Celebrating at Home: The Real Presence in UsBody and Blood of ChristWe are very used to talking about the Real Presence of Jesus being in the Blessed Sacrament. But the real presence of Christ is also in the community when it gathers in his name.The Eucharist is not only an object to be looked at, but an action to be done so that the living presence of Jesus continues to touch and heal.Maybe we need to think more deeply about the real presence of Jesus being in real, living human beings.Read more ...[*]Celebrating ...Continue Reading

Elisha and his servant. Glass by Skeat in a bottom panel of a Warrington window. Circa 1960.Author: Jules & Jenny. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/78914786@N06/4954764436June  –  Junio  –  Giugnio 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 - June 2026[*]Lectio Divina June 2026 [Pdf][*]Lecti ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: God Enfleshed in UsMost Holy Trinity SundayA quick look at the readings for today shows very clearly that the Feast of the Trinity is a celebration of God’s love for humankind. It is a day for reflecting on who God is, not for trying to figure out how there can be three persons in one God. The Church’s focus today is on experience, not theology.In the first reading God is proclaimed as a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger and rich in mercy; a God who walks with his ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Sent to be God's Love in the WorldPentecost SundayAt Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the first group of Christian believers - the disciples. This gift of the Holy Spirit is the culmination of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.The Holy Spirit is the presence of God with us - the enduring way in which Jesus remains present in the Church and in the life of each person. The Spirit brings gifts of wisdom, courage, understanding, right judgement, knowledge, re ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Called, Chosen and Sent to be God's Heart in the WorldAscension of the LordThe 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 s ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Promise of the Spirit, Love Among Us, Love Within UsSixth Sunday of EasterAs we approach the coming feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost, the Gospel today focuses on the Holy Spirit.Jesus returns to the Father in the Ascension, but remains with his disciples through the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This Holy Spirit keeps us in a communion of love with Jesus, with the Father and with one another.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - Sixth Sunday of Easter [PDF][ ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Jesus, Our Way, Truth and LifeFifth Sunday of EasterIn the opening words of the Gospel, Jesus calls the disciples to trust him and to trust God. He does so in the context of announcing his departure to them. Understandably, the disciples are afraid and uncertain which the questions of Thomas and Philip show.We want to live true to the vocation God has given us, aware of the Spirit which has been placed into our hearts, allowing that Spirit to change us into true believers so that the fac ...Continue Reading

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

  Celebrating at Home: The Good Shephard Calls His Own by Name, and They Recognize His VoiceFourth Sunday of EasterThe 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.Any reflection about Jesus as the Good Shepherd also serves ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Strangers Share a Journey, Hearts Begin to Burn and They Recognize HimThird Sunday of EasterLuke’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 beside ...Continue Reading