It is good to be creative! Here are some genial initiatives to promote vocations to our Order!!!
Teddy Bear
Bag
Key Chain
Sweatshirt
Sticker
Another Teddy Bear
Phone Case
Face Mask
Mug
Stuffed Dog
Polar Bear
Tea Towel
The Infant Jesus of Prague or Child Jesus of Prague is a 16th-century wax-coated wooden statue of the child Jesus holding a cross bearing orb, located in the Discalced Carmelite Church in Our Lady Victorious in Mala Strana, Prague, Czech Republic. Pious legends claim that the statue once belonged to Saint Teresa of Avila.
Il-Bambin ta’ Praga u Malta
minn Guido Lanfranco
L-istorja...
By Father John Sullivan OCD
This year has seen some timid attempts at commemorating the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. With all the blockage derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, though, worthwhile attention to some events will be missed. This could be the case for Père Jacques of Jesus, the Discalced Carmelite friar of the Paris Province who died, perhaps more tragically...
A "long-lost" medieval monastery has been discovered by archaeologists in Gloucester city center. Gloucester is in the west of England. The remains of this 13th century Carmelite friary have been found beneath a demolished multi-story car park.
Mother of God Monastery was the name of the Carmelite monastery.
GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND— Gloucestershire Live reports that traces of the thirteenth-century...
On September 27th we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Teresa of Jesus as the first female doctor of the Church.
Less than three weeks later, on October 19th, we celebrated the 23rd anniversary of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus as the fourth female doctor of the church.
She is the youngest Doctor of the Church.She is one of the only four women doctors.She...
The webmistress of this site remarked to me recently. “In Carmel you have too many Saints...” It is so true....
OCTOBER 18, 2015 - OCTOBER 18, 2020
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CANONIZATION OF LOUIS & ZELIE MARTIN, PARENTS OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX
"God gave me a Mother and Father more worthy of heaven than of earth." ~St. Therese of Lisieux
In the oldest Church in the world dedicated to Saint Teresa, in Cospicua Malta, the feast of Saint Teresa was celebrated with solemnity and joy. Festivities had to be curtailed because of the COVID restrictions and yet nothing was amiss to make sure that our Holy Mother be celebrated with dignity.
It all started with a triduum of high masses. The celebrants and homilists were the Fathers of this...
Well, our legislation is clear. The prophet “Elijah stands out as Carmel’s source of inspiration, as he contemplates the living God and burns with zeal for his glory. We look upon his prophetic charism as the prototype of our own vocation to ponder God’s word and proclaim it to the world.” (Constitutions OCD 2)
In the Basilica of St. Peter’s Rome, there is a statue of the prophet...
The beautification of our Church in Saint Teresa, Cospicua continues. The latest addition to our distinctive ceiling paintings are the portraits of two saintly Discalced Carmelite Fathers. Both paintings were drawn by Manwel Farrugia. (He is on facebook)
Marie-Eugene de L'Enfant-Jésus (French, 2 December 1894 - 27 March 1967)
For more information, see our own website at http://www.ocdmonline.org/a-remarkable-french-carmelite/
Francisco...
