(Psalm 69:14-17)

Sr.Dolores de M. de la Cruz Sánchez Fernández (TAR)
25-01-20
Ortus: 15-10-22
P. Temp.:12-09-46
P. Soll.:25-07-67

P. Rajmund Leszko, (Pol)
11-02-20
Ortus:14-11-38
P. Temp.:25-09-56
P. Soll.:15-07-62
Ord.:24-02-65

Sr. Rosario Barbancho González, (UTR)
21-02-20
Ortus:06-04-24
P. Temp.:04-05-49
P. Soll.:04-05-52

P. Franciscus X. Na Peng Bo, (Indo)
08-03-20
Ortus:31-07-38
P. Temp.:08-09-59
P. Soll.:08-09-62
Ord.:12-07-64

P. Pankraz Ribbert, (Ger)
14-03-20
Ortus:02-02-35
P. Temp.:13-05-56
P. Soll.:13-05-59
Ord.:08-07-61

P. Simeon Marro, (SEL)
18-03-20
Ortus:17-05-30
P. Temp.:08-09-50
P. Soll.:12-09-53
Ord.:28-05-55

The first Elective Chapter of the Monastery of Palangkaraya, Indonesia, was held on 12 March 2020. The monastery was founded in 1993 from our Monastery in Batu, Indonesia and was erected as an autonomous monastery on 19 November 2019 having reached the canonical number of 9 solemnly professed nuns and two novices. The following were elected:

• Prioress: Sr. M. Dorothea Yekti Handayani, O.Carm.

• 1st Councilor: Sr. M. Gerarda Suwarti Jokasemo, O.Carm.

• 2nd Councilor: Sr. M. Yosepha Tinawati Kamsani, O.Carm.

• Director of Novices: Sr. M. Bernadetta Nurhadiyati Soehardjo, O.Carm.

• Treasurer: Sr. M. Gerarda Suwarti Jokasemo, O.Carm.

• Sacristan: Sr. M. Stephana Sugiyanti, O.Carm.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

on this rare occasion I want to address a word of support to all our members who in one way or another are affected by the continuing spread of Covid-19. Here in the Curia we have heard the instructions of the Italian government and we have done our best to follow all the instructions. This has meant saying to our staff that they should not come to work until further instructions. We have organized our life in such a way that none of us will have people coming to the house and no one will leave the house until the ban is lifted, except for emergencies and essential services. We recognize the sacrifice that this entails, but we feel that we have to allow ourselves to be guided by the advice of the experts.

We will keep in our thoughts and prayers, those who have died and their families who are in mourning. We will pray for the medical profession, that the researchers may succeed in identifying this virus and finding the best ways to protect the population from infection, and the doctors and nurses may be able to help all who have fallen victim to it.

We must not allow ourselves to lose confidence or to be gripped by fear. This experience may lead us to reflect on how powerless we are, despite all our progress. At moments like this we realize more clearly that without God, we can do nothing. It is a good moment for us to renew our faith in God and our commitment to the wellbeing of one another, and in a special way our care for the poor, for the ones who are least able to cope when life gets difficult. In the time that we spend confined to our homes, we may find ourselves thinking and praying more, at one with Mary the Mother of God who kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Míceál O'Neill, O.Carm.
Prior General

Rome, 13^th March 2020.

Initium Novitiatus

• 10-12-19 Virgilio De Jesus Brites (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 10-12-19 Honorio Pereira Bobo Lobato (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 10-12-19 André Da Costa (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 10-12-19 Ponciano Norberto De Deus (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 10-12-19 Natasio De Jesus Maia (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 10-12-19 Antonio Preito Da Costa Soares (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 18-01-20 Christiam de Faria Rosas (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 18-01-20 Eduardo dos Santos (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 18-01-20 Estevão Damaceno Brandão Neto (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 18-01-20 Gabriel Job Rodrigues da Silva (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 18-01-20 Iago Mendes Corrêa (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 18-01-20 Lucas dos Santos Sotero (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 18-01-20 Paulo Alves de Oliveira (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 18-01-20 Zenóbio Castro Santos Filho (Flum), Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil

• 11-02-20 Debora Mangiapelo (CER), Cerreto, Italia

Professio Temporanea

• 06-12-19 Januario Maria Soares (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 06-12-19 Calisto Pereira Rodriguês (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 06-12-19 Pedro Rodriguês Ximenes (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 06-12-19 Zebedeu De Jesus Vidigal (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 06-12-19 Donanciano Batistuta Da Costa Alin (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 06-12-19 Aleixo Coli De Deus (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 06-12-19 Gaudencio Do Rosario (Aust), Hera, Timor-Leste

• 02-02-20 Heidelyn Benedicta of the Cross Mariano (BUR), Burgos, Pilipinas

• 02-02-20 Mary Madeleine Phuc Thi Nguyen (BUR), Burgos, Pilipinas

• 02-02-20 Teresa de Jesús Carillo Niño (VAL), Valencia, España

• 22-02-20 Daniela Maria Rodríguez Reina (OSU), Osuna, España

Ordinatio Sacerdotalis

• 22-02-20 Adrian Timaru (Ita), San Felice del Benaco, Italia

On the occasion of the eighth centenary of the martyrdom of St Angelus of Jerusalem (5 May 1220-5 May 2021), the Carmelite Order has organized a rich calendar of religious and cultural events. Please consult the website dedicated to the event (www.ottavocentenariosantangelo.org). This centenary will also coincide with the return of the Carmelites after 28 years of absence to the Shrine of Licata, where the relics of the martyred saint are kept. The new international community will take up residence in the Shrine on March 1, 2020 and on March 8 will be officially presented to the local ecclesial community by Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, Archbishop of Agrigento. The new international community will be composed of Fr. Antonino Mascali, O.Carm., (Ita), Rector of the Sanctuary and Prior, Fr. Gerard Carlos Araujo Tang Choon, O.Carm., (SEL) and Fr. José Adriano Gomes Saboia, O.Carm., (Pern).

In the coming weeks the Postulator General, in agreement with the Archdiocese of Agrigento, will carry out the canonical recognition of the mortal remains of St Angelus and the restoration of the precious silver urn that contains them will begin. The last canonical recognition was done in 1623. After the canonical recognition and conservation treatment, the saint’s mortal remains will be solemnly displayed in the Sanctuary of Licata during the jubilee year for the public veneration of the faithful.

The Apostolic Penitentiary, at the request of the Order, also granted the possibility of gaining a plenary indulgence during the jubilee year, which runs from 5 May 2020 to 5 May 2021, at all the churches of the Carmelite Order, in the Shrine of Saint Angelus, Martyr in Licata, where the remains of the Saint are kept, in the “mother” church of Sant'Angelo Muxaro (both belonging to the archdiocese of Agrigento), in the other churches dedicated to the holy martyr and in the churches of the places where he is venerated..

During the first Chapter of the General Commissariat of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and Saint Albert of Jerusalem, India held on 23-26 February 2020 were elected:

• Commissary General: Fr. Jacob Roby Chakkalaparambil, O.Carm.

• First Councilor: Fr. Kuriakose Chandanaparambil, O.Carm.

• Second Councilor: Fr. Jose Thomas Azhikakath, O.Carm.

• Third Councilor: Fr. Emmanuel Dixon Rebero, O.Carm.

• Fourth Councilor: Fr. Johnson Digal, O.Carm.