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SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland
cpblamires
Jul 15, 20241 min read
A prayer of St Francis
I came across this prayer I didn't know on the 'Friends of the OCDS' site 'I beg you Lord, let the fiery gentle power of your love Take...
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cpblamires
Jul 12, 20241 min read
Final Promises
During our Carmelite Retreat at Douai Abbey last week three ladies from Wales made their final promises. Their journey into Carmel had...
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cpblamires
Jul 11, 20241 min read
A word from Therese
'A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.' I have often thought that the first duty of love is to pay...
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cpblamires
Jul 10, 20241 min read
Carmels in Communion
I have just discovered the 'Carmels in Communion' Facebook page of the Carmelite Sisters in the Philippines - 'the official website of...
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cpblamires
Jul 9, 20241 min read
Different emphases
Reflecting on our Secular Carmelite retreat at the Benedictine Douai Abbey last week, I am struck by the different charisms of our two...
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cpblamires
Jul 8, 20241 min read
PS
PS: I just published my blog for the day forgetting to add intercessions. An individual is greatly in need of prayer today as she is...
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cpblamires
Jul 8, 20241 min read
Retreat in order to advance
We had our annual week of retreat for the Southern area at Douai Abbey, a Benedictine establishment between Reading and Newbury, last...
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cpblamires
Jul 2, 20241 min read
Temporary suspension
I am off on retreat later this morning, I will be going to Douai Abbey, a Benedictine foundation. I have never been there before so it...
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cpblamires
Jul 1, 20241 min read
A double-edged sword
The sun shone gently and pleasantly on Saturday at Boars Hill Carmelite Priory for the friars' fund-raising day. They are needing to...
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cpblamires
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Stories of Carmel
We have started a new section on the website. It comes under the 'Enrichment' heading. It is simply entitled 'Stories'. We want to...
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cpblamires
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Renewal after catastrophe
Looking back on the years before the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, it is wonderful to see the great things that have happened in...
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cpblamires
Jun 26, 20241 min read
The foundress and the founder
Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer (1902-1975) - whose feast day is today - was the founder of one of the most influential and effective...
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cpblamires
Jun 25, 20242 min read
A unique Carmelite church
The blog about the Carmelite foundation in Hulne, Northumberland the other day reminded me about a unique Carmelite site in Scotland. ...
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cpblamires
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Going to meet Our Lady
On Saturday we had our annual Carmelite pilgrimage to England's national shrine at Walsingham in Norfolk. Fr Matt talked to us at the...
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cpblamires
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Dorothy Day and Carmel
A famous figure in America, the Catholic social activist and writer Dorothy Day (1897-1980) is perhaps not so well known in the UK. One...
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cpblamires
Jun 20, 20241 min read
A reader recommends ....
I have received this recommendation from an OCDS member: “The Prayers of St Teresa of Avila” Compiled by Thomas Alvarez OCD Pub: New City...
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cpblamires
Jun 19, 20241 min read
A Little-known Carmelite site
A fellow Secular recently sent me this account of an unusual pilgrimage to the historic Carmelite site of Hulne Priory near Alnwick in...
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cpblamires
Jun 18, 20245 min read
A new convert for Carmel
This is a much longer blog than usual but I make no apology for it because it is a lovely conversion story I have just found on the net,...
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cpblamires
Jun 17, 20241 min read
An inspirational conversation
A fellow Secular points me in the direction of a video conversation between Fr Liam Finnerty OCD and Joanne Mosley on the subject of St...
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cpblamires
Jun 14, 20241 min read
QUICK PS TO TODAY'S EARLIER BLOG
I forgot to mention that those who aren't able to come on the Walsingham Pilgrimage can follow the Pilgrim mass at noon on the website...
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