The novitiate of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers in Cospicua has opened its doors again.
In June, Mr. Emmanuel Aquilina from Iklin will join the Discalced Carmelites. A married man with two daughters, Mr. Aquilina was widowed just a few months ago. His wife Katie passed away in February of this year.
Mr. Aquilina is very familiar with the Carmelites, being the president of the Secular Order...
The Paraguay postal service will offer a special issue series of stamps to celebrate the beatification of Sr. Maria Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, better known as "Chiquitunga", who will be beatified 23 June in Asunción, Paraguay. The sheet of stamps features a photo of Chiquitunga; her signature; it is framed by jasmine flowers, which were María Felicia's favorites; and besides the logo...
Fr Johannes Gorantla, the Third Definitor of the Discalced Carmelite Order, who hails from India, carried out recently a fraternal visit to the Manjummel province where he was able to visit 17 of the 37 communities that the province has in India (as well as 11 in other countries). At present, the province has 269 members. Recently, the growth in numbers of the friars enabled the creation of various...
Beginning in the 13th century, popes began pointing out specific saints who were exemplary teachers in various theological or spiritual topics. These holy men and women were given the official title of “Doctor,” which stems from the Latin root word docere, meaning “to teach.” The list is relatively small compared to the number of saints in the Church. Only 36 saints have been declared “Doctor,”...
Why do Discalced Carmelites exist? Why did a Spanish woman, inspired by God, decide to go for all the pain and complications of founding a new style of religious life that today is known as the Discalced Carmelites or more fittingly “It-Tereżjani”? WHY?
She herself describes her inner travails in her book "The Way of Perfection". (Italics are mine)
“At the start, when I began to found...
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We Carmelites prefer to live a hidden life. We leave the racket of being in the limelight to others! As Saint Paul said to the Colossians, For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. But sometimes, the silence of our hidden life gushes forth….
In Nicaragua, South America, Monsignor Silvio Báez, a discalced Carmelite, was awarded the Nicaraguan Man of the Year by the “La...
MONS. FRANCIS ADEODATU MICALLEF TAL-ASSUNTA (Francis, Tw. B'Kara 17.12.1928) Bin George u Marianna Camilleri, l-iżgħar wieħed minn fost ħutu s-sitta li baqgħu ħajjin. Novizzjat 15.8.1947, B'Kara. Professjoni temporanja 22.8.1948, B'Kara. Solenni 15.10.1951, Teresianum. Ordinazzjoni presbiterali 9.5.1954, Ruma. Ordinazzjoni veskovili 6.1.1982 minn Ġwanni Pawlu II fil-bażilika ta' S. Pietru,...
“Today holiness needs to overflow, it needs to reach everyone, permeate all walks and states of Life. This is a necessity… We have to be saints. Mediocrity is no longer an option.” These words coming from the mouth of a Discalced Carmelite Father, Blessed Marie Eugene, are highly significant.
Here in Malta the figure of this momentous Discalced Carmelite French Father is hardly known but Father...
We Carmelites, trace our roots and our name to the coastal mountain range in northern Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea known as Mount Carmel. There, in the 13th century, a band of pilgrims gathered together to live a simple life of prayer. Their first chapel was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. They called themselves the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.
A number...
Għadu kemm intemm ġewwa Fatima, Kungress Marjan Internazzjonali organizzat miż-żewġ Ordnijiet Karmelitani, l-O.C. u l-O.C.D. Dan sar fl-okkażjoni tal-ewwel ċentinarju tad-dehriet tal-Madonna ġewwa Fatima.
Wieħed mill-kelliema ewlenin kien ir-Reverendu Dr. Adrian Attard, Patri Tereżjan Malti li hu meqjus bħala espert internazzjonali fil-qasam tal-Marjologija. Huwa professur fil-Fakultá...
