Community Announcements

Community News, December 2023

Our Lady of Mercy Lay CarmelitesRead the news from our December 2023 community meeting. Included is information our Regional Day of Recollection on April 20, 2024, and a wish for you all to have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas season. Read the whole article for more details and to find out about our Ongoing Formation homework for the next community meeting.

Community News, November 2023

Our Lady of Mercy Lay CarmelitesRead the news from our November 2023 community meeting. Included is information from the Lay Carmelite Office, an invitation to attend Mass for our Deceased Carmelites, and details about next month’s meeting. Read the whole article for more details and to find out about our Ongoing Formation homework for the next community meeting.

Question and Answer Series #21

Called to the Family of Carmel
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Question #21 the Question-and-Answer Series, which was begun in the attempt to clarify questions and/or concerns that came up during the 2019 Lay Carmelite Convocation in Chicago, IL. This is a new addition to the series that started in August of 2019 and continued through January of 2020.

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.

Community News, September 2023

Our Lady of Mercy Lay CarmelitesRead the news from our September 2023 community meeting. Included is information about profession anniversaries for two of our members, the upcoming Regional Day of Recollection in October, and details about next month’s meeting. Our director also invites us to reach out to our inactive members and to remember them in our prayers. Read the whole article for more details and to find out about our Ongoing Formation homework for the next community meeting.

Silent Day of Recollection on October 21, 2023

Silence
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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.

Community News, August 2023

Our Lady of Mercy Lay CarmelitesRead the news from our July 2023 community meeting. Included is information about profession anniversaries for two of our members, the upcoming Regional Day of Recollection in October, and details about next month’s meeting. Our director also invites us to reach out to our inactive members and to remember them in our prayers. Read the whole article for more details and to find out about our Ongoing Formation homework for the next community meeting.