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Wednesday, 27 November 2024 08:06

Triennial Chapter of the Nuns in Aracena Held

Triennial Chapter of the Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of Santa Catalina in Aracena, Spain Held

The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Santa Catalina in Aracena, Spain was held on November 18-19, 2024. Fr. Emilio Rodriguea Claudio, OSA, vicar general and episcopal vicar for Contemplative Life in the Diocese of Huelva presided. Eight nuns of the community participated.

Various decisions were taken. Among these was to work on ongoing formation and within it to deepen the community's identity according to the charism and the teachings of the Carmelite saints.

The Aracena monastery was founded when two pious sisters of the Castilla Infante family, with the assistance of a religious, opened a house on their property. On Feburary 21, 1536, the house became official, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. It was annexed to the church of St. Catherine by Cardinal Alphonso Manrique, the Archbishop of Spain. The monastery has founded other monasteries in Andalucia (Southern) Spain, Portugal, and Kenya.

The monastery belongs to the Mater et Decor Carmeli Federation. The website for the monastery is www.monjascarmelitasaracena.es

The following nuns were elected:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sor Elena M. López Font, O. Carm.

1st Councilor  | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sor Ma. Remedios Álvarez Soríano, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera 2ª Consigliera:
Sor Ma. Victoria Escamilla Martín, O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sor Ma. Victoria Escamilla MartínO. Carm.

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sor Elena Ma. López Font, O. Carm.

Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana
Sor Ma. Remedios Álvarez Soríano, O. Carm.

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Carmelite Order Celebrates Day of the Cloistered Nuns, Pro orantibus. Prior General Sends Letter

In recognition of Pro orantibus, the day the Church dedicated to contemplative nuns, Fr. Míceál O’Neill, the prior general of the Carmelite Order, wrote to the monasteries of the Order. The letter focuses on 2024 being the Year of Prayer, as announced by Pope Francis at the beginning of the year. The prior general connects this year of prayer to the Carmelite charism, writing to those “who incarnate the Carmelite charism to think about our vocation to pray, to pray more intensely ourselves and to help other to pray.”

Reflecting on the Gospel read in the celebrations of both St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Francis of Assisi, he finds that God reveals “truths to children like us” in prayer. “Prayer is a communication between persons divine and human who are united in love.” The great Carmelite nun, St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, teaches us about the moment after Holy Communion when she began to think about the Gospel she had heard in the Eucharist. “There was no better place for her to be at the moment.”

Fr. Míceál also explores the Order’s tradition of prayer and contemplation as recorded in the Order’s Constitutions for the nuns. He points out that the revision of those for the men in 2019 focused the most attention on contemplation. Recalling that the nuns are well into the process revising their own Constitutions, he points out that proposed revisions clearly recognize the gift of contemplation is the nuns’ “charism and calling in a way that allows you to live out that vocation yourselves and explain it to the Church of today and to those who will approach you in the future …”

The prior general notes that liturgical prayer “is the privileged place desired by Christ for our encounter with him.”  He senses movement in the Order today “to recover and enhance our rich liturgical tradition.” He highlights a recent publication and the scheduled Liturgical Congress in May. He asks that the liturgies celebrated during the Jubilee Year “contribute to … enlightenment and moving us to seek reconciliation in families, in the Church, in communities.”

Finally, Fr. Míceál speaks of prayer as “discernment, discernment alone in the cell, nourished and completed by discernment in the community and vice versa.” He writes that “a community that comes together to pray and engage in communal discernment is a community that is capable of growing in maturity and responding each day, more fully, to the call to holiness which is union with God.” He concludes “union with God does not exist without union with neighbor, union with our families, union with our religious community.”

He concludes wishing that this day of Pro orantibus be an experience of joy for the sisters and a moment of renewal of love for prayer in their lives.

pdf Read the entire letter in English (409 KB) ...

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The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of St. Ann in Carpineto Romano was held on September 21, 2024, the feast of St. Matthew, Apostle.

The monastery was founded in April 1979 with nuns from the monastery of Aesinati. It was named after St. Ann. It was first located in the rectory of St. John the Evangelist parish. It was officially approved on December 11, 1985 by the Congregations and the bishop made it official on March 19, 1986. In 1992 the new monastery of Cerreto was started and in 2005 the new foundation of Biella was made.

The monastery belongs to the St. M. Magdalen de' Pazzi Federation. More information about the monastery and the nuns' lives can be found at: www.monasterocarpineto.it

The following were elected:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sr M. Valentina Rossin, O. Carm.

1st Councilor  | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr M. Noemi Malagese, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera 2ª Consigliera:
Sr M Paola Ricci, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera 3ª Consigliera:
Sr M. Agnese Talano, O. Carm.


4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera 4ª Consigliera:
Sr Ana Mihaela Tiba, O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sr M. Agnese Talano, O. Carm.

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sr M. Noemi Malagese, O. Carm.

Sacristans | Sacristanas | Sacrestane
Sr M. Carla Zinno, O. Carm. e (vice) Anna Luisa Voltazza, O. Carm.

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The Carmelite Nuns in Ostuni, Italy, Celebrate Their Elective Chapter

From March 11-13th, the Carmelite community of the monastery of St. Mary Maddalena de’ Pazzi celebrated its triennial elections. The monastery is located in Ostuni (Brindisi) Italy.

In 1730 the Carmelite nuns from the town of Fasano made the foundation in Ostuni. The community survived the suppressions of the last century; two other Pugliese monasteries (Putignano which was founded in 1552 and Fasano, founded in 1631, was the founding monastery of Ostuni) were closed. In 1975 the community left their monastery in the city center and moved to a new monastery.

The monastery belongs to the St. Mary Maddalena de’ Pazzi Federation. More information can be obtained by visiting the community's webpage.

The results of the elective chapter were as follows:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:  
Suor M. Anna della Divina Misericordia , O. Carm.

1st Councilor  | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Suor M. Daniela della SS.ma Trinità, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera 2ª Consigliera:
Suor M. Agnese di San Giuseppe , O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Suor M. Agnese di San Giuseppe , O. Carm.

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice

Suor Maria di Gesù , O. Carm.

Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana
Suor M. Angela di Sant' Elia , O. Carm.

 
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The Carmelite Nuns in Onteniente, Spain, Celebrate Their Elective Chapter

On February 14th, the Carmelite community of the monastery of the Most Pure Blood of Christ celebrated its triennial elections. The monastery is located in Onteniente (Valencia), Spain.  

The monastery has a rich history. On September 18, 1575, some intrepid nuns from the Monastery of the Most Holy Incarnation of the Word from Valencia, Spain, traveled to Onteniente with the appropriate permissions of the King D. Felipe II, those of the Patriarch and Archbishop of Valencia, San Juan de Ribera, and with the approval of the Ontenienses Jurors. They intended to found a Carmelite Monastery, a cenacle, where, in company with Mary, the mother of Jesus, nuns would pray, imploring the action of the Holy Spirit in the permanent Pentecost of the Church.  

Sister Catalina Tejeda and the sisters were received with great enthusiasm by the people of the town. They saw them as their angels who would obtain God’s blessings for them. They settled in small buildings that had been set aside for them.  

Only a month later, one of the Carmelites died. A month later, a second Carmelite sister died. Their faith was tested but they fought to renew it. A year after arriving, the prioress, Mother Catalina Tejeda, also died. Instead of returning to Valencia, they became even more firmly rooted in the Lord and abandoned themselves to him. Soon their small monastery filled with postulants. They purchased more ground and constructed more cells to accommodate their increasing numbers. In 1914, Sr. Joachim Felius went to the city of Caudete to found a Carmelite monastery there.  

The flourishing of new members continued until the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Despairing of riots and persecution, the community had to disperse with sisters returning to live with their relatives. The monastery building was in flames for a whole month, becoming uninhabitable, just a pile of rubble. After three years of conflict, Spain returned to normality and the monastery came back to life. While there was great economic hardship and food was  scarce. It was necessary to rebuild everything that had been destroyed. But in addition to the members of the community returning, twelve young women asked to join within a year. Enthusiastic and generous, they were not afraid of the situation of the monastery. With fervor and joy, they worked hard to restore the monastery knowing that, with meager resoures, the project would take time. The monastery eventually housed a community of 42 Carmelites sisters.  

The monastery belongs to the Mater Unitatis Federation. More information can be obtained by visiting the community's webpage.

The results of the elective chapter were as follows:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:  
Sor Ma Margarita Medina Armas, O. Carm.

1st Councilor  | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sor Ma Jesús Barahona Berzal, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera 2ª Consigliera:
Sor Ma Gabriela Bordones Herrera, O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sor Ma Gabriela Bordones Herrera, O. Carm.

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sor Ma Gabriela Bordones Herrera, O. Carm.


Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana
Sor Ma Lourdes Font Font, O. Carm.

* Photo courtesy of Fr. Matías Tejerina Espeso, O. Carm and of the Monastery.
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On February 1, 2024, the triennial chapter of the Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Incarnation in Zaragoza, Spain, took place. Archbishop of Zaragoza, Mons. Carlos Manuel Escribano led the election of the prioress. Following the election of the prioress, the chapter reunited and continued with the elections of the other offices of the monastery.

In 1614 the license for the foundation of the Convent of the Incarnation in Zaragoza was granted. Ana Carrillo, the foundress, gave a large dowry, along with two of her nieces, who would enter the convent to become Carmelites. The following year, in July, Carmelite nuns from different houses of the order arrived to take possession and inaugurate the monastery. Among these was Ven. Seraphina Bonastre (1649) assisted by the prior provincial of Aragon at the time, Michael Ripoll.

With the foundress' property, they acquired a house, patio, and orchard and began the construction of the house. Soon the funds ran out but, with great difficulty, they managed to finish the work and keep the foundation open.

During the government's seizure of ecclesiastical property, what is known as the ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal (1835-1837), the community managed to subsist by dedicating itself to teaching.

The monastery belongs to the Mater Unitatis Federation.

The results of the elective chapter were as follows:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:  
Madre Hannah Wairimu Kamau Ngigi, O. Carm.

1st Councilor  | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Hna. Elena-María Samper, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera 2ª Consigliera:
Hna. Mónica Macharia, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera 3ª Consigliera:
Hna. Lilian Irima, O. Carm.

4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera 4ª Consigliera:
Hna. Claudia Raozivola, O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Hna. Lilian Irima, O. Carm.

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Hna. Everline Alina, O. Carm.


Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana
Hna. Mónica Macharia, O. Carm.

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Monday, 21 November 2022 08:10

Message for the World Day of Cloistered Life

Fr. Míċeál O’Neill, O. Carm., the prior general, has sent a letter to each enclosed Carmelite monastery in the world on the occasion of the Church’s celebration of World Day of Cloistered Life or Pro Orantibus Day (For Those Who Pray).

In the letter, dated November 18, 2022, the prior general says:

“By your dedication to God, you adorn and strengthen the Carmelite Order throughout the world and you offer to the Carmelite family, amid the many gifts that express Carmel’s love for silence and solitude, the example of cloistered life, as a way of making space for God in our lives and deepening our love for God.” He then reflects on family life today and calls on their communities to become one that “stands before God and finds its dignity in responding everyday not with marvels  beyond us, but with the simple knowledge that God is love and in him we find love.”

This annual celebration on November 21 is connected to the Feast of the Presentation of Mary. The day is intended to support—both spiritually and materially—the gift of the cloistered and monastic life. Pope Francis has spoken of the day as “an opportune occasion to thank the Lord for the gift of so many people who, in monasteries and hermitages, dedicate themselves to God in prayer and in silent work.

In 1953 Pius XII first introduced the idea of the Church reflecting on those who have answered the vocation to cloistered life. It is celebrated locally in the monasteries of men and women. In 2018, Pope Francis held a convention organized by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the Pontifical Lateran University. Entitled “Deepening Vultum Dei Quaerere and Cor Orans,” the gathering of 300 cloistered women, studied the two relatively recent Church documents. Vultum Dei Quaerere, was written by Pope Francis and issued on June 29, 2016. The implementing instruction, entitled Cor Orans, was written by the Vatican Dicastery for Consecrated Life and issued on April 1, 2018.

These two documents introduce new aspects for the living out of this state of life in the Church. They also emphasize the importance of this vocation for the Church and the world. Pope Francis reminded contemplatives in Vultum Dei Quaerere that they intercede for the world like Moses. “Now, as then,” the Pope wrote, “we can conclude that the fate of humanity is decided by the prayerful hearts and uplifted hands of contemplative women." He has also said that those who devote the whole of their lives to the contemplation of God “are a living sign and witness of the fidelity with which God, amid the events of history, continues to sustain His people.”

Read the Letter  pdf here (136 KB)

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Monday, 18 January 2021 06:54

Spain

Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio de Sta. Catalina
Plaza Marquesa de Aracena, 1
21200 ARACENA (Huelva)
España
Tel. (+34)959-128055
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Monges Carmelites
Monestir de la Mare de Déu del Carme
C. Dr. Hysern, 19
17820 BANYOLES (Girona)
España
Tel./Fax (+34) 972-570439
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Monges Carmelites
Monestir de l’Encarnació
c/ Panama, 12
08034 BARCELONA
España
Tel. (+34)93-2037569
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio del Smo. Sacramento
29340 CAÑETE LA REAL (Málaga)
España
Tel./Fax (+34)95-2183011
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website: www.carmelitascañete.es

Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio del Sgdo. Corazón de Jesús y de la Virgen de Gracia
Avda. de la Virgen de Gracia, 58
02660 CAUDETE (Albacete)
España
Tel./Fax (+34) 96-5827094
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Carmelo del Sagrado Corazón y del Beato Tito Brandsma
C/ Ortega Munilla, 21
14012 CORDOBA
España
Tel. (+34) 957-280407
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio de la Madre de Dios
Carmen, 17
05310 FONTIVEROS (Avila)
España
Tel. (+34)920- 245204
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio de la Encarnación
Calle Monjas del Carmen, 8
18009 GRANADA
España
Tel. (+34) 958-223720
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Monasterio N. Sra. de la Asunción
Madres Carmelitas
Calle de las Cortes, 5
22002 HUESCA
España
Tel. (+34) 974-220424
Fax (+34 )974-227534
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Monasterio de la Encarnación
S. Miguel
c/ Joaquín Costa, 15
22003 HUESCA
España
Tel. (+34)974-221715 /636645240
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Monjas Carmelitas
Monasterio N. Sra. de las Maravillas
Príncipe de Vergara, 23
28001 MADRID
España
Tel./Fax (+34)91-4353932
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio Purísima Sangre de Cristo
C/ Monjas, 4
46870 ONTENIENTE (Valencia)
España
Tel. (+34)96-2380825
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio de San Pedro
Cristo, 19
41640 OSUNA (Sevilla)
España
Tel./Fax (+34)95-4810647
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio Santa Ana
Santa Ana, 34-B
41002 SEVILLA
España
Tel. (+34) 95-4380603
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Monges Carmelites
Monestir de l’Amor Diví
Santuari Diocesa de la Mare de Déu de Fatima
25300 TARREGA (Lleida)
España
Tel./Fax (+34) 973-310437
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio de la Purísima Concepción
Ponce de Léon, 11
41710 UTRERA (Sevilla)
España
Tel. (+34)95-4860289
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www.carmelodeutrera.org

Monjas Carmelitas
Monasterio de la Encarnación del Verbo Divino
Balmes, 41
46001 VALENCIA
España
Tel./Fax (+34) 963-912468
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio de S. Juan Bautista
Avenida Francisco Alcalá, 9
21860 VILLALBA DEL ALCOR (Huelva)
España
Tel. (+34)959-421063
Fax (+34)959-420144
e-mail info@carmelitasenvillalba
website: www.carmelitasenvillalba.com

Monges Carmelites
Monestir de la Mare de Déu del Carme
Barri Sant Pau,3
Apartat de Correus, 175
08720 VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDES (Barcelona)
España
Tel. (+34 )93-8900617
Fax (+34) 93-8173596
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Monjas Carmelitas
Monasterio de la Encarnación
Avenida César Augusto, 1
50004 ZARAGOZA
España
Tel. (+34)976-439868
Fax (+34)976-439399
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Portugal

Irmas Carmelitas
Carmelo da Sagrada Família
5160 TORRE DE MONCORVO (Bragança)
Portugal
Tel./Fax (+351) 279-22351
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Holland

Karmel Titus Brandsma
Palestinastraat. 107
6418 HC HEERLEN (Limburg)
The Netherlands
Tel. (+31)045-5413437
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website: www.karmelcentra.nl/heerlen

Zusters Karmelietessen
Woonzorgcentrum St. Anna
Veerstraat 49
5831 JM BOXMEER
The Netherland
Tel. (+31)0485-565857

Carmelite Nuns
Gravenallee 12
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OLANDA

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