News - DISCALCED CARMELITES
Vietnam: blessing of an new Convent
On April 21, 2026, Fr. Reynaldo V. Sotelo Jr., OCD, Provincial Superior of the Philippine Province, presided over the rite of blessing of the Convent of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face in the Diocese of Xuân Lộc, making it th...
Argentina: National OCDS Gathering
The National OCDS Gathering took place from 27 to 29 March 2026 in the city of Alta Gracia, Argentina. Our General Delegate for the OCDS, Fr Ramiro Casale, was present. The theme was “The Virgin Mary and St John of the Cross, masters of the spir...
Liturgy of Carmel
Following several unsuccessful attempts to create a liturgical application for our Order, the General Definitory recently decided to base a new application on an existing one that is widely used throughout the world and offers the possibility of i...
Rome: Fr Emilio José Martínez González OCD Appointed President of the Teresianum
Fr Emilio José Martínez OCD has been appointed President of the Teresianum in Rome by a Vatican decree signed on 21st April 2026. A member of the Iberian Province, Fr Emilio was born in Madrid on 19th December 1964. After beginni...
EXPERIENCE OF HOLY WEEK IN UKRAINE – Fr Miguel Márquez Calle OCD, Superior General
During Holy Week and on Easter Sunday, I celebrated and prayed with my brothers and sisters in Ukraine, in communion with the whole Order and with the entire Ukrainian people. On Tuesday 31st March, I met part of the community of the Discalced Car...
Vatican: The Shrine of Arenzano donates a statue of the Infant Jesus to the Governorate
A wooden statue of the Infant Jesus is now present in the Church of Mary, Mother of the Family, in the Governorate building. It was donated by the community of the Discalced Carmelites of the Shrine of Arenzano (Genoa). The enthronement ceremony t...
Proper of Masses OCD
On 16th July 2025, the Dicastery approved the Editio typica altera of the Proprium Missarum OCD. Following its printing and initial distribution, the official Latin text is now available on our website: ...
India: Diploma Day at Carmelite Convent
On March 1, participants of the Bible Course on the Parables of Jesus were awarded diplomas and formally commissioned as Biblical Animators during a solemn Eucharistic celebration at the Carmelite Monastery, Margao. The Eucharist was presided over...
Peru: Annual OCDS Retreat
‘My only occupation now is loving. A spiritual itinerary according to St John of the Cross’ was the title of the annual OCDS retreat held in Peru from 6 to 8 March 2026 at the Spiritual Centre of the Daughters of Charity in Lima. The ...
Portugal: Jubilee Concert in Honour of St John of the Cross
On the afternoon of Saturday 7 March, the Carmelite church in Viana do Castelo was filled to capacity for a Jubilee Concert celebrating the anniversaries of the canonisation and Doctorate of St John of the Cross. The event began at 5 p.m. a...
Spain: Formation Seminar on St John of the Cross
From 9 to 14 March, the city of Segovia hosted a seminar organised by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Spain. The seminar was devoted to a deeper study of the life and work of St John of the Cross, to mark the centenary of his proclamation as a Doc...
Rome: Meeting of the Commission on the Ratio Formationis
The Commission responsible for revising the Ratio Formationis met at the Generalate from 14 to 20 March 2026. This meeting marks the final stage of work that began in March 2022. In the preceding months, the members of the Commissi...
Teresianum: 67th Spirituality Week
The 67th Spirituality Week, held from 1 to 5 March at the Teresianum, was an intense period of reflection and “theology for all.” This year’s theme, ‘Seeing the Invisible: Pathways towards a Spirituality of the Image’, invited...
Chile: Meeting of the Discalced Carmelite Sisters
The Association of Carmelite Sisters in Chile had a deeply enriching experience taking part in a spirituality course organised at the Sanctuary of St Teresa of Los Andes in Auco. Sixty-three sisters from monasteries across the country gathe...
