Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ beneath and Christ above,
Christ on my right hand,
Christ on my left,
Christ with me waking,
walking and sleeping,
Christ in the heart thinking of me,
Christ on every tongue speaking of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me

Lord, you search me and you know me.
There is no part of me that you do not know.
You created me in your own image and likeness.
You looked at me, the work of your hands,
and you loved what you saw,
and you continue to look at me everyday
and you still love what you see,
because what you see is me as only you can know me.
I thank you for the wonder of my being
and I pray that I will be able to live fully with all that you have given me
and not suffer for the things you have not given me.
I pray for the world in which I live,
that by discovering more and more the wonders of your love,
we may support one another much more
and build the world that you desire,
a world that you love so much that you died on the cross to save it.
Jesus, my Lord, and my God.

The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Fontiveros, Spain, was held 5 October 2020. The following were elected:

• Prioress:  Sr. M. del Pilar de la Trinidad Felipe García, O.Carm.
• 1st Councilor:  Sr. Fátima M. de la Redención Luna Ceballos, O.Carm.
• 2nd Councilor:  Sr Rosa M. de Jesús Pérez Arias, O.Carm.
• Treasurer: Suor Sor Rosa M. de Jesús Pérez Arias, O.Carm

Fr. Craig Morrison, O.Carm. (PCM) has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Near Eastern Studies of the Biblicum Pontifical Institute in Rome. The decree came from the Jesuit General Curia after he was approved by the Holy See. Congratulations!

The General Chapter of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm was held 4-16 September 2020 at St. Teresa's Motherhouse, Germantown, NY, USA. The following were elected:

• Superior General:  Mother Mary Rose Heery, O. Carm.
• Viçar General and 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Jeanne Francis Haley, O. Carm.
• 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Cyril Methodius Kasper, O. Carm.
• 3nd Councilor:  Sr. Maureen Theresa Murray, O.Carm.
• 4nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Peter Lillian Angeline DiMaria, O.Carm.
• Secretary General:  Sr. M. Richard Carmel Brusca, O.Carm.
• Treasurer General:  Sr. M. Veronica Robert Bien, O.Carm.

During the Provincial Chapter of the Neapolitan Province held on 14-18 September 2020 were elected:

• Prior Provincial:  Fr. Cosimo Pagliara, O.Carm.
• First Councilor:   Fr. Enrico Ronzini, O.Carm.
• Second Councilor: Fr. Nicola Barbarello, O.Carm.
• Third Councilor:  Fr. Aureliano Pacciolla, O.Carm.
• Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Angelo De Florio, O.Carm.

During the Provincial Chapter of the Dutch Province held on 22-24 September 2020 were elected:

• Prior Provincial:  Fr. Huub Welzen, O.Carm.
• First Councilor:  Fr. Ben Wolbers, O.Carm.
• Second Councilor:  Fr. Tom Buitendijk, O.Carm.
• Third Councilor:  Fr. Tjalling van Balen, O.Carm.
• Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Ton van der Gulik, O.Carm.

The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Batu, Indonesia, was held 24 September 2020. The following were elected:

• Prioress:  Sr. M. Laura Inacentia Soelistiowati W, O.Carm.
• 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Rosa Sukatmi Rahayu Moensarip, O.Carm.
• 2nd Councilor:  Sr .M. Elisabeth Widhi Habsari Soetadi, O.Carm.
• 3rd Councilor:  Sr .M. Lidwina Koeatmadja, O.Carm.
• 4th Couniclor:  Sr .M Brigitta Gitasianiningsih Purnama, O.Carm.
• Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Rosa Sukatmi Rahayu Moensarip, O.Carm.
• Treasurer:  Sr. M. Elisabeth Widhi Habsari Soetadi, O.Carm.
• Sacristan:   Sr. M. Angelina Wiwik A. Koesman, O.Carm.

The General Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation met for its last session of the sessennium from 6-11 May 2019. Since its composition in 2014 it has been seized with the task of promoting the formation, development and animation of JPIC structures in the whole Carmelite Family. Over the course of the past five years the General Commission has been working towards the publication of a Carmelite JPIC Handbook. At the end of our latest meeting we presented the Prior General, Fr Fernando Millan Romeral, O.Carm., with a copy of the handbook entitled "From Contemplation to Action: Handbook for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in the Carmelite Tradition". The document acknowledges that there has always existed in Carmelite consciousness the desire to be of service to God and one’s neighbour in diverse ministries of prayer, pastoral care, education and advocacy. During the July 2017 Carmelite JPIC International Congress at Fatima, participants expressed the desire to have a handbook to help those appointed to JPIC ministries by providing information on the foundations, nature and methodology of Carmelite JPIC ministries.

Appreciation and gratitude go to all the members of the Commission who were drawn from various branches of the Carmelite Family – friars, consecrated religious sisters and a lay woman. The members of the Commission are: Frs Conrad Mutizamhepo, O.Carm (Praeses), Hariawan Franciscus Adji, O.Carm. (Indo), Eduardo Agosta Scarel, O.Carm. (ACV), Mark Zittle, O.Carm. (SEL), Jane Remson, COLMC, Annah Theresa Nyadombo, HLMC, and Ester Martin Lozano (Karit). Fr Florent Dundji Dhenyi, O.Carm. (Ita-Con) (RIP) was a member of the Commission but died in the DR Congo on 6th June 2017.

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From Contemplation to Action – Handbook JPIC 2013-2019

Introduction

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.. Gen 1:31 (NIV)

“The ultimate purpose of other creatures is not to be found in us. Rather, all creatures are moving forward with us and through us towards a common point of arrival, which is God, in that transcendent fullness where the risen Christ embraces and illumines all things.”
Pope Francis, Laudato Si’

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for
the blind, to set the oppressed free” –
Luke 4:18, Is 61:1 (NIV)

• pdf Click here to download 'From Contemplation to Action - JPIC Handbook 2019' (1.29 MB)

The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Valencia, Spain, was held 25 September 2020. The following were elected:

• Prioress:  Sr. M. Mercedes de la Cruz Medina Zárraga, O.Carm.
• 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. del Sagrario Lorite Beltrán, O.Carm.
• 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Norayma Coromoto Morales Montilla, O.Carm.
• Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Norayma Coromoto Morales Montilla, O.Carm.
• Treasurer:  Sr. M. del Sagrario Lorite Beltrán, O.Carm.
• Sacristan:   Sr. Gloria M. Aringo Peralta, O.Carm.