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Activity of Fr General
From the 4th of January to the 2nd of February, Fr. Saverio Cannistrà, ocd, made a pastoral visit to the Caribbean Commissariat. In this area of jurisdiction, our religious are present in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto...
Message of the General Provost on the 250th anniversary of the death of St. Teresa Margaret of the Heart of Jesus
March 7th of this year is the 250th anniversary of the death of St. Teresa Margaret of the Heart of Jesus, a Carmelite nun of Florence. She was born in Arezzo on July 15, 1747, the second of thirteen children, and was baptize...
Appointments
In recent days, we received news of two important appointments that have been placed on members of our Order. On the one hand, Father Raymond Abdo, ocd, Provincial of Lebanon, informed us that our brother, Father Michel Abboud, Superior of ...
Charismatic Declaration: Second workshop in India
In order to facilitate a better participation, the Indian Definitor Fr. Johannes Gorantla has organized the Workshops on the Charismatic Declaration in two places. The first workshop, organized from 16-19 at Trivandrum was meant for the Provin...
Visit to CITES – University of Mysticism, by the Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education.
Recently, on the 23rd of January, Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect in charge of the Roman Congregation for Catholic Education, visited the University of Mysticism in Avila. During the visit he was accompanied, among others, by...
Thiruvalla Monastery, Kerala, India A place for the meeting of the various rites
St. Joseph’s Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites is the second oldest Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Kerala, the first one being that of Kottayam. It has a history of around 70 years. They were initially invited by the Syro Malancara Bishop ...
First Workshop on Charismatic Declaration in India
The First Workshop on the Charismatic Declaration began on 17th morning at Trivandrum, India. Given the number of young religious in India, two workshops on the Charismatic Declaration have been planned. The first one is being held at ...
Materials for reflection
In order to encourage and assist the Discalced Carmelite communities in reflecting on the Declaration on our Charism, the Order’s Secretariat for Information has prepared a series of audio-visual materials. The project has been approved and coor...
Gathering of European formators
These days (from January 27 through February 1) the annual gathering of provincial formators takes place during the European Provincial Conference held at the Teresianum of Rome. The theme chosen for this session is: “Vows: ...
The Secretary of Missionary Cooperation of the Order visits the “Great Work – Obra Máxima”
Monday and Tuesday, January 13 and 14, 2020, Fr. Jerome Paluku, General Secretary for the Missionary Cooperation of our Order visited the San Sebastian site of the “Obra Máxima.” The objective of his visit was to congratulate and, above all, ...
News from the Definitory meeting
Since the first part of January, Fr. Saverio Cannistrà, Superior General, is conducting the pastoral visit to the Caribbean Commissariat which will conclude with the celebration of the Commissariat Chapter. Fr. P. Agustí Borrell, Vicar Ge...
The “Declaration on the Charism” in the media
The digital diary www.religiondigital.org, widely spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world, has recently echoed our process of study leading up to the “Declaration on the Charism...
Meetings in Africa
The study of the draft prepared by the General Definitory of the ” Declaration on the Charism ” is being studied, as we already know, in the various geographical areas in which our Order is established. We recently gave a report on the...
Celebrating the Feast in the Carmel in Egypt
During the Vigil of the Immaculate Conception this year, three young Discalced Carmelites from the General Delegation of Egypt: Friar Pedro, Friar Juan and Friar Zacharías made their solemn profession by the hands of F...
