On 18th February 2011 two members of the General Council, Frs. John Keating, Councillor for Europe and Raúl Maraví, Councillor for schools and youth, together with Bro. Luca Sciarelli, O.Carm. (Ita) of the European Pilgrimage of Hope committee, visited the main offices for the World Youth Day organization in Madrid and met with one of the officials. On Saturday 19th they met with Frs. David Oliver, O.Carm. (Arag), David del Caprio O.Carm. (Bet) and Ms. María José García de la Barrera Trujillo who form part of the planning group for a Carmelite Youth Day to be held in Madrid on the 17th August next. This day is the Carmelite Order's contribution to the presence in Madrid of so many young people from around the Carmelite world.
The Carmelite event will enable young people from Carmelite parishes, communities, schools, etc. to meet and share together the internationali ty and diversity of the Carmelite Order and its spirituality. It is open to all O.Carm. young people associated with our friars, nuns, affiliated congregations and lay Carmelite members.
Groups are invited to register on line for this day before the 1st June, 2011, a form for which can be found on a special section of the Carmelite website http://www.ocarm.org/madrid2011 and email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Leaders registering should indicate the name of the Carmelite responsible for the group together with the number of persons in the group and the province or congregation to which they belong. The event will begin at 10.30 and finish before 18.00. Further updates and information regarding the programme will be provided on a regular basis on the official website of the Order and through CITOC on line.
The commission responsible for the Carmelite Day in Madrid are - Fr. David del Carpio Horcajo (Overall Coordinator), the international team: Fr. John Keating, Fr. Raúl Maraví, and Bro. Luca Sciarelli; the Spanish team: Fr. David Oliver Felipo, Mr. Marco Blanquer Rodríguez, Ms. Carmen Duran Bretón, Mr. Daniel Egido Simón and Ms. María José García de la Barrera.
