Prior General's Schedule for June 2026Fr. Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., the prior general, has the following schedule planned for the month of June 2026:June 1–13, 2026: General Council Plenary SessionJune 15–19, 2026: PCM Province Chapter (USA).June 20–21, 2026: Meeting of the Prior General with students from the                                PCM Province.June 22, 2026: Fraternal visit to the Carmel ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Growing Disciples11th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThis week’s Gospel contains the first part of Jesus’ instructions to the disciples as they set out on their mission.To these twelve Jesus entrusts the mission of proclaiming that the kingdom of God is close at hand. This is not an ‘end of the world’ prediction. The disciples are to be a sign of God’s kindness which brings health and wholeness. The proclamation of the Good News is always to be done generously and without counting the cost.Read more .. ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Growing Disciples11th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThis week’s Gospel contains the first part of Jesus’ instructions to the disciples as they set out on their mission.To these twelve Jesus entrusts the mission of proclaiming that the kingdom of God is close at hand. This is not an ‘end of the world’ prediction. The disciples are to be a sign of God’s kindness which brings health and wholeness. The proclamation of the Good News is always to be done generously and without counting the cost.Read more .. ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The Real Presence in UsBody and Blood of ChristWe are very used to talking about the Real Presence of Jesus being in the Blessed Sacrament. But the real presence of Christ is also in the community when it gathers in his name.The Eucharist is not only an object to be looked at, but an action to be done so that the living presence of Jesus continues to touch and heal.Maybe we need to think more deeply about the real presence of Jesus being in real, living human beings.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Ho ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 05-05-26 Fr. David Fox (Brit) 16-08-38 25-08-78 08-12-81  17-07-83  29-05-26 Fr. Nico Hofstede (Neer) 24-12-41 23-08-62 23-08-65  29-03-69  www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

 Eliseo e il suo servo. Vetrata da Skeat di una finestra di Warrington. Circa 1960. Autori: Jules & Jenny (https://www.flickr.com/photos/78914786@N06/49547644367/  June  –  Junio  –  Giugno 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 - June 2026[*]Lectio Divina June 2026 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: God Enfleshed in UsMost Holy Trinity SundayA quick look at the readings for today shows very clearly that the Feast of the Trinity is a celebration of God’s love for humankind. It is a day for reflecting on who God is, not for trying to figure out how there can be three persons in one God. The Church’s focus today is on experience, not theology.In the first reading God is proclaimed as a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger and rich in mercy; a God who walks with his people.&nbs ...Continue Reading

  Celebration of the Patronal Feast in Caivano, NaplesIn Caivano, one of the sites served by the Carmelites of the Neapolitan Province, this homage is made even more special by the celebration of the feast of the patron saint, Maria Santissima di Campiglione. This year the solemn celebrations began on May 9. Dominic Praveen Lawrence, O. Carm., prior and rector of the Shrine of Maria Santissima di Campiglione, together with the community of the Carmelites, the members of the Third Order, and all the faithful, k ...Continue Reading

St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi: On Revelation and On TemptationMay 25th | FeastCome, Holy SpiritYou are truly wonderful, O Word, in the Holy Spirit, in causing him to infuse himself into the soul, through which infusion it is united with God, conceives God, tastes God, and delights in nothing but God.And the Holy Spirit comes into the soul always marked with that precious seal of the Blood of the Word, the Lamb who was slain; indeed, it is the Blood that moves him to come, if he moves of himself and wills to come.The movi ...Continue Reading

*Recently Formed East Indonesian Province Holds First Chapter in May 2026*The First Provincial Chapter of the Eastern Indonesian Province of the Order of Carmelites  was held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Retreat Center in Wae Lengkas, Ruteng, Flores (Indonesia) from May 17-22, 2026. The province was established on March 25, 2025, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. At that time, the prior general and his council appointed the first prior provincial and council to hold office until this first Chapter.The m ...Continue Reading