{"id":471187,"date":"2025-05-24T06:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/?p=471187"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:21:43","slug":"peru-annual-retreat-for-ocds-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/en\/2025\/05\/24\/peru-annual-retreat-for-ocds-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"PERU: Annual retreat for OCDS communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual retreat was organised by the OCDS Council of the Commissariat, chaired by Fr Hip\u00f3lito Rodr\u00edguez, with the support of our Superior, Fr Grover C\u00e1ceres, and the OCDS Delegate, Fr Fernando Ch\u00e1vez. Sixty-six lay members of the Discalced Carmelite Order from Abancay, Arequipa, Cusco, Ica, La Libertad and Lima participated in the retreat at the Silo\u00e9 Centre of the Camillian Fathers.<\/p>\n

This time of meeting, reflection and fraternity was led by Most Rev. Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar OCD, Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador. He gave us practical advice regarding our prayer life in the light of the teaching of St. Teresa of Jesus, as well as some criteria from Thoughts on the Love of God to \u201cdiscern\u201d the quality of our prayer life.<\/p>\n

He concluded by encouraging us not to resist the voice of the Lord and the action of the Spirit that we have received during the retreat, to allow ourselves to be guided by the Lord and, above all, to remember that we are missionary disciples and that, as Saint Teresa says, our goal is to produce \u201cworks\u201d and fruits of the Spirit.<\/p>\n