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General Intention: Victims of Natural Disasters.
That the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives.
Missionary Intention: Dedication to Peace.
That the dedication of Christians to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all men and women of good will.
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Promulgated the Decree of the Congregation for Causes of Saints concerning the nine Martyrs of the Castilian Province
Written byOn 19th December 2011, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. During the course of the audience the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate the Decree concerning the Servants of God Alberto Maria Marco Aleman O.Carm. and eight friars of our Order; all killed by those who violently opposed their faith in the territory of the archdioceses of Madrid (Spain) between 1936 and 1937.
This group is to be added to those of the Province of Betica, Servants of God Carmelo M. Moyano and companions. Soon the date of the beatification of these two groups of martyrs will be decided with the authorities concerned. The Postulator General is still working on the process of the group of presumed martyrs of the Arago-Valentina Province.
Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Moncorvo, Portugal
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The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Moncorvo, Portugal, was held 16 November 2011. The following were elected:
- Prioress: Sr. M. Sagrada Família Costa, O.Carm.
- 1st Councilor: Sr. M. Imaculada Conceição Nevado, O.Carm.
- 2nd Councilor: Sr. M. Eucaristia Pires, O.Carm.
- 3rd Councilor: Sr. M. Imaculado Coração Martins, O.Carm.
- 4th Couniclor: Sr. M. Natividade Gomes, O.Carm.
- Director of Novices: Sr. M. Eucaristia Pires, O.Carm.
- Treasurer: Sr. M. Imaculada Conceição Nevado, O.Carm.
- Sacristan: Sr. M. Margaret do S.C.J. Njoroge, O.Carm.
A meeting of Secretariats for Carmelite Laity took place recently, from November 28 to December 2. The purpose of the meeting was to edit and finalize the Commentary to the Guidelines for Formation for Lay Carmelites. The new document is now ready for final comments and corrections. Many thanks are due to all who contributed to this work. This Commentary is seen as a starting point for the writing of the provincial Manual for Formation according to the specific situation in each country. It should also help to unify Formation for Lay Carmelites in both its themes and its form. The Commentary, finally, is meant to encourage Tertiaries to assume their responsibility in the area of their community life especially, where this may not yet be the norm.
On Saturday 19th November, the Titus Brandsma Institute at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, honoured Fr. Falco Thuis, O.Carm., former Prior General of the Order, with a conference on spirituality on the occasion of his departure from the board of the Institute.
There were a number of presentations by various speakers during the day and these were interspersed with musical interludes. Welcoming the numerous academics, members of various religious congregations, representatives of the the Carmel Foundation of schools in the Netherlands, Carmelites and members of Fr. Falco’s family, chair of the Titus Brandsma Institute Board, Dr. Jan Peters, S.J., began by acknowledging the great contribution of Fr. Falco to the Institute, to education, to the Order and to the Church. The newly appointed Director of the Institute, Dr. Inigo Bocken, concluded the conference with a presentation on the Social Spirituality. Fr. Falco in thanking the Institute pointed out the challenges and the opportunities that lay ahead. Fr. John Keating, O.Carm., Councillor General for Europe, represented the General Council of the Order.
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The General Congregation of the Carmelite Order, being held at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. from 5 to 16 of September 2011. Below is the Website of the the GeneralCongregation 2011
