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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...
Madagascar : A truly exceptional meeting
From Monday 17 April to Sunday 7 May 2023, the Lord gathered the Carmelite nuns of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion Island) and France, for a three-week formation meeting, in Itaosy, at the house of our Carmelite friars, who were g...
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...
Taiwan-Singapore: Solemn Profession and Diaconal Ordination
The friars of the General Delegation Taiwan-Singapore had a double occasion to rejoice in the Solemn Profession and the Diaconal Ordination of three of their confreres — Brs. Benedict Mary, Reginald Marie, and Bartolo Maria. The Solemn Professio...
Peru: the parish of Saint John of the Cross in Lambramani takes part in the Parade for Life and the Family
On April 16, as a parish, we joyfully took part in the Parade for Life and the Family, an event organized by the Regional Coordination Committee for Life. In the morning, the members of our parish prepared our float for the event. We then t...
Burundi: Approval of the Statutes of the “Friends of Carmel”
On Sunday, March 19, 2023, the Statutes of the “Friends of Carmel” were approved for five years Ad experimentum. The group began on January 12, 2017 at the Carmelite Monastery of Bujumbura. On that same day their current resid...
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 ...
SYRIA: Chronicle from destruction and hope… FEBRUARY 25-27, 2023
Saturday the 25th of February 2023 Destination Aleppo After the days spent in Iraq celebrating the 400th anniversary of the presence of the Carmelites in the land...
