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The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Madrid, Spain, was held 22-23 April 2013. The following were elected:

  • Prioress:  Sr. M. Inmaculada Ochoa, O.Carm.
  • 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Noemí...

LECTIO DIVINA

TODAY LECTIO DIVINA: Sunday, May 19, 2013  

The promise of a Consoler. The Holy Spirit, teacher and living memory of the Word of Jesus John 14, 15-16.23-26 1. Opening prayer Most merciful Father, on this most...
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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

All our Carmelite teaching is designed to make us docile to the workings of the Holy Spirit as our Constitutions and Ratio show. These documents teach us that the Holy Spirit is our principal educator to whom: the one called to life in Carmel, aware of the indwelling...

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.

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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,
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