Carmelite sister, Saint Edith Stein, was a born into an observant Jewish family. However, by her mid teens, became an atheist. On January 1, 1922, Edith Stein was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church.

Edith Stein was arrested in 1942 and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp where she died in a gas chamber.

On May 1, 1987, Stein was beatified as a martyr by Pope John Paul II and then canonized by him on October 11, 1998.

As the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is approaching, the Prior General has written a letter to all Carmelite family expressing his best wish and inviting all members to celebrate the Feast by beginning with the Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Custom of making the Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel before the Feast is a long tradition and much observed by many Catholics.

In his letter we are reminded of the importance of the Feast and he asks the whole Carmelite family to "celebrate the Novena and the giving of the scapular, with conviction, affection and pastoral care and attention, with a sense of liturgy and catechesis."

The full text of the message and the Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel can be founded here:
http://ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/letter-feast-our-lady-mount-carmel

The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Dumaguete City, Philippines, was held 22 June 2013. The following were elected:

• Prioress:  Sr. Maria del Rosario C. Somoza, O.Carm.
• 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Angelica G. Verdugo, O.Carm.
• 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Teresita M. Herrero, O.Carm.
• 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Melba P. Bruno, O.Carm.
• 4th Couniclor:   Sr. M. Joseliza B. Pagao, O.Carm.
• Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Victorina C. Olmoguez, O.Carm.
• Treasurer:  Sr. M. Joseliza B. Pagao, O.Carm.

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World Youth Day. That World Youth Day in Brazil may encourage all young Christians to become disciples and missionaries of the Gospel.

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Lectio Divina July - Julio - Luglio 2013

• Monday, July 1, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 8,18-22
• Tuesday, July 2, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 8,23-27
• Wednesday, July 3, 2013  
  Lectio: St. Thomas, Ap - Jn. 20,24-29
• Thursday, July 4, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 9,1-8
• Friday, July 5, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 9,9-13
• Saturday, July 6, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 9,14-17
• Sunday, July 7, 2013  
  Lectio: 14th Sunday of ordinary time (C)
• Monday, July 8, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 9,18-26
• Tuesday, July 9, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 9,32-38
• Wednesday, July 10, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 10,1-7
• Thursday, July 11, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 10,7-15
• Friday, July 12, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 10,16-23
• Saturday, July 13, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 10,24-33
• Sunday, July 14, 2013  
  Lectio: 15th Sunday of ordinary time (C)
• Monday, July 15, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 10,34 - 11,1
• Tuesday, July 16, 2013  
  Lectio: The B.V. Mary of Mount Carmel - John 19,25-27
• Wednesday, July 17, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 11,25-27
• Thursday, July 18, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 11, 28-30
• Friday, July 19, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 12,1-8
• Saturday, July 20, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 12,14-21
• Sunday, July 21, 2013  
  Lectio: 16th Sunday of ordinary time (C)
• Monday, July 22, 2013  
  Lectio: Saint Mary Magdalene
• Tuesday, July 23, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 12,46-50
• Wednesday, July 24, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 13,1-9
• Thursday, July 25, 2013  
  Lectio: Saint James, apostle
• Friday, July 26, 2013  
  Lectio: Saints Joachim and Ann, parents of Mary
• Saturday, July 27, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 13,24-30
• Sunday, July 28, 2013  
  Lectio: 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C)
• Monday, July 29, 2013  
  Lectio: St. Martha - Lk. 10,38-42
• Tuesday, July 30, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 13,36-43
• Wednesday, July 31, 2013  
  Lectio: Matthew 13,44-46

The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Guiguinto, Philippines, was held 21 June 2013. The following were elected:

• Prioress:  Sr. M. Theresita A’Jose, O.Carm.
• 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Rescelia Garcia, O.Carm.
• 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Carmeli Hilario, O.Carm.
• 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Fatima Faustino, O.Carm.
• 4th Couniclor:   Sr. Benedicta Mary Jenifer Navales, O.Carm.
• Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Rescelia Garcia, O.Carm.
• Treasurer:  Sr. Benedicta Mary Jenifer Navales, O.Carm.
• Sacristan:  Sr. Mary Ruth Alethea Clavio, O.Carm.

The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Machakos, Kenya, was held 10 June 2013. The following were elected:

• Prioress:  Sr. M. Winifred Katunge Mbui, O.Carm.
• 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Magdalena Medrano Jimenez , O.Carm.
• 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Margarita Maria de Cristo Rey Vargas , O.Carm.
• 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Christine Syombua Mbindyo , O.Carm.
• 4th Couniclor:   Sr. M. Justine Nduku Muia, O.Carm.
• Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Therese Ndinda Mutisya, O.Carm.
• Treasurer:  Sr. M. Jacinta Wayua Mulwa, O.Carm.
• Sacristan:  Sr. Dorothee Ndomo, O.Carm.