The 2018 edition of the Carmelite Liturgical Guide is now available.

The Guide integrates the Carmelite Liturgical Calendar with the liturgical calendars of Australia and Timor-Leste to provide a guide to the Seasons, Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials and Carmelite celebrations for every day of the year.

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New Year's Day is also the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It's the most important feast of Mary in the Church's calendar. A week after celebrating the birth of Jesus, we honour Mary as Mother of God and mother of all believers.

We wish you a very happy new year. May it be filled with an ever deeper awareness of God's presence around us and in us. May Mary accompany us with wisdom and love throughout this new year. May it bring each of us much happiness and great peace.

MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES: MEN AND WOMEN IN SEARCH OF PEACE

New Year’s Day 2018 will be the 51st World Day of Peace. Pope Francis invites Catholics to embrace those who endure perilous journeys and hardships in order to find peace.  He urges people to turn with a “contemplative gaze” towards migrants and refugees, opening our hearts to the “gaze of faith which sees God dwelling in their houses, in their streets and squares”. pdf Read Pope Francis'message.

The long-awaited renovations to our Church at Wentworthville (NSW) are now complete. Last Sunday Bishop Vincent Long (Bishop of Parramatta) consecrated the new altar and blessed the new ambo, baptismal font and renovated tabernacle.

Fr Paul Cahill (Prior Provincial) joined local Carmelites, Denis Andrew (Prior & Parish Priest), Anthony Scerri, John Powell and Martinho Da Costa and parishioners for the ceremony. More photos.

Congratulations to Brothers Marcolino Gomes, Agostinho Dos Santos and Avelino Dos Santos who graduated yesterday to the next level of their English for Pastoral Ministry course.

The Graduation Mass and Ceremony for the English Language School for Pastoral Ministry was held at the Passionist Monastery, Templestowe (VIC). Fr Tom McDonough (Passionist Provincial) celebrated the Mass and Fr Kevin Hennessey (Principal Executive Officer) presented certificates to some 40 students. More photos.

The Carmelite Province of Australia & Timor-Leste is committed to the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse and mistreatment.

Working with the Australian Childhood Foundation since July this year we are developing policies, protocols and responses promoting a culture and a practice of providing a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults in our pastoral care.

10 young Carmelites recently made their first profession of vows as Carmelites. Fr Paul Cahill (Prior Provincial) received the vows during mass in Hera, Timor-Leste on 9 December.

Brothers Caetano Soares da Silva, Paulo Martins de Araújo, Jacob dos Reis Carvalho, Celestino Soares, Elias Soares Sin, Domingos Natus Quefi, Isaias de Jesus Martins, João Fernando Cabal, Fermando Gusmão and Bonifacio Bragança Lopes made their vows in the presence of other Carmelites, family and friends. More photos.

More than 500 young people visited the 3Charisms stand at the recent Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney and made paper cranes representing prayers for peace.

Br Matthew Tonini and Fr Martinho Da Costa represented the Carmelites of Australia & Timor-Leste.

See our 2 short videos and more photos from the Festival.

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On Friday 8 December Fr Paul Cahill (Prior Provincial) formally received Samuel Lopes, João Batista Caunan, Alipio Godinho, Antonio Junias Da Gloria and Lucas Dos Santos Martins into the Novitiate at Hera, Timor-Leste.

For the past 2 years these young men have been preparing to become novices in our community at Fatuhada in Dili. We welcome them as they begin the Novitiate – a special year of learning more about the Carmelite journey of transformation. More photos.

Fr Martinho Da Costa and Br Matthew Tonini are representing the Carmelites at the Australia Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney. Together with the Blessed Sacrament Congregation and the Passionists they are manning booth 98 in the exhibition area.

Yesterday, visitors to the booth were invited to join in folding 142 paper cranes representing prayers for peace. Later in the day Br Matthew met up with the Highways & Byways team. Follow all the action on Facebook @carmelitesaet. See more photos.