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Provincial Chapter of the Polish Province

During the Provincial Chapter of the Polish Province held on 14-18 May 2012 were elected:

  • Prior Provincial:  Fr. Tadeusz Popiela, O.Carm.
  • First Councilor:  Fr. Dariusz Borek, O.Carm.
  • Second Councilor:  Fr. Stanislaw Wysocki, O.Carm.
  • Third Councilor:  Fr. Bogdan Meger, O.Carm.
  • Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Piotr Slominski, O.Carm.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
St. Joachina de Vedruna, Religious (m)

Saint Joachina was born on 16th April 1783 in Barcelona, Spain. She married Theodore de Mas in 1799 but was widowed in 1816. She brought up nine children with loving care. In 1826, guided by the Holy Spirit, she founded the Congregation of Carmelite Sisters of Charity

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Lectio: John 17,1-11a

Lectio: 
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
1) Opening prayer
Lord our God,
your Son Jesus Christ
carried out the mission you had given him,
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"Lectio Divina", a Latin term, means "divine reading" and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. In the 12th century, a Carthusian monk called Guigo, described the stages which he saw as essential to the practice of Lectio Divina. There are various ways of practicing Lectio Divina either individually or in groups but Guigo's description remains fundamental.

Formation

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by John Keating, O.Carm. 

Looking at formation within the Order today the picture is indeed a positive one. This is not to say that there are not problems. In the older provinces in Europe, the United States and Australia, the numbers of those joining the Order are small, but across the continents of Asia, Africa and South America we see an expansion that is bringing with it new life and many vocations. Following the General Chapter of 2007, the General Council set up a new international formation commission.

JUSTICE, PEACE, and INTEGRITY of CREATION A Challenge for Our Present Carmelite Generation

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by Albertus Herwanta, O.Carm

Introduction

Carmelites are called to follow Jesus Christ (In Obsequio Jesu Christi, Const. 1995, no.2).  He is the Word made flesh and dwells among us (John 1:14). Through the incarnation of Jesus, though he was in the form of God … he emptied himself and took the form of a slave, being born in the likeness of men (Phil 2:6-7). He has come to the world to love and redeem us through his suffering, death, and resurrection (John 3:17).

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Dear friends of Carmel,
Firstly, I want to welcome those of you who are visiting this website of the Carmelite Order. New technologies offer us the possibility to get mountains of information. The website of the Carmelite Order actually wants to do more, it wants to provide you with a space for reflection, a space to be in contact with spirituality, with tradition and with the charism of Carmel, a place of encounter among all the members of the Carmelite Family: friars, nuns, religious sisters, lay people, Carmelite youth, and everyone who, for one reason or another, is interested in the spiritual world of Carmel.

LITURGICAL YEAR B - THE GOSPEL OF MARK

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The liturgical year begins with First Sunday of Advent, which starts four Sundays before Christmas (December 25). In this Liturgical year which begins on the 27 of November, 2011, Circle B, the Church meditates on the Gospel of Mark and uses it for most of Sunday readings  (St. Mattthew for Circle A and St. Luke for Circle C). St. John, who appears several times in the Liturgy of the Word of almost all three years, is offered in a special way during the time of the Lord's Passion.

Lectio Divina May 2012

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General Intention: The Family. That initiatives which defend and uphold the role of the family may be promoted within society. .

Missionary Intention: Mary, Guide of Missionaries. That Mary, Queen of the World and Star of Evangelization, may accompany all missionaries in proclaiming her Son Jesus.  

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