{"id":271582,"date":"2023-09-25T00:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/?p=271582"},"modified":"2023-09-22T17:49:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T15:49:41","slug":"italy-ocds-national-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/en\/2023\/09\/25\/italy-ocds-national-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy: OCDS National Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Secular Carmelites from all the Italian OCDS Provinces gathered in considerable numbers in Ariccia from the 12th<\/sup> to 15th<\/sup> July to celebrate their National Congress.\u00a0 The theme for this year\u2019s meeting was \u201cThe search for the meaning of life \u2013 What\u00a0 St. Therese of the Child Jesus says to the people of today\u201d <\/strong>and to reflect\u00a0 on, deepen and share together about the Teresian charism in the light of the teaching of \u201clittle\u201d Therese and her parents.<\/p>\n

The presence of our General, Fr. Miguel, with Fr. Ramiro, the General Delegate for the OCDS and Fr. Aldo,\u00a0 the OCDS Italian National Assistant, all helped us to feel that we were a real and special family.\u00a0 Their reflections and fraternal friendship encouraged us to live our vocations as lay Carmelites with joy and fidelity to our charism with its commitment to our apostolate and mission after the example of our Lisieux saint.\u00a0 The profound and stimulating\u00a0 reflections of Frs.Emilio Martinez and Johannes Gorantla, the life experiences of different members of the OCDS and the theatrical production of\u00a0 \u2018A Holy Recreation of Teresina\u2019 by a group of young people from Loano, all contributed to make this Congress a rich and beautiful experience for all those who attended it.<\/p>\n

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