Celebrating at Home: The Gentleness of the Lamb2nd Sunday in Ordinary TimeOn this second Sunday in Ordinary Time we move from the baptism to the mission of the one baptised.John the Baptist names Jesus as, ‘the lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.’ In doing so, he links Jesus with a number of Old Testament passages about the lamb of sacrifice and the suffering servant of God.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF][*]Celebrating At Home - 2nd Sunday in Or ...Continue Reading

The Corsini Chapel in San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome, ItalyJanuary –  Enero – Gennaio  2026 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivinaENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - January 2026[*]Lectio Divina January, 2026 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina January, 2026 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina January, 2026 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news ...Continue Reading

 Filippo Lippi, O. Carm. (tra 1460-1465) An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”Mt 1: 20-21 All of us at the Office of Communications for the Carmelite Order wish you and your family a blessed Christmas. May the arrival of ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: God Is With Us!Christmas - Nativity of the LordWe began Advent with the cry, ‘Come, Lord Jesus’. Now we end it with the joyful shout, ‘God is with us!’Reflecting on the historical birth of Jesus, the Church proclaims the truth that God is, and has always been, with his people. And if God is with us, then God is for us. God is on our side.God has no desire to live in houses made of wood, stone or gold. God’s deepest desire is to live in human flesh. Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: The Promise Fulfilled4th Sunday of AdventThe great Christmas feast is almost here. As always in Advent, what is promised in the first reading is brought to fulfilment in the Gospel reading. We began Advent with the cry, ‘Come, Lord Jesus’. We will end it with the joyful shout, ‘God is with us!’Our Advent journey has called us to: stay awake to the coming of God, prepare ourselves to receive the Lord, rejoice that he is not afraid to make his home with us, and to receive him ...Continue Reading

   Celebrating at Home: Are You the One?3rd Sunday of AdventThis Sunday marks the turning point in the Advent Season. Traditionally called Gaudete Sunday it is a day of rejoicing that the Saviour is near. The focus shifts from the final coming of Christ at the end of time to the first coming of Christ at Bethlehem.The words of Jesus clarify his identity and that of John the Baptist. Jesus comes, not as the kind of warrior-messiah, slaughtering and slashing, but as ‘the kindness of God’, ten ...Continue Reading

    Celebrating at Home: Prepare A Way For The Lord2nd Sunday of AdventThe magnificent first reading from the prophet Isaiah this weekend looks forward to the appearance of one ‘on whom the spirit of the Lord rests – a spirit of wisdom and insight, counsel and power and knowledge of the fear of the Lord’.John the Baptist sits at the centre of this week’s Gospel and next week’s. He is the ‘one who cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord; make his paths straight’. John w ...Continue Reading

Mount Carmel Monastery, Niagara Falls, ONTDecember –  Diciembre – Decembre  2025 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivinaENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - December 2025[*]Lectio Divina December 2025 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina December 2025 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina December 2025 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the C ...Continue Reading

   Celebrating at Home: Stay Awake1st Sunday of AdventThe great Advent journey begins. The Advent readings are a rich tapestry of images centered on the truth that God has come among us. We do not pretend that we are waiting for Jesus to be born in a stable. That happened once, a long time ago, and it will not happen again.Advent’s invitation is to become aware of the all-pervading presence of the risen Jesus as Emmanuel – God among us.This week’s Gospel calls us to “Stay awake”, to be vigilant and a ...Continue Reading

   Celebrating at Home: The Royal ShepherdChrist the KingOn this last Sunday of the Church’s year we celebrate the Feast of Christ, the King. Today is a day to give thanks to God for all the blessings received during the past year. Most of all, we thank God for the great gift of his son. We celebrate Christ as King of the Universe and look forward to the coming of his kingdom in all its fullness at the end of time.The Gospel readings throughout Ordinary time have lead us on a journey of accompanying ...Continue Reading