News Friars Archivi - DISCALCED CARMELITES
Vietnam: blessing of an new Convent
On April 21, 2026, Fr. Reynaldo V. Sotelo Jr., OCD, Provincial Superior of the Philippine Province, presided over the rite of blessing of the Convent of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face in the Diocese of Xuân Lộc, making it th...
Liturgy of Carmel
Following several unsuccessful attempts to create a liturgical application for our Order, the General Definitory recently decided to base a new application on an existing one that is widely used throughout the world and offers the possibility of i...
Rome: Fr Emilio José Martínez González OCD Appointed President of the Teresianum
Fr Emilio José Martínez OCD has been appointed President of the Teresianum in Rome by a Vatican decree signed on 21st April 2026. A member of the Iberian Province, Fr Emilio was born in Madrid on 19th December 1964. After beginni...
EXPERIENCE OF HOLY WEEK IN UKRAINE – Fr Miguel Márquez Calle OCD, Superior General
During Holy Week and on Easter Sunday, I celebrated and prayed with my brothers and sisters in Ukraine, in communion with the whole Order and with the entire Ukrainian people. On Tuesday 31st March, I met part of the community of the Discalced Car...
Vatican: The Shrine of Arenzano donates a statue of the Infant Jesus to the Governorate
A wooden statue of the Infant Jesus is now present in the Church of Mary, Mother of the Family, in the Governorate building. It was donated by the community of the Discalced Carmelites of the Shrine of Arenzano (Genoa). The enthronement ceremony t...
Proper of Masses OCD
On 16th July 2025, the Dicastery approved the Editio typica altera of the Proprium Missarum OCD. Following its printing and initial distribution, the official Latin text is now available on our website: ...
India: Diploma Day at Carmelite Convent
On March 1, participants of the Bible Course on the Parables of Jesus were awarded diplomas and formally commissioned as Biblical Animators during a solemn Eucharistic celebration at the Carmelite Monastery, Margao. The Eucharist was presided over...
Portugal: Jubilee Concert in Honour of St John of the Cross
On the afternoon of Saturday 7 March, the Carmelite church in Viana do Castelo was filled to capacity for a Jubilee Concert celebrating the anniversaries of the canonisation and Doctorate of St John of the Cross. The event began at 5 p.m. a...
Rome: Meeting of the Commission on the Ratio Formationis
The Commission responsible for revising the Ratio Formationis met at the Generalate from 14 to 20 March 2026. This meeting marks the final stage of work that began in March 2022. In the preceding months, the members of the Commissi...
Teresianum: 67th Spirituality Week
The 67th Spirituality Week, held from 1 to 5 March at the Teresianum, was an intense period of reflection and “theology for all.” This year’s theme, ‘Seeing the Invisible: Pathways towards a Spirituality of the Image’, invited...
Nigeria: Joint General Assembly of the Conferences of Discalced Carmelite Superiors of Africa and Madagascar
The second Joint General Assembly of the Superiors of the Discalced Carmelites of Africa and Madagascar took place in Enugu from 26 to 30 January 2026. It brought together 22 participants representing 21 of the 22 countries of sub-Saharan Africa a...
Philippines: 50th Anniversary of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel as a parish.
From 14 to 17 February, the Carmelite brothers of New Manila, Quezon City, celebrated a triduum to mark the 50th anniversary of the erection of the Basilica as a parish. The closing Celebration was presided over by the Most Rev. Honesto Ongtioco, ...
Formation Session of the Province of Venice
From 2 to 6 February, the Province of Venice organised in Fatima (Portugal) a brief yet intense Marian formation session, intended primarily for novices and students, in response to the invitation of the Father General to deepen the Marian dimensi...
European Meeting of Formators at CITeS, Ávila
CITeS hosted the European Meeting of Formators from 9 to 13 February. This gathering brought together individuals responsible for initial formation within the European OCD provinces, providing an opportunity to collectively reflect on formation pr...
