IN SOLLEMNITATE B.V. MARIAE DE MONTE CARMELO/Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera,//splendor caeli, Virgo puerpera singularis. Mater mitis, sed viri nescia, Carmelitis esto propitia, stella maris./ *DESIDERIO PRIOR GENERALIS DOMUSQUE GENERALIS COMMUNITAS*16.VII.2026    +          +           + www.ocarm.orghttp://www.facebook.com/ocarm.orghttps://twitter.com/ocarm_org     ...Continue Reading

St. Teresa of Jesus "of the Andes," virginJuly 13 | Optional Memorial in Latin America*Jesus Alone is Beautiful*From the writings of the Saint: Diario y cartas (Los Andes, 1983), 373, 359, 376Second Reading from the Office of Readings for July 13Jesus alone is beautiful; he is my only joy. I call for him, I cry after him, I search for him within my heart. I long for Jesus to grind me interiorly so that I may become a pure host where he can find his rest. I want to be athirst with love so that other souls may p ...Continue Reading

Carmelite Church - Cagliari, Italy Bl. Jane Scopelli, virgin July 9 | Optional Memorial  *Mystical Life with Mary* From /De/ /vita/ /Mariae-formi/ et Mariana by Michael of St Augustine  (Chapter 2, 13) Second Reading from the Office of Readings for July 9 We have shown previously how the deiform and divine life, life in God, is to be practiced. Here we shall show how the Mariform and Marian life is to be practiced. In order to live in God, we must, in all our actions, omissions, and sufferings, perform th ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Becoming Rich Soil15th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe section of St Matthew’s Gospel from which we are now reading concerns the Kingdom of God. Jesus uses this expression frequently in his teaching. The Kingdom is not heaven, it is the life and heart of God. We live in the Kingdom when we live according to the mind and heart of God.This section about the Kingdom of God is the centrepiece of St Matthew’s Gospel.This week we begin the series of parables about the Kingdom with the parable of the Sower ...Continue Reading

  Prior General's Schedule for July 2026Fr. Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., the prior general, has the following schedule planned for the month of July 2026:June 30-July 7: Fraternal Visit -- Ougadougou and Bobodioulasso, Burkina                          Faso July 8-30: Visits to the Monasteries of the Federation of St. Mary Magdalene                  de' Pazzi (Italy ...Continue Reading

Bl. Maria Crocifisso Curcio, virginJuly 4 | Optional Memorial in the Italian provinces*GREETINGS BY HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BEATIFICATION CEREMONY*I now greet the pilgrims who have come from various regions of Italy and the world to honor Blessed Maria Crocifissa Curcio. My heartfelt thoughts go out to each and every one of you, especially to those who are part of the spiritual family of the Missionary Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus. This newly beatified woman placed the ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 30-06-26 Fr. Herbert (James) Jones (PCM) 28-12-34 26-08-54 26-08-57  04-06-60  www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Lifting the Burden; Lightening the Load14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe Gospel today is a joyful, ecstatic outburst of feeling by Jesus.Matthew’s community must have been deeply troubled by the fact that the ‘learned and clever’ religious leaders of their day did not accept the message of Jesus. Surely they, of all people, should have been able to recognise the truth. But in this passage, Matthew explains that it is not from a position of knowledge or power that one recognises who Jesus is. Ra ...Continue Reading

 July  –  Julio  –  Luglio 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 - July 2026[*]Lectio Divina - July 2026 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina - July 2026 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina - July 2026 [Mobi] If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at ocarm.org ...Continue Reading

Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Hermitage of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lake Elmo, Minnesota Held on June 24The elective chapter of the Carmelite Hermitage of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lake Elmo, Minnesota (USA), was held in a spirit of fraternity and discernment under the presidency of the prior general, Desiderio García Martínez, with the participation of the General Councilor for the Americas.The eight solemnly professed members proceeded with the election of its leadership in accordance with the nor ...Continue Reading