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News and announcements about the Carmelite Order, our Region, and our Community


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.

The Prior General and His Thoughts from Lisbon

World Youth Day 2005
Photo: “World Youth Day 2005” by Aldopolo - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 [Wikimedia]   

World Youth Day 2023. On Wednesday, August 2nd, the Carmelite family from around the world—Carmelite friars, sisters, youth animators, and young people—gathered at Lisbon’s St. Antonio of Cavalerios, a Carmelite parish of the Portuguese Commissariat. They came to celebrate the Carmelite Day—a day for the Carmelite family to be together during the World Youth gathering in Lisbon, Portugal.

Carmelite Family Celebrates Together at World Youth Day

Crowd at Barangaroo, Sydney, for first day of WYD08 celebrations
Photo: “WYD in Sydney” by Socrates, 2008 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 [Wikimedia]   

World Youth Day 2023. On Wednesday, August 2nd, the Carmelite family from around the world—Carmelite friars, sisters, youth animators, and young people—gathered at Lisbon’s St. Antonio of Cavalerios, a Carmelite parish of the Portuguese Commissariat. They came to celebrate the Carmelite Day—a day for the Carmelite family to be together during the World Youth gathering in Lisbon, Portugal.

Message for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2023

Fr. Míċeál O’Neill, Prior GeneralLetter from Míċeál O’Neill, O.Carm, Prior General of the Carmelite Order. Brothers and sisters in the Carmelite Family, as the solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel approaches, we find ourselves in festive mood. We want to celebrate and give thanks to God for everything that Our Lady of Mount Carmel represents for us. In a particular way, we want to give thanks to God and to Our Lady because the fear we had of Covid 19 this time last year has lessened and life for many is returning to some kind of normality. At the same time we continue to pray for Our Lady’s protection for us and for the world.

Community News, July 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.