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Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_ 2nd September
This Saturday, in which we commemorate our Mother and Sister, the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, our workday started with Lauds and the Eucharist enlivened by the French-speaking group. Father Fulgence Rakotondrazanany, Commissary of Madagascar, ...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_1st September
On this day, liturgical feast of Saint Teresa Margaret Redi of the Sacred Heart, the Italian group took charge of enlivening the Eucharist that began the day. Father Aldino Cazzago, Provincial of Venice and President of the Interprovincial Confere...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_August 31st
Today’s liturgy was organized by the group from India. The Eucharist that opened the second day of our Extraordinary Definitory was presided over by Father Johannes Gorantla, General Definitor, specially in charge of South Asia. The morni...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_30th August
The day began with the Eucharist prepared by the group from Latin America and the Caribbean and presided over by the Vicar General of the Order, Father Agustí Borrell. It marked the beginning of the Extraordinary Definitory of the Discalced Carme...
The Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Panama
Eight months from the arrival of our Discalced Carmelite sisters in Panama, we share a brief account of their first steps in this Central American country: “We arrived enthusiastically in Panama on January 23, 2017. The foundation was ina...
Fourth Carmelite Youth Meeting – Peru
A Carmelite Youth meeting was held from August 4th through 6th in Ica, Peru, in which 130 young people participated. They were called together by Saint John of the Cross under the slogan “Reveal your presence.” Rediscovering the person ...
Letter from Fr. Saverio Cannistrà, Superior General OCD, on the occasion of the death of Fr. Felipe Sainz de Baranda
Fr. Felipe has left us. It was not expected, because – despite his age and a few health issues, which he had – he was in good health and above all, because we never expect that someone like him could leave us. I cannot forget...
A short biographical resumé of the life of Fr. Felipe Sainz de Baranda OCD
Dear brothers, first thing this morning, we announced the death of our brother of Felipe Sainz de Baranda and his funeral which is to take place tomorrow. Finally, it has been put back to Friday, 28th July at 16:15, so as to make it easier for our...
Meeting of the new Indian Provincials
At Trivandrum on the 1st July, 2017, and in the presence of the Definitor, Fr Johannes, the seven Indian Provincials had their first meeting of the triennium. They discussed programs organized in collaboration with all the provinces: a ...
Gift of books to the Bangui Library (Central African Republic)
By means of the Secretariat for Missionary Cooperation, Fr General, together with his Definitory, decided to respond to the request made by the Bangui Discalced Carmelite student house for a gift of a collection of books which would contribute to ...
OCDS National Assembly of Peru
Between the 2nd and the 4th of June this year, members of the OCDS communities of Trujillo, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Abancay and Cuzco gathered together in the seminary of the Discalced Carmelite friars in Lima for their national...
Teresa and John of the Cross translated into Lithuanian
The Carmelite nuns in Lithuania have had translated and published two works of our Holy Parents: the Way of Perfection of Saint Teresa and the Sayings of Light and Love of Saint John of the Cross. The translation was done by Sist...
First OCDS congress in the Congo
As you will have seen in detail on our web sites, the first congress of the Secular Order in the Congo took place from the 16th to the 19th of March this year. It was held in the reception centre of the Les Buissonnets...
Venerable Maria Felicia of the Blessed Sacrament
On June 1, the medical board of the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints gave a positive opinion concerning the cure of Angel Ramón (Paraguay, 2002) as a presumed miraculous healing through the intercession of the Discalced Carmelite ...
Fr General in the Commissariat of the Caribbean
Immediately after the end of the meeting of the General Definitory, our General, Fr Saverio Cannistrà, will make a visit to the Caribbean Commissariat from the 13th to the 27th of June. Being with our Caribbean friars during...
