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OCDS in Reunion Island
The OCDS in Reunion Island was founded in 1989. The community was canonically erected on 13 April 2004 and now numbers 19. Our Island is in the Indian Ocean and is part of the OCD Commissariat of Madagascar. We hold our meetings either in th...
Poland: OCDS Formation Meeting
A three day Formation Meeting for members of the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order of the Cracow Province was concluded in Wadowice on Sunday 19 November 2023. The theme for the meeting was “Called to the service of the Church in a Carmelite c...
Ireland: New OCDS Community in Limerick
Sixteen Secular Carmelite Aspirants from a newly formed group in Limerick (Ireland) took their First Promises on September 2nd, 2023. The group, which comprises twenty members, at various stages of formation, is under the spiritual guid...
XV CICLA CONGRESS of Latin America and the Caribbean Islands
This XV Latin American Congress of Spirituality, entitled “The importance and influence of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in the Synodal Church” was held from the 20th to 24th of November 2023. In attendance was the gre...
THE OCDS IN MAURICE
The OCDS on the island of Maurice has a solid foundation. The community of “Saint Therese of the Child Jesus of the Holy face” has been canonically established since 1983. Its members meet regularly and pay special attention to their life of p...
Brazil: St. Joseph’s OCDS Provincial Congress
From 2 to 5 November 2023 the 37th Provincial Congress of St. Joesph’s Province of Brazil took place at the Teresian Centre of Spirituality of Sao Roque in San Paolo. This included the Assembly for elections and the regionalization of...
News from Madagascar
On October 1, 2023, on the occasion of the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, our Patroness, 13 novices made their first vows in the church of Itaosy. From the 2nd to the 6th of October 2023, all Carmelites from Madagas...
News from the Province of Germany
From September the 29th to October the 1st, 2023, the ODCS National Assembly of the German Province was held in the retreat house of the Discalced Carmelite monastery in Birkenwerder, in the presence of the Provincial Fr. Jea...
Brazil: a church dedicated to St. Therese becomes an archdiocesan sanctuary
The Discalced Carmelite Order of Brazil celebrated the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus with great solemnity in the various communities of the two Brazilian Provinces. This year, which marks the 150th anniversary of Thérèse Mar...
Colombia: 18th National Congress of Discalced Carmelite Seculars
From 4th to 8th August the 18th National Congress of the OCDS in Colombia, was held at La Mesa de los Santos (Santander). Carmelite Seculars from all the regions of Colombia where they are present (Bogota, Bucara...
Italy: OCDS National Congress
Secular Carmelites from all the Italian OCDS Provinces gathered in considerable numbers in Ariccia from the 12th to 15th July to celebrate their National Congress. The theme for this year’s meeting was “The sear...
Secular Carmel in Venezuela
The latest OCDS statistics in Venezuela show that there are eight canonically erected communities and four in the process of being established. There are about 150 active members. There are also projects for foundations in different places. The OC...
Secular Carmel in Peru
There are OCDS communities in Peru present in the cities of Abancay, Arequipa, Cusco, Ica, Lima and Trujillo. There are 165 members in various stages of the formation. The national formation program was recently approved, which is about to be appl...
Malawi: Canonical erection of new OCDS Communities
The canonical erection of the OCDS communities of St. Joseph and Our Lady of Hope, in Malawi, took place last May. The solemn ceremonies of canonical erection brought much joy to everyone and great celebrations were organized. We are gratef...
Brazil: 16th OCDS Provincial Congress of the North/Northeast
From the 8th to the 11th of June 2023, the 16th Provincial Congress of the North/Northeast OCDS of the Province of São José took place in Fortaleza, Ceará. After two years of absence due to the pandemic, the Congress was e...
