While here in Europe, we are suffering a vocation dearth, in other parts of the Word, the Discalced Carmelite Order is witnessing a flowering of vocations. One of these places is India, which with over 1.2 billion inhabitants is the second most populous country in the world.
Towards the beginning of October, an intensive course was held for formators of the Teresian Carmelite circumscriptions in India. The objective of the course was to reinforce in those in charge of formation deeper knowledge of our charism handed down to us by Teresa and John of the Cross.
This one week seminar took place in Alwaye, Kerala, in a monastery of the Manjummel Province. Various Carmelite specialists were invited to speak in this seminar.
At present there are around 720 Carmelite candidates in India, in all stages of formation. The Indian Carmel consists of seven Provinces, three Regional Vicariates and two Provincial Delegations.
