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From the 10th to the 17th of May, a meeting of the O.Carm. and O.C.D. General Councils took place in Aylesford, England. After a tour of this place of great importance for the Order and a report on the life and present situation of...

TODAY'S CARMELITE FEASTDAY

Saturday, May 25, 2013  
Mary Magdalene bore the surname of the noble family of Pazzi in Florence. Already by the 15th century, the Pazzi family exercised great political power. She was born on 2nd April 1566, given a good...

LECTIO DIVINA

TODAY LECTIO DIVINA: Saturday, May 25, 2013  

Ordinary Time 1) Opening prayer Father, keep before us the wisdom and love you have revealed in your Son. Help us to be like him in word and deed, for he lives and...
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Holy Father's Prayer

Administrators of Justice. That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience.

Seminaries. That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.

"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.

Carmelite History and Spirituality

In this Year of Faith, we, the members of the two General Councils OCarm. and OCD, came on pilgrimage to Aylesford, England. This is a significant place for the entire Carmelite Family. In fact, in this place, where we are writing this message to you on the feast of St...

INFORMATION

P. Marcellinus Scicluna, (Mel)
31-03-13

Ortus: 13-03-33
P. Temp.: 08-10-50
P. Soll.: 19-03-54
Ord.: 06-04-57


P. Foster Hanley, (PCM)
26-04-13

Ortus: 07-06-36
P. Temp.: 22-08-57
P. Soll.: 22-08-60
Ord.: 08-06-63


P. Victor Schembri, (Mel)
28-04-13

Ortus: 15-09-26
P. Temp.: 10-10-43
P. Soll.: 19-10-47
Ord.: 23-09-50

Welcome!

Prior General , Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm

Photo: Prior General , Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm.

Dear friends of Carmel,

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