Portrait of the Prophet Elisha (19th century), Venice.Andrea Papaccio Napoletano, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Profeta_Eliseo.jpg *June - Junio - Giugno 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 - June 2023[*]Lectio Divina June 2023 [PDF] Download here[*]Le ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Sent to Be God's Love in the WorldPentecost Sunday*At Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the first group of Christian believers - the disciples. This gift of the Holy Spirit is the culmination of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.The gifting of the Holy Spirit is a continuing event in the life of every believing person and, therefore, in every age of human history. The Holy Spirit is the presence of God with us - the enduring way in which Jesus remains present in the ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 2 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 2 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 2 articoli qui sotto ++     +     + Appreciation of the Ecclesiastical Heritage Days - 2023 The Opening of the Genera ...Continue Reading

St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, virginMay 25 - FeastFrom her childhood, she had a deep sense of the presence of God, a great love for the Eucharist and a longing to live a penitential life.In addition to her deep spiritual life, she observed conscientiously her religious vows and led a hidden life of prayer and self denial. She was filled with a burning desire for the renewal of the Church: keenly aware of the urgent need for reform, yearning to see it spread, and offering herself so that the "anointed ones" (i. ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE  *PROFESSIO *SOLEMNIS*20-03-23  José Lucas do Nascimento (Flum) Roma, Italia19-05-23  Francisco Javier Giraldes (ACV-Argentina) Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaORDINATIO DIACONALIS*29-04-23  Ecson Gabriel Ramírez Alvárez (Baet) Jalí, Venezuela*ORDINATIO *SACERDOTALIS*16-04-23  Jefferson Ferreira Sousa (Flum)  São Paolo, Brasile 16-04-23  Lucas de Melo Pires (Flum)  São Paolo, Brasile 29-04-23  Oreste Maria Manz ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 4 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 4 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 4 articoli qui sotto +  +     +     +  *Carmelite Youth Day Part of World Youth Day Celebrations in Lisbon*Today, May ...Continue Reading

  57th World Day of Social Communications - 2023Speaking with the Heart: "The Truth in Love"After having reflected in past years on the verbs “to go and see” and “to listen” as conditions for good communication, with this Message for the LVII World Day of Social Communications, I would like to focus on “speaking with the heart”. It is the heart that spurred us to go, to see and to listen, and it is the heart that moves us towards an open and welcoming way of communicating. Once we have practiced ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Called, Chosen, and Sent to be God's Heart in the WorldAscension of the Lord*The feast of the Ascension commemorates the return of Jesus to the Father. Jesus leaves in body but remains with us through the gift of the Spirit. We will celebrate the gift and presence of the Holy Spirit in next Sunday’s feast of Pentecost.The true meaning of our feast today is not found in Jesus’ leaving, but in the way he calls his disciples back together, to re-form them as a new community entrusted with ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 4 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 4 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 4 articoli qui sotto ++     +     +   Leadership from Our Affiliated Congregations to Meet in RomeThe leadership of t ...Continue Reading

Le Carmel au Congo fête ses 50 ans Cinquante ans de vie carmélitaine pour l'Évangile de Jésus-Christ /Le Prieur général de l'Ordre, le père Míčeál O'Neill, a envoyé la lettre suivante aux Grands Carmes et aux personnes avec lesquelles elles travaillent, au debut de la célébration du 50e anniversaire de présence du Carmel en République démocratique du Congo./ Je me joins aujou ...Continue Reading