The 25th Meeting of the Carmelite Family in the Betica Province, took place in the Carmelite Church in Hinojosa del Duque (Cordoba, Spain), with St. Teresa of Avila as the main theme. The church in Hinojosa (which contains the remains of some of the Carmelite martyrs beatified in 2013 in Taragona) was declared a “Jubilee Church” on account of the 5th centenary. Fr. Rafael Leiva, O.Carm., gave a lecture on the doctrine of St. Teresa to a large audience, from many different places.
The Carmelite College of José Galvez (Peru) has published a very beautiful calendar, in which there are sayings and prayers of St. Teresa, with the idea that the students can reflect on them, on their own or in a group throughout this year.
From the 28th of June to the 2nd of July of this year, in the seminary in Mundelein (Illinois. U.S.A.) a symposium was held, on the theme, “St. Teresa’ Gift to the 21st Century”. A number of experts such as Leopold Gluekert, O.Carm., Donna Orsuto, Steven Payne O.C.D. spoke at the symposium and opened up a variety of aspects of the saint’s life and doctrine. The symposium was organised by the Carmelite Institute of North America and was introduced by the Prior General Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., and by the director of the Institute, Patrick McMahon, O.Carm.,
Lastly, from the 1st to the 4th of July, the 21st meeting of the Carmelite Family that the Iberian Region organise every year took place in Pozuelo (Madrid, Spain). This year the theme was, “Santa Teresa de Jesús, Mistica y Profeta” (St. Teresa of Jesus, Mystic and Prophet). More than a hundred Carmelites took part in the event (friars, sisters and lay people) from the whole of Spain, and Portugual, and countries of Latin America and from Africa. Talks were give on different themes connected with St. Teresa. The speakers included, Secundino Castro, O.C.D., Francisco Daza, O.Carm., and Salvador Ros, O.C.D..
photo: Symposium in Mundelein (Illinois. U.S.A.) - Fr. Fernando Millan, Prior General with a group of Carmelite Friars ans Sister from Trinidad and Tobago.
