6th August is a great feastday in the Church’s liturgical calendar. Both East and West celebrate the Transfiguration of Our Lord before chosen witnesses: Peter, John and James the three solid columns of the Church: Peter the Rock of Faith and Pastor, John the Eagle of Contemplative Love, James the Pragmatic preserver of Tradition through […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Constitutions of the Carmelite Order stand as an expression of the ideals and spirit of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Foundational sources for the Constitutions include the desert hermit vocation as exemplified in the life of the Prophet Elijah. For the Carmelite the contemplative vocation is exemplified par excellence in the […]
CONTINUE READINGInnijiet noffrilek, sebħ tal-verġni, o safja Paraskevi, martri ta’ Kristu għax inti tqabadt qalbiena u tiddi u ddawwal bir-raġġi tal-għeġubijiet lil dawk li jgħannulek, għalhekk aħna noffrulek innijiet imħeġġa: Ifraħ, bint il-qaddejja devoti ta’ Alla Ifraħ, tron għażiż ta’ Alla l-Għoli Ifraħ, tromba tal-imħabba, leħnek ħlejju Ifraħ, qaddejja safja tas-Sultana tal-Verġni Ifraħ, int li mill-għoli […]
CONTINUE READINGMeta wieħed jidħol fi Knisja Karmelitana fi żmien il-festa jsib armati fuq l-altar par “oġġetti” strambi qishom imriewaħ kbar, tar-rix tal-pagun (ta’ veru jew mistħajjel) jew tal-ostrich. Qed nirreferi hawnhekk ghall-“Flabelli”, kelma Latina li tfisser fil-fatt “Imriewaħ”. Dawn l-Imriewaħ li jintużaw fil-Liturgija Karmelitana nsibuhom ukoll fir-Rit Dumnikan u l-għeruq tagħhom insibuh fil-liturġija tal-Lvant li mill-Art […]
CONTINUE READING“Neħtieġu nies bħal Benedittu ta’ Norcia li fi żmien ta’ telqa u dekadenza, intelaq bis-sħiħ fil-ħajja ta’ waħdu, fejn irnexxielu jibni Montecassino, il-Belt fuq muntanja li flimkien mal-ħafna tiġrif, ġabar flimkien is-saħħa li biha nbniet dinja ġdida. Hekk Benedittu, bħal Abram, sar missier ta’ ħafna popli”. Eċċellenza, Revdu Kapitlu, Madre Badessa u ħuti reliġjużi fl-Ordni […]
CONTINUE READINGIn today’s society there is a growing interest for a deeper understanding of spirituality. In trying to respond to the needs of individuals, the Faculty of Theology is offering a course that helps students to acquire a holistic perception of life and of the human person, and to value the contribution of spirituality to the […]
CONTINUE READINGStedina biex niehdu sehem fic-celebrazzjonijiet religjuzi fil-festa tal-Karmnu fl-Imdina. 10 ta’ Lulju 2014: Ftuħ tan-Novena bi tħejjija għall-festa tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu fl-Imdina. 6.30 am Rużarju 6.45 am Tifħir ta’ Sbiħ-il Jum 7.00 am Quddiesa 5.00 pm Rużarju 5.30 pm Quddiesa tan-Novena Kurunella tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu Barka Sagramentali Flos Carmeli Innu popolari tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu fl-Imdina Talba lill-Madonna tal-Karmnu […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Third Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel is formed by lay people who, in response to a call from God promise to live the Gospel in the spirit of the Carmelite Order and under its guidance. The Third Order, or Secular Carmelite Order comprises both lay people, and secular clergy, who find in the Carmelite charism […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Carmelite Directory of the Spiritual Life We are happy to publish a free copy of ‘The Carmelite Directory of the Spiritual Life‘, translated from the Latin version entitled ‘Directorium Carmelitarum Vitae Spiritualis‘ by Joannes a Cruce Brenninger O.Carm Download the book from here
CONTINUE READINGFil-Liturġija tal-Knisja hemm Uffiċċju partikolari li jissejjaħ: l-Uffiċċju tal-Qari, li huwa maħsub għas-sigħat tal-lejl qabel ma’ jibda’ jbexbex il-jum, tant li dari kien jitqassam f’notturni. Matul il-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa, in-Notturni kienu jiċċelebraw il-misteru tad-dieqa tal-mewt li ħass Sidna Ġesu’ Kristu u għalhekk jissejjaħ l-Uffiċċju tat-Tniebri. Għat-tieni sena il-Karmnu fl-Imdina qed noffru l-opportunita’ li niċċelebraw l-Uffiċċju tat-Tniebri […]
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