Celebrating at Home: Come and Drink3rd Sunday of Lent*The Gospels of the next three Sunday make clear that the Way from temptation to transfiguration is in and through Jesus Christ who is Living Water, Light and Life for the would-be disciple. They are three great stories from John about responding in faith.The first of the three ‘great Gospels’ of Lent is ours this weekend: the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - 3rd Sunday in Lent [PDF][*]Cel ...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 ++     +     + Seminar on Spirituality in LonelinessGlen Attard - Michael Zammit In our po ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp P. Soll. Ord. 10-02-23 P. José Ruiz Romero, (Baet) 22-11-35 24-06-52 03-01-57 19-12-59 16-02-23 P. Petrus Kusdiyantoro, (Indo) 22-10-75 10-08-97 15-08-03 29-09-05 20-02-23 Br. Michael Kevin Garrighan, (SEL) 02-04-27 08-09-52 08-09-56 21-02-23 P. Felipe Mayor Villar, (ACV) 21-10-32 27-08-50 08-12-53 07-07-57 www. ...Continue Reading

  St. Titus Brandsma, a Patron of Journalists?According to the latest issue of /America/, a monthly magazine published by the American Jesuits, Pope Francis has expressed “full support” for naming St. Titus Brandsma “a patron of journalists.” The pope’s statement came in response to a request by Mr. Van Lierde and three Dutch journalists during an interview. On May 15, 2023, the Church will be celebrating the 1st anniversary of Titus’ canonization by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. During a press c ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Transfiguration2nd Sunday of Lent*This Sunday’s Gospel of the Transfiguration completes the ‘little parable’ formed by the Gospels of the first two Sundays of Lent.These Gospels tell us what Lent is about and what Christian life is about: a journey from temptation and doubt to transfiguration and faith. A journey away from allowing ourselves to be tempted to evil, and towards allowing ourselves to be tempted to good by the action of God’s Holy Spirit within us.Read more ...[*]Celebrating ...Continue Reading

*March - Marzo - Marzo 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 - March 2023 [*]Lectio Divina March 2023 [PDF] Download here [*]Lectio Divina March 2023 [ePub] Download here [*]Lectio Divina March 2023 [Mobi] Download here .     .     . ESPA&Nti ...Continue Reading

  Elective Chapter of the Monastery of Carmel of Mary, Star of the Sea in Tanay (Rizal) PhilippinesThe trienniel elective chapter of the Monastery of Carmel of Mary, Star of the Sea in Tanay (Rizal), Philippines took place on February 18, 2023. The election of the prioress was presided over by the Most Rev. Francisco de Leon, the bishop of Antipolo.Carmel of Mary, Star of the Sea is the first and only foundation of the Stella Maris Federation of the Carmelite nuns in the Philippines. Four foundresses came from ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Temptation to Transfiguration1st Sunday of Lent*Our great Lenten journey has begun. It’s a journey which begins in ash and ends in water.We begin Lent in the ash of acknowledging our own part in harbouring, creating and doing evil - those places in our hearts where the fire of anger, bitterness, selfishness or narrowness of mind and heart has left nothing but cold ash.As always, the Gospels of the first two Sundays in Lent provide a road map for our Lenten journey from temptation (this S ...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 ++     +     + Meeting of the Carmelite European Geographical AreaOn January 16-17, 2023, the p ...Continue Reading

  Second Chapter of the General Commissariat in India HeldThe second chapter of the General Commissariat of St. Therese and St. Albert was held in Asirbhavan, Ernakulam, Kerala, India from February 13-18, 2023. "Hopeful walking to the plans of  God" (Jer. 29:11) was the theme of the chapter. Among those attending were the prior general Miceal O' Neill, general councilor Robert Thomas Puthusery, and 30 members of the commissariat working in Inda and abroad.Some Indian Discalced Carmelit ...Continue Reading