From June 10-12, 2022, people from various parts of the Italian Province came together at ll Camelo, the Carmelite guest house in Sassone, Italy. This was the first celebration of the Feast of the Carmelite Family after the two-year pandemic. The day was a time to celebrate and to reflect on God's presence and action in our lives.
The theme proposed by the committee was: "Guarding Relationships.” The group was assisted in their reflections by Fr. Roberto Toni, prior provincial of the Italian Province, Fr. Míceál O'Neill, prior general of the Order, and Fr. Luigi Maria Epicoco.
The various sessions were enriched by the testimonies of a married couple, Sister Anastasia from the monastery in Ravenna, and the community of families living in Salaiole (Florence). They illustrated in practical terms how the guardianship of relationships can find fulfillment when we entrust ourselves to God's love and walk with Him, taking an example from what the first Christian communities handed down to us.
To conclude the day, the enthronement of an icon of St. Titus Brandsma that the Third Order Carmelites wanted to create to commemorate Brandsma’s canonization by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022, in St. Peter's Square.
