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Bishop Gonzalo del Castillo Crespo, OCD, has died
Born in La Paz, Bolivia, on September 20th, 1936, he made his profession in the Discalced Carmel and received the name Gonzalo de Jesús María on February 10th, 1957. He was ordained to the priesthood on October 21st, 1963, and on January 7th, 19...
Meeting in Egypt
At the end of December, the traditional meeting of Bishops and Patriarchs took place in Cairo, Egypt. Several topics concerning the situation of Christians in that country were discussed. They also, as do our brothers in the faith, sometimes suffe...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_Sunday, 10th February, 2019
The last day of work. On Saturday evening, the draft of the final document from the Goa Extraordinary Definitory was distributed to th...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_Saturday 9th of February 2019
On the morning of the 9th of February, the work of the Extraordinary Definitory continued with regional meetings and meetings of the various Conferences of Superiors, while the Commission entrusted with the preparing a draft of the final Document ...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory Friday 8th of February 2019
The 8th of February stood out because of meaningful events of a deeply Carmelite flavour. At 7:30 in the morning, the group met to celebrate the Eucharist in the place where our first monastery was established in India, built in ...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_Thursday, 7th February, 2019
This morning we rose earlier than usual, to go on foot to the Basilica called ‘Bom Jesus’ in Old Goa. The body of St. Francis Xavier, the great evangelizer of the East, co-patron of the missions with St. Thérèse of Lisieux, is kept in this...
Extra-Ordinary Definitory_Wednesday, 6th February
The morning Eucharist was celebrated in French, commemorating the holy martyrs of Japan (Paul Miki and companions). Presiding was Fr Roger Tshimanga, the Delegate General of the Congo. The liturgy was prepared by the French-speaking group. ...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory Tuesday, 5th February 2019
The second day of the Extraordinary Definitory began with Holy Mass at which presided Mons. Philip Neri, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, who did not want to miss the opportunity of giving his paternal blessing to this international meeting. At...
Extraordinary Definitory. Monday, 4th of February
The Order’s Extraordinary Definitory began with a votive Mass of the Holy Spirit in English, at which presided Fr General. The Definitory is being celebrated in the “St Joseph Vaz” Spirituality Centre in Old Goa (India). This great Centre is...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine: a Minor Basilica
Last 14 December 2018, Solemnity of our Holy Father St. John of the Cross, Most Rev. Honesto F. Ongtioco, D. D., Bishop of Cubao, informed Fr. Joey Mabborang, OCD, Rector & Parish Priest of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Quez...
Meeting of the Latin American Association of Carmelites
The 4th conference organized by the Latin American Association of Carmelites (ALACAR) was celebrated in Santo Domingo from November 6th through 11th. The Fathers General of Carmel, Saverio Cannistrà, OCD, and Fernando Millán, O.Carm., were prese...
A Meeting of all the Indian Provincials and other committees met in Goa on november 23-24
November at Goa as part of the preparation for the forthcoming extraordinary Definitory and 4th centenary of Carmelite presence in India. Fr. Definitor presided over the meeting along with Fr. Charles the IPCI president and all other Provincials A...
Two Carmelite congresses in Spain
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the restoration of the Discalced Carmelite friars in Spain, the Spanish Discalced Carmelites are organizing two Congresses which will be celebrated in Avila and in Larrea. The first (Avila) w...
Death of Fr Federico Ruiz
As we have already advised you through our social network, Fr Federico Ruiz, a Discalced Carmelite, died recently on the morning of the 16th of November, after having suffered from Alzheimer’s for some years. Born in Cozuelos d...
News from Central Africa
The Central African Republic is certainly a country that must be rebuilt, or at least, a country to build anew, despite the fact that there are many people who are still set on fueling violence and war. Our brothers of the Carmel of Bangui,...
