St. Nuno Álvares Pereira, religious November 6 | Memorial St. Nuno Alvares was always a religious man. As a soldier and knight of the noble class, he carried the sacred images of the crucified Christ, the Virgin Mary, and of the two patron saints of the knight, St. George and St. James. Having fulfilled his obligations as parent, re-established the peace with Castile, and concluded the African expeditions which he took part in as supreme head of the Portuguese army, the Constable began his work on ...Continue Reading

Bl. Frances d'Amboise, religious November 5 | Optional Memorial On November 5, we celebrate the memory of Frances D’Amboise, once duchess of Brittany, who died as a Carmelite nun in Nantes, France. Her meeting with the prior general, John Soreth, and her subsequent efforts on behalf of the Carmelites had a transforming effect on Carmel in France. The Carmelite historian, Joachim Smet, calls it “one of those warm and human friendships between saints.” In fact, the establishment of enclosed Carmelite monas ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Sincere and Grounded Faith31st Sunday in Ordinary Time*The warnings against the leaders conclude this week. This is the final part of this series of readings in which Jesus strongly criticises various groups of leaders who have failed to grasp what religion and faith in God are really about.The problem centres around the belief that religious practice is all that is necessary to be justified in God’s eyes. According to Jesus, however, it is really about conversion, th ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 08-10-23 Fr. Francis Kemsley (Brit) 30-12-54 07-09-74 05-09-80 05-12-92 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

  Photo courtesy of the ACV Province Carmelite Nuns in La Vega, Dominican Republic, Celebrate Elective ChapterThe nuns of the community of the Maria Ecclesiae Mater (Mary Mother of the Church) Carmelite Monastery held their triennial elective Chapter on Thursday, October 26, 2023.The monastery was founded on November 21, 1976, by Carmelite nuns from Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) , Ravenna (Italy), and Trujillo Alto (Puerto Rico). After seven years at their original foundation, the nuns m ...Continue Reading

  Photo courtesy of the ACV Province Carmelite Nuns in La Vega, Dominican Republic, Celebrate Elective ChapterThe nuns of the community of the Maria Ecclesiae Mater (Mary Mother of the Church) Carmelite Monastery held their triennial elective Chapter on Thursday, October 26, 2023.The monastery was founded on November 21, 1976, by Carmelite nuns from Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) , Ravenna (Italy), and Truillo Alto (Puerto Rico). After seven years at their original foundation, the nuns mo ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Loving God and Each Other30th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Another attempt to trap Jesus is contained in the Gospel this Sunday. Opinions and arguments about which was the greatest commandment were common among the Pharisees and questions about it were frequently asked of rabbis. Clearly, those who asked this question of Jesus were trying to disconcert or ‘wrong foot’ Jesus in an attempt to discredit him with his reply.Once again, Jesus does not cleverly sidestep the question; he goes right t ...Continue Reading

*November - Noviembre - Novembre 2023* ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANO Download English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina .     .     . ENGLISH LECTIO DIVINA - November 2023 [*]Lectio Divina November 2023 [Pdf] Download here [*]Lectio Divina November 2023 [ePub] Download here [*]Lectio Divina November 2023 [Mobi] Download here  .     ...Continue Reading

Carmelite Nuns in Moncorvo, Portugal, Celebrate Elective ChapterThe nuns of the community of the Holy Family (Carmelo da Sagrada Família) Carmelite Monastery held their triennial elective Chapter on October 18, 2023. The Chapter was presided over by the bishop of the Diocese of Bragança-Miranda, Bishop Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida. The Carmelite General Commissary of Portugal, Agostinho Marques Castro, was also present.Sérgioni Ancelmo da Silva, of the Province of Pernambuco, is the assistant at t ...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 +  +     +     + *JPIC Commission Sponsoring Webinar in November*The second theme on Justice, Pe ...Continue Reading