCM-Ven)16-07-26  Marcos Leonbardo Maxim Sánchez (PCM-Méx)16-07-26  Jhosymar Patricio Reyes (PCM-Ecuador)16-07-26  Juan Alberto Castellanos (PCM-Ven)16-07-26  Eduín Said Chicas Bonilla (PCM-Hon)16-07-26  Melvin Omar Gutiérrez Lorenzo (PCM-Hon)PROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*15-07-26  Paulus Bonari Ndundu (Indo-Or)&n ...Continue Reading