Today the members sent a message to the Carmelite Family at the Conclusion of the 2025 General Chapter.
This morning they celebrated Morning Prayer together and then moved to the Chapter Hall for a final session. The first order of business was the reading of the proposed Message of the Chapter to the Carmelite Family. Following its reading in the three languages of the Order, the members made some suggestions and then the message was unanimously approved.
Following a talk by the new prior general, Desiderio García Martínez, the Chapter was adjourned.
Later today the members will travel to the Cathedral of Malang for Mass with Bishop Henricus Pidyardo Gunawan, O. Carm. There they will sign the Acts of the Chapter.
You can watch the final Mass below. It will commence at 6.30pm in Timor-Leste and 7.30pm Australian Eastern Standard time.
pdf Final Message to Carmelite Family