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Meeting of the European Provincials in Fátima, Portugal
From the 26th to the 30th of May 2025, the Conference of European Provincials (CEP) held its assembly at the Domus Carmeli in Fátima. This meeting provided an opportunity for common discernment, strengthening our Teresian charism, and fostering c...
Liturgy Proper of the Order
A new section has been created in the ‘Documents’ section of the Order’s website (https://www.carmelitaniscalzi.com/en/categoria_documenti/liturgy/). This se...
Spain: Saint Teresa returns to her shrine in Alba de Tormes.
On the 26th of May, the urn containing the body of Saint Teresa of Jesus was returned to its usual place in the centre of the altarpiece in the church of the Discalced Carmelites in Alba de Tormes. From the 11th to the 25th of May, more than 93,00...
Italy: Jubilee Celebration of the Carmelite Family in Rome
On the 2nd of June, the Order of Carmelites (OCarm) and the Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) celebrated their jubilee of the Holy Year together in Rome. At 3:45 pm, the two general councils began their pilgrimage to the Holy Door of ...
Brazil: Symposium on the centenary of the canonisation of St Therese
‘THERESE OF LISIEUX, MASTER OF HOPE’ was the theme of the symposium, which commemorated the centenary of the canonisation of St. Therese. The event took place from the 1st to the 4th of May 2025 at the Teresian Centre of ...
Italy: week of spirituality to celebrate the centenary of the canonisation of Little Flower
One hundred years after the canonisation of St Therese of the Child Jesus, the Semi-Province of Napoli promoted an intense week of spirituality at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Bari. The aim was to inspire people with the ‘Little Way’ and...
OCDS meeting of CICLA South
The OCDS members from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay met from 24-28 April for the OCDS meeting of CICLA South, which is held every three years. Paraguay hosted this year’s meeting, which had the theme “What I ask is lo...
Malawi: Canonical Erection of St John of the Cross OCDS community
On May 10, 2025, in the serene surroundings of Nyungwe, within the Archdiocese of Blantyre, the St John of the Cross OCDS community has been canonically erected. This milestone marks the culmination of a journey that began in 2007. Secular ...
Philippines: Blessing of new novitiate house
On 26 April 2025, the Philippine Province of St. Teresa of Jesus celebrated the blessing of the newly completed building of St. Elijah Convent and Novitiate House in the Diocese of Malaybalay, Philippines. The occasion was graced by the presence o...
Malaysia: 9th OCDS National Congress 2025
From the 1st to the 4th May 2025, the OCDS communities of Malaysia held their triennial National Congress at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Five friars and more than 54 participants attended the grand event. The congress was honored t...
India: Fr Charles Serrao OCD Appointed Pontifical Commissary for the Rosarian Congregation
On 2 April, Fr Charles Serrao OCD, belonging to the Karnataka-Goa Province, has been appointed Pontifical Commissary for the Rosarian Congregation by the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, for a period of...
India: Way of the Cross on the theme of ‘Women’ held at Infant Jesus Shrine
The Infant Jesus Shrine, Bikarnakatte (Mangaluru), organized an open-air Way of the Cross on the theme “Women” on March 9, 2025. A large number of devotees participated in this time of prayer and reflection, meditating on the suffering...
PERU: Annual retreat for OCDS communities
The annual retreat was organised by the OCDS Council of the Commissariat, chaired by Fr Hipólito Rodríguez, with the support of our Superior, Fr Grover Cáceres, and the OCDS Delegate, Fr Fernando Chávez. Sixty-six lay members of the Discalced ...
MEXICO CITY: VII NATIONAL MEETING OF THE CARMELITES
On the 14th, 15th and 16th of March the VII National Meeting of the Carmelites was held in Mexico City, with the participation of the great Mexican Carmelite Family: Brothers, OCDS, laity, etc. from the communities that make up the Province of Sai...
ARGENTINA: OCDS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2025
The National Assembly of the OCDS of Argentina was held from 28th through the 30th of March in the Spiritual Centre of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Luis Guillón (Buenos Aires). ...
