Celebrating at Home: Called to be the Living Presence of GodAscension SundayThe 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 the spread of the ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIA*INITIUM NOVITIATUS* 19-03-22  Stefania Puddu (CAR) Carpineto Roma, Italia*PROFESSIO TEMPORANEA* 01-05-22  Fabian Therese (STSA) Kannur, Kerala, India 01-05-22  Rocky Manu (STSA) Kannur, Kerala, India*PROFESSIO SOLEMNIS* 19-03-22  Adam Stepniewski (Pol) Krakow, Poland 25-03-22  M. Antonella dell'Immacolata (MNA) Montagano, Italia 24-04-22  Jefferson Ferreira de Sousa (Flum) Palmas, Tocantins, Brasile 08-05-22  Lucas de Melo Pires (Flum) Eldorado do Sul, Bras ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Remembering and Making Present6th Sunday of EasterOur reading of The Farewell Discourse in John’s Gospel (13:31-17:26) continues in the Gospel for today as Jesus makes a number of promises to the disciples.The opening words say that those who love Jesus will keep his word. This is not like keeping road rules. It is about allowing the word of Jesus to form our hearts and shape our lives. Throughout John’s Gospel the word that Jesus speaks is about his boundless affection for the Father an ...Continue Reading

Elective Chapter of the Monastery of Barcelona The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite community of the Monestir de l'Encarnació in Barcelona, Spain, took place on May 6, 2022. The results of the elective chapter were as follows: Capítulo electivo del Monasterio de Barcelona El Capítulo Electivo de la comunidad carmelita del Monestir de l'Encarnació en Barcelona, España, tuvo lugar el 6 de mayo de 2022. Los resultados del capítulo electivo fueron los siguientes: Capitolo elet ...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 + +     +     + Transmission of the Canonization of Carmelite Titus Brandsma from St. Peter's Square, Su ...Continue Reading

Letter of the Carmelite Prior General on the Canonization of Titus BrandsmaThe Office of Communications is releasing this letter from the Carmelite Prior General, Most Rev. Míceál O'Neill, O. Carm., regarding the canonization of Carmelite Titus Brandsma on May 15 at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.  The Cross for Me is JoyA Letter of the Prior General to the Carmelite FamilyDear Brothers and Sisters in the Carmelite Family: His Holiness, Pope Francis, presiding at the ordinary consistory of cardinal ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Farewell, Glory, and Discipleship of Love 5th Sunday of Easter Given during Jesus’ last meal with his disciples, these words begin what is called The Farewell Discourse in John’s Gospel (13:31-17:26). They are Jesus’ last words to his disciples before his death. In the course of offering assurance and comfort, Jesus develops various themes that have been introduced earlier in his ministry, including in particular glory, mutual indwelling and love. Using the intimate form of addres ...Continue Reading

  Herewith, we have the pleasure of sending you the invitation to the* Symposium Titus Brandsma: The Challenges for Journalism in Troubled Times *which will be organised in Rome by the International Association of Journalists Accredited to the Vatican (AIGAV) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to the Holy See on Tuesday 10 May 2022, at 15:00 h. Please find attached an electronic booklet which contains more detailed information about the event. The number of seats is limited, and registration is ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Shepherd and Sheep, Bonds of Life and Love4th Sunday of EasterThis fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday because the Gospel for this Sunday always portrays Jesus as the Good Shepherd. The shepherd was responsible for keeping the flock together and safe, for leading it to good pasture, for binding up wounds. The sheep depended on the shepherd for life. Any reflection about Jesus as the Good Shepherd also keeps us mindful that shepherding each other ac ...Continue Reading

= Helig Blut, Dachau Testimony of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Dachau on Titus BrandsmaThe Helig Blut Carmel is a monastery of the Discalced Carmelites (OCD) in Dachau. The monastery was founded in 1964. The initiative to found a contemplative monastery at this location was the desire to build a place of atonement and reconciliation in a place of violence and horror. Here various members of the monastery give testimony of Titus Brandsma's impact on their lives.&q ...Continue Reading