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Philippines: Accompaniment for Formators
The Philippine Federation of Discalced Carmelite Nuns conducted the second of their three-phased Formators training program last July 24 – August 24 at the Carmelite Missionaries Center of Spirituality in Tagaytay City. For this triennium...
Puerto Rico: OCDS National Assembly
The OCDS communities in Puerto Rico gathered together on August 3, 2024, in the city of Caguas for a national gathering. The meeting began with the Eucharist and was followed by a conference with the title, “OCDS: Vocation and Mission.” Afterw...
USA: OCDS Congress of the Washington Province
The 2024 OCDS Congress that took place in Wakefield, MA, from August 22nd to the 25th, gathered hundreds of OCDS from 33 states in the United States and from abroad. Some Carmelite Fathers and Nuns were present too making it ...
Spain: 2nd International Congress on Therese of Lisieux at CITeS
From 2 – 7 September, CITes in Avila hosted the 2nd International Congress on Therese of Lisieux. The theme “My Vocation Is Love” the speakers and participants studied the manuscripts B & C from her “Story of A Soul...
Spain: examination of the tomb and the body of St Teresa of Jesus
The examinaion of the tomb and remains of Saint Teresa of Jesus began on the morning of 28th August, in Alba de Tormes. It was overseen by italian specialists from the Dicastro for the Causes of Saints, at the Vatican. The analysis focussed on the...
Canada: Inauguration of Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Edmonton
The Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has become a day to remember for the second foundation of Carmelites in English-speaking Canada, at Edmonton. At 10.45, around 1.150 persons gathered at the entrance of the Chapel together with Mons...
Brazil: Edith Stein Institute of Formation and Carmelite Prayer Retreat
From 11 to 21 July, the Carmelite Secular Order of the Province of St. Joseph, South-east Brazil, organized a new Cycle of Formation under the auspices of the Edith Stein Institute, in conjunction with a Retreat on Carmelite Prayer. The respecti...
Second Noviciate in Brazil
The Community of Curitiba, with its Centre of Formation and Parish, hosted our Second Noviciate from 15 July until 15 August. During the courses of formation on varied themes and excursions in the city of Curitiba, we were introduced to Ces...
Burundi: Consecration of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
A number of very important events for Carmel and the Church in Burundi took place on 20 July 2024. On this same day the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was consecrated; the Carmelite Parish of Mary, Mother of the Apostles, celebrated its G...
Brazil: Meeting of CICLA SOUTH Superiors
From 22 to 26 July a meeting of the Major Superiors of CICLA SOUTH was held in the Monastery of St. Teresa in Curitiba (Brazil). The following Circumscriptions were represented: the Province of Brazil South; the Vicariate of Uruguay-Bolivia-Pa...
Meeting of OCDS Communities in Indonesia
The family of the OCDS in Indonesia counts already with fifteen communities present on seven different islands. Its members are committed to their life of prayer, fraternity and service in the Church and in the World. Several communities gathered ...
Viet Nam: news from the Carmelite nuns
The Federation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel held their General Assembly from the 5th – 11th May 2024, at the Bishop’s Residence at Xuan Loc under the presidency of Father Francis Nguyễn Quách Tiến OCD, the Religio...
Austria: Visit to the OCDS communities
The four OCDS communities in Austria located in, Graz, Jeutendorf, Linz and Vienna received the visit of the Provincial of Discalced Carmelites in Austria, Fr. Paul Saji, OCD and the General Delegate for the OCDS, Fr. Ramiro Casale, OCD. Each comm...
ITALY: 350th ANNIVERSARY OF PIACENZA MONASTERY
On the 24th May, with the launch of a book recounting our history, we brought to a close our year of celebration of the 350th anniversary of our presence in Piacenza. We had begun more than a year-long of thanksgiving festivi...
DigiCarmel: DIGITALIZATION OF OCD INFORMATION BULLETINS 1968-2024
The digitalization and online publication of the Order’s official bulletins has finally been completed. This is the result of a prolonged process of collecting and cataloguing of all the informative material produced in nearly 60 years. I...
