Message from the prior provincial and council “All that we desire and all that we wish to be today was fulfilled in the lives of the Prophet Elijah and of the Blessed Virgin Mary.” (2019 Carmelite Constitutions #25) As the spiritual founder and patron of Carmelites, the Prophet Elijah was the embodiment of a true …
The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines expressed its congratulations to the Lay Carmelite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary (TOC) after successfully holding its national convention online. “Despite the challenges of the pandemic our lay sisters and brothers in Carmel was able to come together to formulate important policies and discuss important documents that …
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The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines recently opened an ad experimentum community in the Diocese of Cabanatuan, through an invitation of the Bishop. Fr. Marlon Beredo, O.Carm. and Fr. Michael Condes, O.Carm. will initially be assisting the rector of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Parish Cathedral, especially in its pastoral minisitries. They will be joined …
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The LORD came and stood there, calling out as before: Samuel, Samuel! Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”1 Samuel 3:10 The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines congratulates His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, Jr., DD on his installation as the 33rd Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Cardinal Advincula is …
The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines celebrates the 2021 Philippine Independence Day in solidarity with the Filipino people who assert our inherent rights and freedoms, our opposition to any form of tyranny and bullying from other nation states, and advancing our sovereign rights based on …
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Bld. Titus Brandsma was a steadfast devotee of St. Boniface, whose memorial we celebrate today, June 5. In fact, he made an effort that the devotion to the saint would be propagated. He has devoted several writings on the saint including an unfinished reflection on the Stations of the Cross, which he wrote while in …
Message of the Prior Generalon the passing of Fr. Pedro M. Manilag, O.Carm. Dear Rico and members of the Provincial Council, Along with the members of the General Council, I offer you my deepest sympathy on the passing from this life of our brother Pedro Manilang. Pedro in his time as a Carmelite endeared himself …
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It is with great sadness, but with faithful trust in God’s mercy and love, that we, the Carmelites (O.Carm.) in the Philippines, announce the death of our brother, our Provincial Councilor and the Parish Priest of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, Fr. Pedro Manilag Jr., O.Carm., 49. He expired at …
Today is World Communications Day, celebrated every year on the Sunday before Pentecost, which, here in the Philippines, also coincides to the celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. The purpose of this commemoration is to celebrate the achievements of media especially on the promotion of the gospel values. So, what is …
By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) has appointed Fr. Christian Buenafe, O.Carm. as its new Co-Executive Secretary and National Coordinator of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission (JPICC). In a letter to Fr. Rico Ponce, O.Carm., Prior Provincial of the Philippine Province, Fr. Angel …
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