Message
of Pope Francis to the Bishop of Avila, on the occasion of the opening of the V
Birth Centenary Year of St. Teresa of Avila
(1515-2015)
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Circular
Letter of Rev. Fr. General on the IV Birth Centenary
of Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection (1614-2014)
BISHOP OF TRAPANI VISITS SCALA January 26, 2015: As the Indians celebrated the
Republic Day and had the privilege of welcoming Mr
Barack Obama, President of USA; the Carmelites of
Scala community in Rome had the honour of welcoming
His Excellency Most Rev. Pietro Maria Fragnelli,
Bishop of Trapani. Fr Wilfred Pais welcomed the
Bishop and thanked for his friendly visit to our
community which enhanced the joy of the community.
After having seen the relic of St Teresa of Avila
and the Church, He presided over the Eucharistic
celebration and during the homily taking into
consideration the rich legacy and the spirituality
of the Carmelite Saints invited all to walk in the
footsteps of St Teresa of Avila in following Jesus
Christ.
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The walking staff of
the first woman ‘Doctor’ of the Catholic Church
arrived Tanzania on the 14th Jan 2015 accompanied by
the team of pilgrims from Spain namely Amaya
Alvarez, Pablo Montesinos, Cristina Marcos and Fr.
Jerome Paluku, Asst mission secretary from
Generalate. The entire Catholic Church joining with
the Reformed Order of the Carmelites of St. Teresa
of Avila marks the 500th Birthday of St. Teresa who
is noted for her life of prayer, prayer for the
church and efforts to reform the Carmelite Order.
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RELIC ARRIVES IN DAR ES SALAAM - ST. TERESA OF AVILA SUB STATION 16th January, 2015 the relic was taken by flight
from Mwanza to Dar Es Salaam. The plane landed at
2.15pm and the relic was received at the airport by
Discalced Carmelite friars and the OCDS members. The
three cars decorated proceeded to St. Peter Claver
parish where the relic was received solemnly with
singing and celebration. There was exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament. At 5 pm there was the solemn
Eucharistic celebration presided over by Rev. Fr.
Benno the Dean and parish priest of Kibaha parish
and concelebrated by the Carmelite priests and
Diocesan priests.
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RELIC ARRIVES IN DAR ES SALAAM - ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS PARISH At 9 am the relic was taken to St. Therese of
the Child Jesus Parish where the people along with
children and sang and offered flowers expressing
their joy. The relic was taken in procession to the
church. The Eucharistic celebration was presided
over by Fr. Marlon Rodrigues OCD. The veneration of
the relic was held after the mass.
RELIC ARRIVES IN MOROGORO - KOLA SEMINARY At 3pm the journey to Morogoro began and we
reached Kola formation community where the community
welcomed the relic at the gate with songs and
dancing. The vespers were sung and the community
spent some time in meditation till 9 pm.
RELIC ARRIVES IN KIHONDA OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL CHURCH At 9.20 pm the relic was received at Kihonda Mt.
Carmel church, where religious and lay people
gathered and had the night vigil with exposition of
the Blessed Sacrament. On 18thmorning Sunday the two
masses were presided over by Rev. Fr. Mloka, the
Rector of St. Peter’s seminary Diocese of Morogoro.
In the afternoon at 1.30 pm the relic and the
pilgrims travelled to Dar es salaam to fly to
Madagascar via Kenya at 7.10 pm.
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Rector’s day @ Avila Jyothi Seminary, Mapusa 18th Jan 2015 was a special day for Avila Jyothi
Seminary, Mapusa as it was celebrated as the
Rector’s day. The Brothers put up a mind blowing
cultural programme. The celebration began at 12.00
PM with a prayer song followed by variety of dances,
jokes, plays and songs. The programme came to an end
with the singing of Anthem. Priests and religious
from neighboring parishes and communities and
benefactors were invited along with the teachers who
teach our brothers throughout the year. After the
cultural bonanza the fraternal meal was shared. In
the evening volleyball match was held. It was indeed
a memorable day. A hearty congratulations to the
future Carmelites who made this day a great day.
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Mega B’day Celebration at Sadbhavana All our friars from Bangalore region came together
on Sunday, 18th of January, in Sadbhavana for a Mega
B’day celebration of our friars. Fr. William
Miranda, Fr. Lawrence D’Cunha, Fr. Walter Lobo, Fr.
Canute D’Souza, Fr. Clifford D’Souza and Fr. Praveen
Pinto were the B’day Babies. Fr. Joy Francis raised
the toast and wished them all the very best. Fr.
Provincial welcome and thanked the esteemed guests
of the day Fr. Gustavo and Fr. Mutato from Rome and
honoured them with a shawl each. All the B’day
Babies cut the cake together and after this all the
friars shared the fraternal meal brought from
different communities.
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Infant Jesus Feast at Sadbhavana Sadbhavana celebrated the feast of Infant Jesus on
Sunday, 18th of January, at 10:30 am. Rev. Fr.
Charles Serrao OCD, the Provincial Superior presided
over the festive mass and Rev. Fr. Alwyn Aranha OCD,
Dean of Dhyanasadhana Spirituality Centre, Mysore
preached a heart touching homily highlighting the
theme ‘Kutmacho Bandh and Sargincho Swad.’ Rev. Fr.
Gustavo from Spain and Rev. Fr. Mutato from Japan
who are presently working in Rome were present for
the Eucharist along with Rev. Fr. Roshan D’Souza
from Mira Road and the community fathers.
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Infant Jesus Feast @ Carmel Hill, Mangalore The annual feast of Infant Jesus Shrine, Carmel
Hill, Bikarnakatte here was held with great pomp and
religious fervour on Wednesday January 14. Thousands
of devotees took part in the celebrations. A solemn
mass was celebrated by Dr Ignatius D'Souza, the
Bishop of Bareilly. In his homily the bishop of
Bareilly said, "The motto of the feast is healthy
family. God is the one who protects us, God lives as
family, Father, son and holy spirit. Today the young
children are finding dificult to respect their
parents, it is easy to drop them in orphanage and
visit once a while. Family's are broken, divorces
have increased, greed has increased, there is no
spirit of sacrifice in life.
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THE FEAST OF INFANT JESUS SHRINE, PUSHPASHRAMA MYSORE THE FEAST OF INFANT JESUS SHRINE,
PUSHPASHRAMA MYSORE was celebrated on the 4th of
Jan. The solemn mass was celebrated by Rt. Rev. Dr.
Thomas Antony Vazhappilly, the bishop of Mysore.
After the solemn mass Theru procession with the
Infant Jesus statue was done in the streets of Naidu
Nagar. The feast was celebrated with a good number
of priests, nuns and the devotees of Infant Jesus.
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Fr. Shabas Crasta strikes gold! Fr. Shabas Crasta celebrated his golden jubilee of
birth on 30th December, 2014. The celebration began
with Eucharistic celebration presided by the Golden
Baby on the same day where we also had the privilege
of having Rev. Fr. Aristondo the Provincial of
Navara Province, Spain. The official celebration was
held on the 4th January 2015 Sunday noon. The
neighboring Religious communities together with the
OCDS and the leaders of the Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel,Quasi Parish were present. Fr. Marlon
Rodrigues the Regional Vicar in his speech he
thanked Fr. Shabas for his selfless service and
obedience from the time he landed Tanzania. The
programme was compered by the Kola brothers and at
the end food was served to all.
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Inauguration of the newly-built Infant Mary Church at Bajjodi The newly-built Infant Mary Church at Bajjodi built
by the Carmelites was solemnly inaugurated by the
provincial superior of the Carmelites of Karnataka-Goa
province Rev. Fr Charles Serrao OCD on Friday
January 2, 2015 at 9 am. It was a festive atmosphere
in Bajjodi as their dream of having a parish church
for the people of Bajjodi was realized thanks to the
able leadership of Fr. Melwyn D'Cunha assisted by
Fr. Deep Fernandes and the community of Carmel Hill,
Bikarnakatte.
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Infant Jesus Feast and Asha Deepa Day at Asha
Deepa, Madanthyar The annual feast of Infant Jesus was celebrated with
all joy and jubilation at Asha Deepa, Madanthyar on
the 4th of January at 5 o’clock. The concelebrated
high mass was presided over by V. Rev. Fr. Charles
Serrao, OCD, the provincial of Karnataka Goa
province. Friars from various communities and
neighboring parishes were present to partake in our
joy. The grand celebration of the Eucharist was
followed by 'Asha Deepa Day' where brothers
entertained the people gathered with their talents
of Music, Dance and Acting. “Sallyo” a play written
by Deac. Joseph Cyril D’Souza OCD and directed by
Fr. Prakash D'Cunha OCD was enacted by brothers,
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Infant Jesus Novena at Infant Jesus Shrine, Pushpashrama The Triduum celebration in preparation for the Feast
of Infant Jesus was inaugurated with the hoisting of
the Infant Jesus flag by Rev. Fr. Valentine Kumar.
The Masses were held in the evening in Tamil,
Kannada and English At 5 pm, 6pm, and 7pm
respectively. All three masses were well attended by
the people. The preachers preached on the theme of
'Experiencing the Heavenly Joy in the the family
relationship' and catechised the people on the
importance of the family life.
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This website was launched in 2006 during the silver
jubilee celebrations of the Karnataka-Goa Province of
the Discalced Carmelite Order.
The ancient Carmelites founded in the thirteenth century
were reformed in the sixteenth by two great doctors of
the church, Saints Teresa and John of the Cross. These
spiritual geniuses, while re-enforcing the contemplative
dimension of the Carmelites, inserted a decidedly
apostolic thrust into their spirituality, with special
emphasis on the missions.
During the seventeenth century, we find Carmelite
missionaries in several pockets along the west coast of
the Indian sub-continent : Surat, Diu, Goa, Verapoly. In
the eighteenth, Carmelites were appointed vicars
apostolic of "the Great Mogul" and Verapoly. They are
invited to attend to the pastoral needs of the Catholics
in Mumbai. In the nineteenth century, the sees of
Mangalore and Quilon were entrusted to the sons of St.
Teresa.
Finally, in the twentieth century, the Discalced
Carmelites opened their doors to Indian natives, who
would henceforth draw more freely from the rich
spiritual treasures of Sts. Teresa, John of the Cross,
and other Carmelite interreters of the Good News of
Jesus.
As Indian vocations multiplied, more and more
foundations were made, and grouped into "provinces".
Today among more than thirty provinces world-wide, there
are five Indian provinces . One of these is the
Karnataka-Goa province.
The aim of this web-site is, primarily to acquaint
readers with Carmelite history and tradition; to share
the spiritual insights of the great Carmelite saints and
also give glimpses of the life within the province to
all our associates. Articles of topical interest have
also been included.
New
book to be released
Here is
SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND
another new book by Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD.
The book contains a beautiful FOREWORD by Rev. Fr.
Charles Serrao OCD (Provincial). This is the 30th
literary product by Fr. Rudolf. This compendium is a
collection of his articles published on the Living
Water monthly Gospel reflections by Dhyanavana
Publications of Karnataka Goa Province of the
Carmelites.
These articles are short but filled with common wisdom
and practical material for anyone who wants to seek and
find God's presence in daily life. We wish all the best
to his new book and pray that this instrument may help
all those who seek God in their lives to be powerful in
their ministry and mission.
HOMILIES IN ENGLISH (VIDEO):
The following homilies have been preached by Rev. Fr.
Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD, Parish Priest at Guardian Angels
Church, Vancouver Canada.The first three homilies are of
his Lenten mission reflections in the parish.
The remaining are Sunday homilies which will be
regularly uploaded. All our friends and well-wishers are
most welcome to benefit from these reflections.
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REFLECTIONS IN KONKANI (Audio)
You are welcome to benefit spiritually from the
reflections of our Carmelite Friar - Rev. (Dr) Rudolf
V. D’Souza, OCD
Retreat preached on the theme “The Kingdom of God is
at hand” at Abu Dhabi, from 26 November to 2 December,
2009.
Day 1: The Kingdom of God
Day 2: The Beatitudes
Day 3: The Seven Sacraments
Day 4: the Ten Commandments
Day 5: Holy Mother, the Church and Mother mary
Day 6A: Family
Day 6B: Love
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Retreat preached at Ruwi – Muscat (Oman) from 20 to 24 January 2008
THEME: JESUS CAME TO GIVE LIFE, LIFE IN ABUNDANCE (JOHN
10:10)
1. ABUNDANT LIFE - GOD
2. FORGIVENESS
3. LOVE
4. SUFFERINGS
5. 7 WORDS FROM THE CROSS AND RESURRECTION
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Circular
of 
Message
of Pope Francis to the Bishop of Avila, on the occasion of the opening of the V
Birth Centenary Year of St. Teresa of Avila
(1515-2015) 
Circular
Letter of Rev. Fr. General on the IV Birth Centenary
of Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection (1614-2014)
January 26, 2015: As the Indians celebrated the
Republic Day and had the privilege of welcoming Mr
Barack Obama, President of USA; the Carmelites of
Scala community in Rome had the honour of welcoming
His Excellency Most Rev. Pietro Maria Fragnelli,
Bishop of Trapani. Fr Wilfred Pais welcomed the
Bishop and thanked for his friendly visit to our
community which enhanced the joy of the community.
After having seen the relic of St Teresa of Avila
and the Church, He presided over the Eucharistic
celebration and during the homily taking into
consideration the rich legacy and the spirituality
of the Carmelite Saints invited all to walk in the
footsteps of St Teresa of Avila in following Jesus
Christ. 
The walking staff of
the first woman ‘Doctor’ of the Catholic Church
arrived Tanzania on the 14th Jan 2015 accompanied by
the team of pilgrims from Spain namely Amaya
Alvarez, Pablo Montesinos, Cristina Marcos and Fr.
Jerome Paluku, Asst mission secretary from
Generalate. The entire Catholic Church joining with
the Reformed Order of the Carmelites of St. Teresa
of Avila marks the 500th Birthday of St. Teresa who
is noted for her life of prayer, prayer for the
church and efforts to reform the Carmelite Order.
16th January, 2015 the relic was taken by flight
from Mwanza to Dar Es Salaam. The plane landed at
2.15pm and the relic was received at the airport by
Discalced Carmelite friars and the OCDS members. The
three cars decorated proceeded to St. Peter Claver
parish where the relic was received solemnly with
singing and celebration. There was exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament. At 5 pm there was the solemn
Eucharistic celebration presided over by Rev. Fr.
Benno the Dean and parish priest of Kibaha parish
and concelebrated by the Carmelite priests and
Diocesan priests. 
At 9 am the relic was taken to St. Therese of
the Child Jesus Parish where the people along with
children and sang and offered flowers expressing
their joy. The relic was taken in procession to the
church. The Eucharistic celebration was presided
over by Fr. Marlon Rodrigues OCD. The veneration of
the relic was held after the mass.
At 3pm the journey to Morogoro began and we
reached Kola formation community where the community
welcomed the relic at the gate with songs and
dancing. The vespers were sung and the community
spent some time in meditation till 9 pm.
At 9.20 pm the relic was received at Kihonda Mt.
Carmel church, where religious and lay people
gathered and had the night vigil with exposition of
the Blessed Sacrament. On 18thmorning Sunday the two
masses were presided over by Rev. Fr. Mloka, the
Rector of St. Peter’s seminary Diocese of Morogoro.
In the afternoon at 1.30 pm the relic and the
pilgrims travelled to Dar es salaam to fly to
Madagascar via Kenya at 7.10 pm.
18th Jan 2015 was a special day for Avila Jyothi
Seminary, Mapusa as it was celebrated as the
Rector’s day. The Brothers put up a mind blowing
cultural programme. The celebration began at 12.00
PM with a prayer song followed by variety of dances,
jokes, plays and songs. The programme came to an end
with the singing of Anthem. Priests and religious
from neighboring parishes and communities and
benefactors were invited along with the teachers who
teach our brothers throughout the year. After the
cultural bonanza the fraternal meal was shared. In
the evening volleyball match was held. It was indeed
a memorable day. A hearty congratulations to the
future Carmelites who made this day a great day.
All our friars from Bangalore region came together
on Sunday, 18th of January, in Sadbhavana for a Mega
B’day celebration of our friars. Fr. William
Miranda, Fr. Lawrence D’Cunha, Fr. Walter Lobo, Fr.
Canute D’Souza, Fr. Clifford D’Souza and Fr. Praveen
Pinto were the B’day Babies. Fr. Joy Francis raised
the toast and wished them all the very best. Fr.
Provincial welcome and thanked the esteemed guests
of the day Fr. Gustavo and Fr. Mutato from Rome and
honoured them with a shawl each. All the B’day
Babies cut the cake together and after this all the
friars shared the fraternal meal brought from
different communities.
Sadbhavana celebrated the feast of Infant Jesus on
Sunday, 18th of January, at 10:30 am. Rev. Fr.
Charles Serrao OCD, the Provincial Superior presided
over the festive mass and Rev. Fr. Alwyn Aranha OCD,
Dean of Dhyanasadhana Spirituality Centre, Mysore
preached a heart touching homily highlighting the
theme ‘Kutmacho Bandh and Sargincho Swad.’ Rev. Fr.
Gustavo from Spain and Rev. Fr. Mutato from Japan
who are presently working in Rome were present for
the Eucharist along with Rev. Fr. Roshan D’Souza
from Mira Road and the community fathers.
The annual feast of Infant Jesus Shrine, Carmel
Hill, Bikarnakatte here was held with great pomp and
religious fervour on Wednesday January 14. Thousands
of devotees took part in the celebrations. A solemn
mass was celebrated by Dr Ignatius D'Souza, the
Bishop of Bareilly. In his homily the bishop of
Bareilly said, "The motto of the feast is healthy
family. God is the one who protects us, God lives as
family, Father, son and holy spirit. Today the young
children are finding dificult to respect their
parents, it is easy to drop them in orphanage and
visit once a while. Family's are broken, divorces
have increased, greed has increased, there is no
spirit of sacrifice in life.
THE FEAST OF INFANT JESUS SHRINE,
PUSHPASHRAMA MYSORE was celebrated on the 4th of
Jan. The solemn mass was celebrated by Rt. Rev. Dr.
Thomas Antony Vazhappilly, the bishop of Mysore.
After the solemn mass Theru procession with the
Infant Jesus statue was done in the streets of Naidu
Nagar. The feast was celebrated with a good number
of priests, nuns and the devotees of Infant Jesus.
Fr. Shabas Crasta celebrated his golden jubilee of
birth on 30th December, 2014. The celebration began
with Eucharistic celebration presided by the Golden
Baby on the same day where we also had the privilege
of having Rev. Fr. Aristondo the Provincial of
Navara Province, Spain. The official celebration was
held on the 4th January 2015 Sunday noon. The
neighboring Religious communities together with the
OCDS and the leaders of the Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel,Quasi Parish were present. Fr. Marlon
Rodrigues the Regional Vicar in his speech he
thanked Fr. Shabas for his selfless service and
obedience from the time he landed Tanzania. The
programme was compered by the Kola brothers and at
the end food was served to all. 
The newly-built Infant Mary Church at Bajjodi built
by the Carmelites was solemnly inaugurated by the
provincial superior of the Carmelites of Karnataka-Goa
province Rev. Fr Charles Serrao OCD on Friday
January 2, 2015 at 9 am. It was a festive atmosphere
in Bajjodi as their dream of having a parish church
for the people of Bajjodi was realized thanks to the
able leadership of Fr. Melwyn D'Cunha assisted by
Fr. Deep Fernandes and the community of Carmel Hill,
Bikarnakatte. 
The annual feast of Infant Jesus was celebrated with
all joy and jubilation at Asha Deepa, Madanthyar on
the 4th of January at 5 o’clock. The concelebrated
high mass was presided over by V. Rev. Fr. Charles
Serrao, OCD, the provincial of Karnataka Goa
province. Friars from various communities and
neighboring parishes were present to partake in our
joy. The grand celebration of the Eucharist was
followed by 'Asha Deepa Day' where brothers
entertained the people gathered with their talents
of Music, Dance and Acting. “Sallyo” a play written
by Deac. Joseph Cyril D’Souza OCD and directed by
Fr. Prakash D'Cunha OCD was enacted by brothers,
which was well appreciated by the people. 
The Triduum celebration in preparation for the Feast
of Infant Jesus was inaugurated with the hoisting of
the Infant Jesus flag by Rev. Fr. Valentine Kumar.
The Masses were held in the evening in Tamil,
Kannada and English At 5 pm, 6pm, and 7pm
respectively. All three masses were well attended by
the people. The preachers preached on the theme of
'Experiencing the Heavenly Joy in the the family
relationship' and catechised the people on the
importance of the family life. 
Finally, in the twentieth century, the Discalced
Carmelites opened their doors to Indian natives, who
would henceforth draw more freely from the rich
spiritual treasures of Sts. Teresa, John of the Cross,
and other Carmelite interreters of the Good News of
Jesus.
