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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...
Australia: Celebrating 1st Centenary of St Thérèse’s Beatification
On Saturday, the 29th of April 2023, the St John of the Cross OCDS Community, Melbourne, gathered in the parish of the Good Shepherd Church in Gladstone Park, Victoria, to celebrate the first centenary of the beatification of St Thérèse of the C...
Italy: Therese and her parents voyage to Rome
At the initiative of the Pontifical Russicum College in Rome, the relics of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and her parents, Louis and Zélie Martin, came on pilgrimage to Rome from the 6th to the 16th of June. On Jun...
Burkina Faso: first Carmelite Day
The first Carmelite Day in Burkina Faso took place on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at the monastery of our O.Carm Friars, in Bobo-Dioulasso. Ninety-two people from the cities of Gourcy, Ouagadougou, Nouna, Dédougou and Bobo-Dioulasso took part in this ...
Cuba: a visit to the Secular Carmel and the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Secular Carmel has a long history in Cuba. The communities of the cities of Havana and Matanzas continue to enrich their respective dioceses with their lives of prayer and service. We had the opportunity to meet María Marta of the Virgen of C...
Haifa: Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
On April 30, 2023, the traditional procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, known as Taalat al-Adra (the Ascent of the Virgin), took place in the city of Haifa (Israel). Every year, a 900 kg statue, mounted for procession on a car without ...
Mexico: meeting between the Secular Order and the Confraternities of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
In April, the Secular Order and the Confraternities of Our Lady of Mount Carmel met in the La Sabatina parish in Mexico City. Members of communities and confraternities from all over the country were present. After a solemn Eucharistic celebration...
Panama: the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel celebrates the OCDS Day
In an atmosphere of joyful fraternity, on March 23, we celebrated the Eucharist marking the Day for the Secular Carmel, on the occasion of their 429th anniversary. Fr. Victorino Bal, Assistant of the OCDS Communities in our country pr...
Filippines: canonical establishment of the OCDS Community of St Joseph and St John of the Cross
On Sunday, March 19, 2023, the Provincial Delegate of the OCDS, Father Alex Collera OCD, presided over the Eucharistic celebration of the canonical erection of the Community of St. Joseph and St. John of the Cross in the Carmelite Chapel of Upper ...
