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Elective Chapter of the Monastery of Onteniente, Spain
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.
Carmelite Nuns in Zaragoza Celebrate Elective Chapter
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.
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)
Spain
Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio de Sta. Catalina
Plaza Marquesa de Aracena, 1
21200 ARACENA (Huelva)
España
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Monges Carmelites
Monestir de la Mare de Déu del Carme
C. Dr. Hysern, 19
17820 BANYOLES (Girona)
España
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Monges Carmelites
Monestir de l’Encarnació
c/ Panama, 12
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Madres Carmelitas
Monasterio del Smo. Sacramento
29340 CAÑETE LA REAL (Málaga)
España
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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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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
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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
7591 PE DENEKAMP
OLANDA
Italy
Monastero Mater Carmeli
Via del Bottegone, 9
13900 BIELLA-CHIAVAZZA(BI)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 015-352803
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Monastero S. Maria del Carmine
P. le Belmangieri, 1
62032 CAMERINO (MC)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 0737-632616
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Carmelo S. Anna
Via B. P. Caldarozzi, 32
00032 CARPINETO ROMANO (RM)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 06-97189049
Fax (+39) 06-9719458
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Carmelo Janua Coeli
Santuario dell’Addolorata
58010 CERRETO DI SORANO (GR)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 0564-633698
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Monastero delle Carmelitane “San Giuseppe”
Piazza San Giuseppe, 10
84084 FISCIANO (SA)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 089-891329
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Monastero della Ss.ma Trinità
Costa San Marco, 11
60035 JESI (AN)
Italia
Tel./Fax (+39) 0731-4804
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Monastero Carmelo Gesù di Nazareth
33010 MONTEGNACCO DI CASSACCO (UD)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 0432-851437
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Monastero Sant’Elia
Contrada Faifoli, 1
86023 MONTAGANO CB
Italia
Tel. 3290251229
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Monastero S. M. Maddalena de’ Pazzi
Contrada Campanile
72017 OSTUNI (BR)
Italia
Tel./Fax (+39)0831-301293
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Monastero di Santo Stefano
Via Guaccimanni, 44
48121 RAVENNA
Italia
Tel. (+39) 0544-38327
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Monastero Santa Maria della Vita
Via Pascoli, 9
47030 SOGLIANO AL RUBICONE (FC)
Italia
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Monastero SS.ma Concezione
Via Garibaldi, 1
01015 SUTRI (VT)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 0761-609082
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Monastero Monte Carmelo
Viale Card. Tardini, 1
01019 VETRALLA (VT)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 0761-586316/3290737287
Cell. 3383678216
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Carmelo Mater Unitatis
Monastero delle Carmelitane di S. M. Maddalena de' Pazzi
Reg. Villa Puzzi, I
14026 MONTIGLIO (Asti)
Italia
Tel. (+39)0141-994055
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Eremo Santa Maria degli Angeli
Via S. Lorenzo a Colline n. 6
50023 IMPRUNETA (FI)
Italia
Tel. (+39) 055/208 96 02
Cell. 3312218234
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Carmelo di S. Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi
Via dei Massoni, 26
50139 FIRENZE
Italia
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Germany
Karmelitinnenkloster
Forchheimerstrasse, 27
91056 ERLANGEN
Deutschland
Tel. (+49) 09131-992727
Fax (+49) 09131-993760
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