St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, OCD, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchOctober 1 | FeastSaint Thérèse was born at Alençon in France on 2nd January 1873. Her parents were Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin. After the death of her mother on 28th August 1877, Thérèse and her family moved to Lisieux.Her final words, "My God...., I love you!", seal a life which was extinguished on earth at the age of twenty-four; thus began, as was her desire, a new ...Continue Reading

 Grants Available for 2023 Titus Brandsma CongressOctober 3-7, 2023 | Radboud University | Nijmegen, NetherlandsThe organization committee of the Titus Brandsma Conference to be held at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands on October 3-7, 2023, is happy to announce that five grants for participation in this conference are available. The grants cover the travel and accommodation costs as well as expenses for lunch, dinner, coffee / tea, and participation in the program of the conference. Those who wish to app ...Continue Reading

*October - Octubre - Ottobre 2022* 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 - October 2022 [*]Lectio Divina October 2022 [PDF] Download here [*]Lectio Divina October 2022 [ePub] Download here [*]Lectio Divina October 2022 [Mobi] Download here .     .   &nbs ...Continue Reading

 Elective Chapter of the Monastery of San Pedro in Osuna, Seville, Spain On September 21, 2022, the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, the Carmelite community of the Monastery of St. Peter in Osuna, Seville (Spain) convened for its triennial elections. The elections were presided over by the Vicar for Consecrated Life of the Archdiocese of Seville, D. José Ángel Martín Domínguez and with the presence of the President of the Federation Mater et Decor Carmeli as co-visitor, Sist ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Fortunes Reversed26th Sunday of Ordinary Time*The story Jesus tells in the Gospel is about a rich man, his five brothers and a poor man, and how their fortunes get reversed. The story is told against the background belief that riches were a sign of God’s blessing. By the time of Jesus, the teaching of the prophets that blessing brings responsibility seems to have been forgotten. So the story asks the hearers: will they follow the example of the rich man or heed Jesus’ teaching (and that of the ...Continue Reading

  Final Message of the General CongregationSeptember 4-17, 2022 | Rome, ItalyThe theme of this year’s meeting is Gift and Mission: The Radical Witness of Consecrated Carmelites in the World of Today. “By This Everyone Will Know that You Are My Disciples” (Jn 13: 35). The congregation concluded with a message to the Carmelite Family, which we include here. This message was discussed and approved by the members of the Congregation in its final days.          &nbs ...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 ++     +     + *XI Meeting of the Carmelite Family in Perú*On August 12-14, the Carmelit ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE*PROFESSIO TEMPORANEA* 27-07-22  Nelson Anciano Jr. (Phil) Quezon City, Philippines  27-07-22  Johny Rebosquillo (Phil) Quezon City, Philippines  27-07-22  Sanny Gie Calacar (Phil) Quezon City, Philippines  27-07-22  Alvin Evangelista (Phil) Quezon City, Philippines  27-07-22  Lolito Noja Jr. (Phil) Quezon City, Philippines  27-07-22  Sunday Buling(Phil) Quezon City, Philippines  27-08-22  Patrick (Louis-Marie) Mingard (Gal) Na ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating 600 Years of Il Carmine in FlorenceThe Carmelite Community celebrates 600 years since the dedication of the Basilica of the Carmine in Florence, Italy, on Sunday, September 18, 2022.The church structure contains the Corsini family chapel containing the remains of the 14th century Carmelite, St. Andrea Corsini. The church is also home to the famous frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino, considered the first masterwork of the Italian Renaissance. Masolino, commissioned by a wealthy merchant, Felice ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Investing in the Future25th Sunday of Ordinary Time*When bad things happen to us we are apt to spend a great deal of time being angry at what has taken place – especially if we feel that what has happened is unjust, unfair or unreasonable. Today’s Gospel episode is often called the ‘Parable of the Unjust Steward’. But perhaps he is the one who is being treated unjustly. After all, the Master hears a rumour that the steward has been ‘wasteful with his property’. Without conducting an investigat ...Continue Reading