Chapter of the General Commissariat of Portugal Province HeldThe Chapter of the General Commissariat of Portugal was held from April 26-28, 2023 in Hotel Casa São Nuno in Fatima. Both the Prior General Míceál O'Neill and the General Councilor for Europe, Richard Byrne, participated.In 1251 Carmelites, coming from Mount Carmel, made a foundation in the town of Moura. In 1397 St. Nuno Álves Pereira, a hero as commander of the Portuguese in their war for independence from Castille in ...Continue Reading

  *May - Mayo - Maggio 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 - April 2023[*]Lectio Divina May 2023 [PDF] Download here[*]Lectio Divina May 2023 [ePub] Download here[*]Lectio Divina May 2023 [Mobi] Download here.     .     .ESPAÑOLLECTIO DIVIN ...Continue Reading

  Chapter of the Province of Great Britain HeldThe Provincial Chapter of the Province of Great Britain was held April 17-21, 2023, in Aylesford, Kent (England).Carmelites arrived in England about the year 1241 and quickly established a province. Records indicate a certain “W. provincial in England," in the years 1256-1257. At the time when the province was most flourishing, there were about a thousand brothers and about 37 houses. The first division of the province into two, namely, England and Ireland-Sc ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: The Good Shepherd Calls His Own by Name and They Recognize His VoiceFourth Sunday of Easter*The Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called “Good Shepherd Sunday” because no matter what reading cycle we are in, the Gospel always focusses on the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd.This year, the Gospel reading talks about Jesus as the ‘gate of the sheepfold’, that is, Jesus is the one through whom we truly enter into the fold of God. Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - Fourth Sund ...Continue Reading

 Monasterio di Sant'Anna - Carpineto Romano, Italia Carmelite Nuns' Federation of St. Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi Elects New LeadershipThe Electoral Assembly of the Federation of St. Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi, a federation of the Carmelite monasteries of nuns in Italy, was held April 17-20.The Federation was created, after years of cooperaton between the monasteries, on July 16, 2010.The results of the elective chapter were as follows: .     .     .  La Federación de Monjas Carme ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Strangers Share a Journey, Hearts Begin to Burn, and They Recognized HimThird Sunday of Easter*Luke’s wonderful story of the two disciples on the way to Emmaus is another story of transformation through personal encounter with the risen Jesus.It is a heart-warming story and we can easily identify with the two disciples feeling crushed by the weight of their shattered dreams. They don’t believe the story of the women that Jesus is alive.They don’t recognise the stranger when he walks besi ...Continue Reading

  Provincial Chapter of the Aragon, Castille, and Valencia Province HeldThe Provincial Chapter of the Province of Aragon, Castile and Valencia was held April 12-14, 2023, at the "St. Ignatius" Spirituality Center in Salamanca, Spain. The theme of the meeting was: "The radical witness of consecrated life. Faithful to our Carmelite charism."On April 14, 2023, in a festive atmosphere, Bishop José Luis Retana Gozalo, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo and Salamanca, visited the capitulars, thankin ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE  *PROFESSIO *SOLEMNIS* 25-03-23  Francisco Javier Giraldes (ACV-Argentina) Lomas de Zamora, Argentina*ORDINATIO *SACERDOTALIS*20-03-23  José Lucas do Nascimento (Flum) Roma, Italia16-04-23  Jefferson Ferreira Sousa (Flum)  São Paolo, Brasile 16-04-23  Lucas de Melo Pires (Flum) São Paolo, Brasile   www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org  ​  ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: A Joyful Meeting, the Spirit Received, Doubts TransformedSecond Sunday of Easter*The great Easter feast of last Sunday began the Church’s fifty-day celebration of the Resurrection which concludes with the feast of Pentecost in six weeks.The Gospel of each Sunday is a meditation on Jesus as: the resurrected Christ, made known in the scriptures and the breaking of the bread, the bearer of life in all its fullness, our way, truth and life, pledge of God’s love.In today’s Gospel reading ther ...Continue Reading

Hodie Christus resurrexit.Cotidie nostra agamus! MÍCEÁL PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS*9.IV.2023+        +        +Chapel Window -- Monastery of Mount Carmel, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Ventana de la capilla -- Monasterio del Monte Carmelo, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Finestra della cappella -- Monastero del Monte Carmelo, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada   www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter ...Continue Reading