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Letter of the Prior General,
Fr. Joseph Chalmers, O.Carm.
to the Carmelite Family

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Carmel,

1. I would like to share with you some reflections on an historic meeting of religious superiors that took place in Rome from

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Letter of the Prior General,
Joseph Chalmers, O.Carm.
to the Carmelite Family on the occasion of the
550^th Anniversary of the Papal Bull "Cum Nulla"

INTRODUCTION

Linking the Carmelite charisma and ecology issues does not seem to be an easy task. And it is not indeed. The Carmelite charisma is essentially based on three elements: prayer, community, and service. They appear like vectors that guide the transforming spiritual journey of Carmelites. In mathematics, three basic vectors result into a three dimensional space, or geographical framework, in which physical reality happens.

Introduction
1. What the Rule requires previous to the reading of the Bible.
2. The Rules method of Bible reading: the lectio divina.
3. Pondering the Lord's law day and night and keeping watch at his prayers. [Nº 10]
A. Pondering, « meditantes».
B. Day and night, « die ac nocte».