Chapter of the General Commissariat of S. Maria "La Bruna" 2022During the Chapter of the General Commissariat of S. Maria "La Bruna," Italy, held on March 28-30, the following were elected: .     .      . Capítulo del Comisariado General de S. Maria "La Bruna" 2022Durante el Capítulo del Comisariado General de S. Maria "La Bruna", Italia, realizado del 28 al 30 de marzo, fueron elegidos:.     .      . ...Continue Reading

  *April - Abril - Aprile 2022*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 2022[*]Lectio Divina April 2022 [PDF] Download  here [*]Lectio Divina April 2022 [ePub] Download  here [*]Lectio Divina April 2022 [Mobi] Download  here .     .   &nbs ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: The Forgiving FatherIV Sunday of LentThis Sunday’s Gospel is a parable of lavish and unexpected forgiveness and reconciliation. It is one of three parables in which God’s mercy breaks through all human and religious restrictions about how God should act toward sinners.  It is the story of the prodigal son.The Gospel offers not just the hope of God’s forgiveness but the certainty of it. The message today is: Rejoice in God’s abiding mercy!        &n ...Continue Reading

  New Prior Provincial and Councilors of the German ProvinceThe Prior General has confirmed the recent elections of the Prior Provincial and the Councilors of the German Province. The following were elected:.     .      . Nuevo Prior Provincial y Consejeros de la Provincia de AlemaniaEl Prior General ha confirmado las recientes elecciones del Prior Provincial y de los Consejeros de la Provincia de Alemania.Se eligieron los siguientes cargos:.     .      .& ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIA*Professio Temporanea* 16-01-22  Roberto Isidro, Tejerina Valdez (Mel-B) Tarija, Bolivia*Professio Solemnis* 19-03-22  Oreste Maria Manzi (Ital) Roma, Italia*Ordinatio Diaconalis*17-03-22  Joseph Long Bui (SEL-V) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam*Ordinatio Sacerdotalis*26-02-22  Douglas Rafael Mendivil Martelo (Ital-C) Cartegena, Colombia26-02-22  Lizwaun Martinez Guerra (Ital-C) Cartegena, Colombia 17-03-22  Joseph Thinh Tran (SEL-V) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 17-03-22&n ...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 ++     +     + Update on the Carmelites in UkraineThe General Curia received a letter from Wieslaw S ...Continue Reading

  Solemnity of St. Joseph, Patron of the OrderMarch 19On March 19, we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Principal Patron of the Order. It does us good to think about St. Joseph, to meditate on him as one whom our tradition has recognized as a patron and a model of Carmelite life.Saint Joseph protects Carmel, not only because he helps Carmel to remain firm in the simplicity and profundity of its identity.          Read more.     .     &n ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: The Patient GardenerIII Sunday of LentIf the Gospels of the first two Sundays of Lent (temptation and transfiguration) are a parable about Christian life (a journey out of and away from temptation and into being transfigured by God’s grace), the Gospels of this Sunday and next give us the ‘road map’. How do we get from temptation to transfiguration? Only with repentance and God’s forgiveness. That’s the road map for our Christian journey.         &n ...Continue Reading

  VIII Assembly of the Mater et Decor Carmeli FederationThe VIII Assembly of the Mater et Decor Carmeli Federation took place from March 5-9, 2022, in the Monastery of the Sacred Heart and of Blessed Titus Brandsma. The monastery is in Córdoba, Spain. These were days of prayer and discernment in which the sisters who participated were able to deepen their understanding of the reality of living in a Federation, based on the documents of the Church and in communion with the synodal desire to walk together ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: TransfigurationII Sunday of LentThis 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.       ...Continue Reading