Order of Carmelites

September 2020

Memorial of Blessed Herman the Cripple

Today, September 25, is the memorial of Blessed Herman the Cripple. Author of the “Salve Regina” and the “Alma Redemptoris Mater.” Herman was born in 1013 with a cleft palate and cerebral palsy. He suffered from severe physical disabilities and could hardly speak. Reports indicate he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or spinal muscular atrophy. Because …

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Memorial of Blessed Encarnación Gil Valls

Today, September 24, is the memorial of Blessed Encarnación Gil Valls. Third Order Carmelite and martyr. Apart from being a diligent tutor and teacher, Encarnación was a woman of prayer. She had a schedule for prayer; she had her devotions, her Ave Maria, and Holy Rosary. She attended daily mass and was often seen waking …

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Carmelite recording studio launched

The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines, through the Institute of Spirituality in Asia and the Carmelite Center for Social and Pastoral Communications, recently launched the Fr. Bernard Roosendaal, O.Carm. Memorial Multimedia Recording Studio. “This pandemic has upped the trend of using the internet to communicate, to build communities, and to gather and share information …

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Memorial of St. Maurice & Companion-Martyrs of the Theban Legion

Today, September 22, is the memorial of Saint Maurice & Companion-Martyrs of the Theban Legion. In the year 287, there was a group of around 6,500 Roman soldiers called the Theban Legion. All of them were Christians. Their leader was a general, Saint Maurice. These soldiers were recruited in the Thebes region in Upper Egypt. …

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