The 26th of July of this year, 2012, will be the 70th anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Titus Brandsma. His life was an example of a very close relationship between a mystical life and a firm commitment in the world to the dignity of the human person. He was noted for his readiness to receive anyone in difficulty and to help in whatever way he could.
In the period leading up to and during the Nazi occupation in Holland, he argued passionately against the National Socialist ideology, basing his stand on the Gospels, and he defended the right to freedom, in education and for the Catholic Press. This led to his imprisonment. So began his Calvary, which brought him great personal suffering and degradation whilst, at the same time, he himself brought solace and comfort to the other internees and begged God's blessing on his jailers. In the midst of such inhuman suffering, he possessed the precious ability to bring an awareness of goodness, love and peace. He passed from one prison or camp to another until finally he arrived in Dachau where he was killed on 26th July 1942. He was beatified as a martyr by Pope John Paul II on the 3rd of November, 1985.
Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera,
splendor caeli, Virgo puerpera singularis.
Mater mitis, sed viri nescia,
Carmelitis esto propitia, stella maris.
IN SOLLEMNITATE B.V. MARIAE DE MONTE CARMELO
Fernando Prior Generalis
Domusque Generalis Communitas
16. VII. 2012
(Pietro Novelli, Madonna del Carmelo – Palermo)
Lectio Divina
General Intention: Work Security. That everyone may have work in safe and secure conditions.
Missionary Intention: Christian Volunteers. That Christian volunteers in mission territories may witness to the love of Christ.
Lectio Divina July – Julio - Luglio 2012
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Decree of Heroic Virtues of the Servant of God, Mother Mary Angeline Teresa, O.Carm.
Written byThe Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI gave his consent yesterday, 28th of June 2012, to the promulgation of the Decree of Heroic Virtues of the Servant of God, Mother Mary Angeline Teresa, O.Carm. (Bridget Teresa McCrory) Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm in Germantown, New York, U.S.A. Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa was born in Ireland and became a Little Sister of the Poor. While working in the Bronx, New York, she and six companions separated themselves from their former Congregation to found, with the help of the Cardinal Archbishop of New York and the Carmelite Friars there, the new Congregation affiliated with Carmelite Order. Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa died in 1984. The Diocesan Phase of the Cause, conducted in the Diocese of Albany, New York, began in 1992 with Father Mario Esposito, O.Carm. (SEL) as Postulator. Doctor Andrea Ambrosi is the present Roman Postulator.
We congratulate the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm who have seventeen houses in the United States and one in Ireland. The Sisters are leaders in the area of geriatric care and strong defenders of the sanctity of life in keeping with the charism of their Foundress, Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa.
Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Written byThe Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was held 22 June 2012. The following were elected:
- Prioress: Sr. M. Antonia Acevedo Lorenzo, O.Carm.
- 1st Councilor: Sr. Ivette Mediavilla, O.Carm.
- 2nd Councilor: Sr. Carmen Josefina Morales, O.Carm.
- Director of Novices: Sr. Lourdes Ma. Avilés, O.Carm.
- Treasurer: Sr. María Rodríguez, O.Carm.
- Sacristan: Sr. Ivette Mediavilla, O.Carm.
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During the Provincial Chapter of the Irish Province held on 17-21 June 2012 following earlier elections were confirmed:
- Prior Provincial: Fr. Martin Kilmurray, O.Carm.
- First Councilor: Fr. Fintan Burke, O.Carm.
- Second Councilor: Fr. Charles Hoey, O.Carm.
- Third Councilor: Br. Patrick Mullins, O.Carm.
- Fourth Councilor: Fr. Michael Troy, O.Carm.
- Commissary Provincial of Zimbabwe: Fr. Simplisio Manyika, O.Carm.
