Thirty years have passed since the death of Oscar Arnulfo Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, killed whilst at the altar celebrating Mass on 24th March 1980.  The Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O. Carm., remembered the anniversary in the celebration of the Eucharist during his canonical visit to the Province of Arago-Valentina in Onda, Spain. Last November, the Prior General visited the members of the Carmelite family in El Salvador and, accompanied by many lay Carmelites, celebrated the Eucharist in the crypt of the Cathedral of San Salvador near the tomb of Mons. Oscar Romero.  In his address, the Prior General also recalled the famous homily of Mons. Romero on the Carmelite Scapular.
On the occasion of the visit to El Salvador the Prior General received as a gift a picture portraying Mons. Oscar Romero with the scapular together with Our Lady of Mount Carmel (see the website of the Order: www. ocarm.org). As a reminder of his commitment to Justice and Peace and his devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the painting can now be found in front of the General Council meeting room in the General Curia.