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Pope's Prayer Intentions for August 2017
Artists
That artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation.
Lectio Divina August-Agosto-Agosto 2017
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Today, 26 of July 2017, we remember the 75° anniversary of the martyrdom of blessed Titus Brandsma in the concentration camp of Dachau.
Born in the Frisian city of Bolsward, Holland, in 1881, Bl. Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelites while still young and was ordained priest in 1905. He undertook further studies in Rome and was awarded a doctorate in philosophy at the Gregorian Pontifical University.
Returning to Holland, he taught in a number of schools before taking up a post as Professor of Philosophy and the History of Mysticism at the Catholic University of Nijmegen where he was later appointed Rector Magnificus. A noted writer and journalist, in 1935, he was appointed adviser to the bishops, for Catholic journalists. He was noted for being ready 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. As a result, he was imprisoned. So began his Calvary, involving 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 he arrived in Dachau where he was killed on 26th July 1942. He was beatified as a martyr by Pope John Paul II on 3rd November 1985.
Tomorrow, 27 July 2017, in our Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina (Rome), a solemn Eucharist will be celebrated to commemorate the death of Blessed Tito Brandsma 75 years ago in the Dachau Concentration Camp.
Assembly of the Federation "Verge, Flor del Carmel", Spain
Written byThe Assembly of the Federation "Verge, Flor del Carmel" (Catalonia), was held 27 June 2017. The following were elected:
- President: Sr. María del Carmen Izquierdo Marín, O.Carm.
- Secretary: Sr. M. Pilar Simón i Blasco, O.Carm.
- Treasurer: Sr. Maria Roser Ferrer Camps, O.Carm.
“May the Mother of God, who today we remember with the title Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, unsurpassable in receiving the Word of God and putting it into practice (Cf. Luke 8:21), help us to purify our heart and to keep the presence of the Lord.” …
“I would like to greet especially the Carmelite Sisters and Friars on their feast day. I hope that they can continue decidedly on the way of contemplation.”
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. 2017
In its session of the 5th of June, 2017, the General Council accepted the request of the Prior Provincial of the province of Aragon, Castile and Valencia, to open the cause for beatification and canonisation of Fr. Enrique Maria Esteve, O.Carm.
In the same session, the request from the Prioress of the Monastery of “Our Lady of Maravillas and St. Joseph” in Dumaguete City, Philippines, for the introduction of the cause for beatification and canonisation of Sr. Trinidad del Sagrado Corazon de Jesús Cuesta Valluerca, O.Carm. was accepted.
On the 27th of June, 2017, in the diocese of Jundiaí, in Brazil, the supplementary diocesan inquiry for the Servant of God, Dom Gabriel Bueno Couto, Carmelite bishop, was closed.
The 23rd Assembly of the Carmelite Family in the Iberian Region
Written byThe 23rd assembly of the Carmelite Family in the Iberian Region took place at the Casa Sao Nuno in Fatima from the 30th of June to the 3rd of July. It was organised by the Portuguese Commissariat. Some 160 people took part, including lay people, religious women, nuns, friars and the international novitiate in Salamanca. The theme of the meeting was, "Fatima and Carmel", honouring the celebration of the first centenary of the apparitions (1917-2017). The two Superiors General of the "Orihuela" and "Malaga" Carmelite Sisters, three Priors provincial of the Iberian Region, the Federal Mother of the Nuns of the Betica province and the board of the Karit NGO also attended. Mgr. Luciano Guerra, Rector of the Fatima Basilica, spoke to the assembly about the "Message and Spirituality of Fatima".Fr. Desiderio García, O.Carm., stood in for Fr. Rafael María López Melús, recovering from illness, and shared with the assembly his reflections on "Fatima and Carmel". Fr. Pedro Bravo, O.Carm. brought the meeting to a close with an address on the theme, "Carmel and Fatima, Prophecy of Salvation".
The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Valencia, Spain, was held 29 June 2017. The following were elected:
- Prioress: Sr. M. del Sagrario Lorite Beltrán, O.Carm.
- 1st Councilor: Sr. M. Auxiliadora Muñoz López, O.Carm.
- 2nd Councilor: Sr. M. Mercedes de la Cruz Medina Zárraga, O.Carm.
- 3rd Councilor: Sr María de los Ángeles Megías M., O.Carm.
- 4th Couniclor: Sr. M. Manuela de Jesús Medina T., O.Carm.
- Director of Novices: Sr. M. Norayma Coromoto Morales, O.Carm.
- Treasurer: Sr. M. Auxiliadora Muñoz López, O.Carm.
- Sacristan: Sr. M. Manuela de Jesús Medina Triguero, O.Carm.
Pope's Prayer Intentions for July 2017
Lapsed Christians
That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life.
Lectio Divina July- Julio - Luglio 2017
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