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Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_Sunday, 10th February, 2019
The last day of work. On Saturday evening, the draft of the final document from the Goa Extraordinary Definitory was distributed to th...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_Saturday 9th of February 2019
On the morning of the 9th of February, the work of the Extraordinary Definitory continued with regional meetings and meetings of the various Conferences of Superiors, while the Commission entrusted with the preparing a draft of the final Document ...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory Friday 8th of February 2019
The 8th of February stood out because of meaningful events of a deeply Carmelite flavour. At 7:30 in the morning, the group met to celebrate the Eucharist in the place where our first monastery was established in India, built in ...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory_Thursday, 7th February, 2019
This morning we rose earlier than usual, to go on foot to the Basilica called ‘Bom Jesus’ in Old Goa. The body of St. Francis Xavier, the great evangelizer of the East, co-patron of the missions with St. Thérèse of Lisieux, is kept in this...
Extra-Ordinary Definitory_Wednesday, 6th February
The morning Eucharist was celebrated in French, commemorating the holy martyrs of Japan (Paul Miki and companions). Presiding was Fr Roger Tshimanga, the Delegate General of the Congo. The liturgy was prepared by the French-speaking group. ...
Discalced Carmelite Extraordinary Definitory Tuesday, 5th February 2019
The second day of the Extraordinary Definitory began with Holy Mass at which presided Mons. Philip Neri, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, who did not want to miss the opportunity of giving his paternal blessing to this international meeting. At...
Extraordinary Definitory. Monday, 4th of February
The Order’s Extraordinary Definitory began with a votive Mass of the Holy Spirit in English, at which presided Fr General. The Definitory is being celebrated in the “St Joseph Vaz” Spirituality Centre in Old Goa (India). This great Centre is...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine: a Minor Basilica
Last 14 December 2018, Solemnity of our Holy Father St. John of the Cross, Most Rev. Honesto F. Ongtioco, D. D., Bishop of Cubao, informed Fr. Joey Mabborang, OCD, Rector & Parish Priest of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Quez...
Meeting of the Latin American Association of Carmelites
The 4th conference organized by the Latin American Association of Carmelites (ALACAR) was celebrated in Santo Domingo from November 6th through 11th. The Fathers General of Carmel, Saverio Cannistrà, OCD, and Fernando Millán, O.Carm., were prese...
The Soso Carmel in the state of Jharkhand, India celebrated its 50 years of foundation
On 14 november 2018, a solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by the bishop of Gumla and bishop of Simdega marked the solemn occasion. Fr. Johannes Gorantla the Definitor for South Asia, fr. Sebastian the provincial of Malabar, several Carme...
Carmel: 400 years in Bologna
A ceremony began the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Bologna, the Father Provincial of the Discalced Carmelites of Lombardy presiding. Thanking God for the 400 years of...
Conference on Father Francisco Palau
The congregations of the Carmelite Missionaries and the Teresian Carmelite Missionaries, together with the Pontifical Faculty and the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum in Rome, organized a conference on Father Francisco Palau, ocd. I...
OCDS Forum in Aparecida, Brazil
Between the 15th to the 18th of November, there gathered together in the City of Aparecida, the Brazilian Capital of Marian devotion, some 500 people from throughout Brazil, laity, religious and priests, for the commemorative...
A Meeting of all the Indian Provincials and other committees met in Goa on november 23-24
November at Goa as part of the preparation for the forthcoming extraordinary Definitory and 4th centenary of Carmelite presence in India. Fr. Definitor presided over the meeting along with Fr. Charles the IPCI president and all other Provincials A...
A new Venerable Discalced Carmelite nun
On the 7th of November 2018, our Holy Father Pope Francis received in audience His Excellency Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints. During the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregat...
