The Carmelite Secular Order is present in 16 Hungarian cities. Two OCDS Communities from Rumania have also been united with these 16 Hungarian ones. In May this year, the OCDS National Council with representatives of the various OCDS Communities, met in Budapest to discuss important matters regarding their vocation and to spend time together so as to get to know each other better. Their programme included prayer, conferences, shared discussion and time for recreation.
OCDS here is expanding rapidly, as more and more people from differing backgrounds are becoming attracted to Carmelite spirituality and the common life. OCDS here promotes close relationships with the Carmelite Friars and Nuns and devotes great care to our integral formation, paying particular attention to the Carmelite Rule, the OCDS Constitutions and the Declaration on our Charism.