Events

2023 Novena to All Carmelite Saints

Fra Angelico San Marco Altarpiece
Illustration: “Fra Angelico San Marco Altarpiece,” Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Here is the schedule — including dates, times, and locations — for the 2023 Novena to All Carmelite Saints at Holy Spirit Church. We will be learning more about several of our Carmelite saints, focusing on a different saint for each night of the novena. For those who are not able to join us, you can download the novena prayers and pray them at your convenience.

Silent Day of Recollection on October 21, 2023

Silence
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

The 2023 Silent Day of Recollection for the Lay Carmelite Bay Area Region will be held at the Carmelite House of Prayer in Napa, CA on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is $30, to be paid at the door. Light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be available. Wear your scapular and bring your Liturgy of the Hours.

An Ecumenical Dialogue on St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Thérèse of Lisieux
Photo by Celine Martin (Sor Genoveva de la Santa Faz) – Archivos del Carmelo de Lisieux, CC0 [Wikimedia]

An Ecumenical Dialogue on St. Thérèse of Lisieux with Anders Cardinal Arborelius, OCD, Bishop of Stockholm, and Lutheran bishop Karin Johannesson, bishop of Uppsala. Both have written and spoken widely on the saints and spirituality of Carmel. These events are intended to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beatification of the Little Flower and the 150th anniversary of her birth.

Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel: 2023

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel2023 Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This year our reflections for this beautiful feast will focus on Mary’s Contemplation as shown in the Mysteries of the Rosary. Each night during the novena we will reflect on one or more aspects of this topic as we honor Mary and seek her guidance along our Carmelite journey. Read the full article for details about the schedule — including dates, times, and locations — for the 2023 novena at Holy Spirit Church.

Community Meeting

Dates, times, and locations of our monthly Community Meeting for the current year. Also includes details about special events, novenas, and Days of Recollection. Links to the Lectio Divina reading for each meeting make it easy to prepare in advance.

Free Formation Session — December 12, 2020

O God, you are my God
Photo: “Holy Water Fount” Carmelite Monastery, by Catherine Weeks (own work)   

The Bay Area Lay Carmelites will present a Free Formation Session entitled “Happiness in Covid Times: A Spiritual Perspective” on December 12, 2020 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). This session will be presented by Patrick Bowles, O.Carm., our Regional Formation Director. The session will be conducted via Zoom and is open to all Lay Carmelites and their guests. No registration is required.

Free Formation Session for Lay Carmelites: “Holy People”

Marianne Cope and Ève Lavalliére
Photos: Mother Marianne Cope (by unknown author) & Ève Lavallière (by fr Léopold-Émile Reutlinger)
via Wikimedia

The Bay Area Lay Carmelites will present a Free Formation Session entitled “Holy People: Mother Marianne of Molokai and Ève Lavalliére” on October 22, 2020 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). This session will be presented by Patrick Bowles, O.Carm., our new Regional Formation Director. The session will be conducted via Zoom and is open to all Lay Carmelites and their guests. No registration is required.