The 2024 OCDS Congress that took place in Wakefield, MA, from August 22nd to the 25th, gathered hundreds of OCDS from 33 states in the United States and from abroad. Some Carmelite Fathers and Nuns were present too making it indeed a family reunion. The title was “The Joy of Carmel.” The different conferences, the moments of prayer and reflection and the times of community recreation, help attendees to really experience the joy of belonging to the Discalced Carmelite Order. His eminence Card Seán Patrick O’Malley, OFM Cap., Archbishop of Boston, came to celebrate Mass on August 24th and during his homily he said: “Carmelite spirituality allows us to discover that love, the crucified love, and to be able to climb the mountain and be able to embrace that love, and we are so grateful for your charism, for your vocations, for your presence here.” The Congress was very successful and very well organized.
