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OCDS meeting of CICLA South
The OCDS members from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay met from 24-28 April for the OCDS meeting of CICLA South, which is held every three years. Paraguay hosted this year’s meeting, which had the theme “What I ask is lo...
Malawi: Canonical Erection of St John of the Cross OCDS community
On May 10, 2025, in the serene surroundings of Nyungwe, within the Archdiocese of Blantyre, the St John of the Cross OCDS community has been canonically erected. This milestone marks the culmination of a journey that began in 2007. Secular ...
Malaysia: 9th OCDS National Congress 2025
From the 1st to the 4th May 2025, the OCDS communities of Malaysia held their triennial National Congress at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Five friars and more than 54 participants attended the grand event. The congress was honored t...
PERU: Annual retreat for OCDS communities
The annual retreat was organised by the OCDS Council of the Commissariat, chaired by Fr Hipólito Rodríguez, with the support of our Superior, Fr Grover Cáceres, and the OCDS Delegate, Fr Fernando Chávez. Sixty-six lay members of the Discalced ...
MEXICO CITY: VII NATIONAL MEETING OF THE CARMELITES
On the 14th, 15th and 16th of March the VII National Meeting of the Carmelites was held in Mexico City, with the participation of the great Mexican Carmelite Family: Brothers, OCDS, laity, etc. from the communities that make up the Province of Sai...
ARGENTINA: OCDS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2025
The National Assembly of the OCDS of Argentina was held from 28th through the 30th of March in the Spiritual Centre of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Luis Guillón (Buenos Aires). ...
Italy: OCDS Assembly of the Province of Venice
On Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th March the traditional Provincial Assembly of the OCDS took place in the Spiritual Centre of San Fidenzio (Verona). The 45 participants, who came from almost all the communit...
Mexico: Mexico: Fraternal visit to the OCDS and the Confraternities of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
In February, Fr. Ramiro Casale, OCD, General Delegate for the OCDS, accompanied by the Provincial Delegate for the OCDS, Fr. Pedro Martínez Nogales, OCD, made a fraternal visitation to the communities of the Secular Order and the Confraternities ...
Portugal : 20th anniversary of the death of Sister Lucie
On 13th February, 2005, Sister Lucie of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died at the Carmel of Saint Teresa at Coimbra. She was 97 years old, having spent 57 of them at the Carmel, during her long pilgrimage on this earth. ...
Launching of the School-Laboratory of online formation for the OCDS of Italy
Friday 31st January, 2025, saw the beginning of the School-Laboratory of online formation for formators, both current and future, organized by the Interprovincial OCDS Coordination of Italy. During this first online meeting, more...
Wallis and Futuna: Foundation of the OCDS
A group of people who gathers at the Carmelite Nuns Monastery of St. Therese in Wallis and Futuna, after a period of prayer, study and discernment, began formally their formation to become OCDS. The ceremony of admission took place last December 1...
Sumatra: Birth of OCDS in the Land of the Martyrs Blessed Dionysius and Redemptus
As we awaited the birth of our Savior, a significant event unfolded in the land of Aceh, North Sumatra, on December 22, 2024. Fourteen men and women committed themselves to begin the OCDS initiation period. This marked the beginning of OCDS histor...
Indonesia: OCDS National Assembly
On October 17-20, The OCDS of Indonesia held a national assembly in Denpasar Bali, which was attended by 14 communities’ representatives from all over Indonesia. A total of 103 participants attended. The theme was “Obedience as the mai...
Sri Lanka: News from the OCDS
On October 12, 2024, the OCDS in Sri Lanka gathered in Colombo for a fraternal sharing. The OCDS in Sri Lanka was founded on November 24, 1974, at Corpus Christi Carmel monastery, Mattakkuliya in Colombo. During the meeting the OCDS discussed impo...
India: Fraternal Visit to the OCDS
During the months of October and November, Fr. Ramiro Casale, Delegate General for the OCDS, visited the Seculars of the Indian Provinces of Karnataka-Goa, Malabar, Manjummel, South Kerala and Tamilnadu. The meetings and activities were an excel...
