WALKING TOGETHER
INFORMES OF THE PROVINCES “We do not agree or accommodate. When we are rebuked, discouraged, or belittled, we tend to shout louder. Palautian prophets: serving the Church with firmness and enthusiasm, but also with constructive criticism; bringing to life the mystery...
GOD HEARS THE CRIES OF THOSE WHO SUFFER
REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING Spiritual nourishment and a fraternal breakfast were the first experiences of the morning. During the Eucharist, Fr. Pedro Deza, a Discalced Carmelite, highlighted the Eucharistic meaning of the Chapter logo, the...
THE END OF TIME: 33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
When I was still in the high school, I've already heard the expression "the end of time". There were circumstances in my life that sometimes made me feel panic when hearing similar rumors. There were hearsay that Mount Banahaw would explode and the town wiould be...
WITH ONE HEART, TOGETHER IN MISSION
REPORTS OF MILPA, ONGD EDUCAS, CHARISMATIC FAMILY, AND READING OF MEMORY Mission for communion, missionary communion. We walked, sisters and lay, eager to share and embody the Palautian charism. The morning was focused on our interactions with the laity. M. Teresa...
GOD’S CALLS
REPORTS AND DISCERNMENT How do we live our lives? As we commemorate the lives of our Carmelite brothers and sisters who have passed away, Fr. Miguel Angel posed this question to encourage reflection. He reminded us that our lives must be born on mercy and compassion,...
We are family…
REPORTS AND REFLECTION Together with the entire Carmelite Order, we began this fourth day with a celebration of all the Carmelite saints. Fr. Miguel Angel reminded us that holiness is a path for everyone; it is dynamic, not a static state. He invited us to imitate...
A DAY OF THANKSGIVING
OPENING REMARKS AND REPORT OF THE GENERAL ANIMATOR In the commentary on the Gospel, we heard today that gratitude springs from a generous heart. Fr. Miguel Ángel reminded us that we can be generous because God has been generous with us. Also, in a Chapter, acceptance...
LOVED AND SENT LIKE JESUS
LETTING OURSELVES TO BE MADE BY GOD On the third day of our General Chapter, we started with the Eucharistic celebration presided by Fr. Miguel Ángel Llamazares, a Comboni missionary. In his homily, he reminded us that Jesus calls us to be good to one another and to...
WE ARE REBORN IN COMMUNION
THE HYMN OF THE GENERAL CHAPTER We present the hymn of our congregational assembly summoned to this General Chapter. The music and lyrics were created by Marcela Gael, inspired by our charismatic desires. We embrace them to sing with all our lungs and thus live, as...
Having received that mercy, they become merciful in turn.
Healed to heal Entering the retreat through the door of prayer, we began the second day with the Eucharist presided by Father Felicísimo Martínez, a Dominican priest. In his homily, he recalled three essential points of today's Gospel: scandals, forgiveness and faith....
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