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Welcome to Manila Carmelite Community!!! We are divided into two sub-communities. The first is TERESA Community and the second is SPRING OF CARMEL Community (the Novitiate Community) The TERESA Community is composed of: FR. MARLON LACAL, O.CARM. (Davao, Mindanao) FR. ANTON HOOGLAND, O.CARM. (Netherlands) BRO. ARIE KUIL, O.CARM. (Netherlands) FR. ANTONIO D. DE LA CRUZ, O.CARM. (Cotabato, Mindanao) FR. CERINEO T. JARANILLA, O.CARM. (Bukidnon, Mindanao) FR. MARTIN PIERIK, O.CARM. (Netherlands) FR. BERNARD ROOSENDAAL, O.CARM. (Netherlands) VISITOR: FR. KRISNA ADJI NUGROHO (Indonesia) The SPRING OF CARMEL Community is composed of: REV. ARTEMIO JUSAYAN, O.CARM. (Negros Occidental, Visayas) FR. PETER KRAMER, O.CARM. (Netherlands) FR. DIONISIO RAMOS, O.CARM. (Rizal, Luzon) BRO. ARNEL GLODOBE, O.CARM. (Prosperidad, Mindanao) COMMUNITY UPDATES: March 28-31 Martin Pierik spent his Easter Triduum with religious friends in Bacong. Krisna Aji Nugroho went to celebrate with the Tanay, Rizal Nuns. March 25, 2002 Fr. Tony de la Cruz went to Davao to attend the graduation ceremony of his younger brother Niño. He will be joined by his sister from United States on the said event. March 22-25, 2002 Fr. Marlon Lacal went to Davao for the meeting with the Jurors of Titus Brandsma Awards. This award is given to deserving Media people who stood by the side of truth despite persecution as the Carmelite Titus Brandsma did when he was still alive. This year will be awarded to media people who cover much and stood for the truth of the situation in Mindanao. March 20-31, 2002 Fr. Anton went to Dumaguete to give retreat to the Carmelite Postulants. This is in preparation of their entrance to the Novitiate which will take place after Summer. It has been the practice among the Carmelites that Postulants will not go home for Summer until Novitiate. Fr. Anton will also give retreat to the Carmelite of Our Lady (Carm.O.L.) while in Dumaguete. March 19, 2002 Friars Tony and Toto attended Diaconal Ordination of Dom Austin Cadiz (Vincent Cadiz) of the Order of St. Benedict (OSB) in San Beda Church, Mendiola. Vincent is our student in Mount Carmel College and was much involved in the Parish of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. The Carmelites are very happy that Vincent decided to accept the Diaconal Ordination. When asked, "when will your priestly ordination be?" He smiled and answered, "just wait for the recommendation of my Formators." March 17, 2002 Brother Arie left for Mindanao to oversee the final stage of the school construction. Toto went to the Donum Dei Family and gave recollection to almost a hundred fathers, mothers and youth. The Donum Dei International Family is affiliated to the Order and has been contributing much as bridge between the religious and the lay. Here in Manila, they are very much active in organizing the Missionary Fathers and Mothers which can be seen by the number of active members attending the recollection, Carmelite Studies and prayers. March 13, 2002 We observed the 10th Anniversary of Titus Brandsma Center's Foundation. Bernard read a short history of how the Titus Brandsma House came about. It can be recalled that much of the effort of this house was due to the late Fr. Crispin Offermanns, who died of cancer. He was the Commissary Provincial during the construction of these houses. March 8-10, 2002 The Tertiaries of Project 4 and Cubao Chapters had their annual retreat in Betania Retreat House, Tagaytay City facilitated by Fr. Toto Jaranilla. More than forty Tertiaries attentively reflected on the Rule which was the focus of the Retreat. March 2, 2002 The TOC National Council together with Fr. Toto Jaranilla, the Spiritual Director of lay Carmelites did a Fraternal Visit to Santa Ana, Tertiaries at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon. It can be recalled that it was Fr. Nico Hofstede, O.Carm. who started this Tertiary Group in Sta. Ana. The Christmas Eve was celebrated by the Teresa Community in a solemn manner. At 8:00 PM, some of the community members attended the Christmas in the Immacualte Conception Parish while some chose to spend it among the Manyan Tribal Filipinos who were in picket and were staying in Titus Brandsma. We shared to them clothes which was donated to us through the Hofestede Family of the Netherlands. The Mangyans were dislocated from their families due to mining. They came from the islands of Mindoro and the difficulty of life brought them to demand justice here. After the Eucharistic Celebration, the community gathered in the common refectory and shared stories, jokes, some drinks and plenty of food. It was a festive and truly a gathering of a family away from the individual's family. The day after the eve saw people leaving for the provinces to join their respective families for a New Year Celebration. Frs. Marlon went back to Davao; Toto spent time with his family in Bukidnon and his relatives in Bacolod City and Jaro, Iloilo; Anton Hoogland visited the Dominican friends in Pampanga;Tony, Bernard and Bro. Arie stayed in the Acacia Compound and Fr. Martin went to visit his friends in Albay. The Christmas air was mixed with feelings of sadness in our community since one of our confrere, Fr. Aris Escobal was in Bohol attending to the burial of his brother Jojo. The community knew Jojo for he stayed with the community for quite sometime while was waiting for his call to board again the boat. He was working as a seafarer before he died. * * * * * * * * * The advent of the New Year was spent with the families and friends of the community members. Much was accomplished in January. Bro. Arie went to oversee the development of the construction of Cebu Formation Center and Mount Carmel College of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. Fr. Toto and Irwin Mejia, our active bookkeeper, went to the commuity of Agusan del Sur to implement the financial system. It was an exciting job with computers bogging down and financial files couldn't be saved to diskettes because the computers were very old and brown-outs were very frequent. Finally, recommendations were given to procurators and bookkeepers on how things could be improved. The Procure felt success to certain extent as the Parishes of Rosario and San Francisco gave its share to the Central Fund. We are still waiting for the share of Patin-ay and Prosperidad of the said locale. Bro. Arie was overseeing the developments of construction since there were things in the proposed plan of the school building which were not implemented yet. Frs. Anton and Tony went to visit Mount Carmel College of Escalante City, Negros Occidental to celebrate 41st Anniversry of the institution. The occasion was also graced with the presence of Fr. Anthony Scerri, O.Carm., General Councillor. He and Fr. Anton stayed behind to represent the community during the celebration of the Carmelites of Our Lady (Carm.O.L.) in their canonical erection. On the other hand, Fr. Aris visited Alain in Marinduque. Despite the low-point in his life he is trying to overcome and to work in a customary manner. Fr. Marlon led also the meeting of the Community Chroniclers. This was a tough job for him being involved with the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) as Executive Secretary, Secretary of the Commissariat and Director of Media Center. Despite his hectic schedules, he found time to give re-orientation to the chroniclers. Fr. Tjeu Timmermans, our Prior Provincial graced also the month of January by visiting different communities. He finally met our community by the last week of January and confided with the Commissary Council his observations and recommendations during his visit to the different local communities. He had a lot of meetings and consultations with our community members. It was a productive visit as many things were put in place and put into motion. * * * * * * * * * During the month of February, the community again re-organized as there were common schedules that should be addressed. On Febraury 14, 2002, Frs. Marlon Lacal, Aris Escobal and Tony dela Cruz went to visit Cabanatuan to have an ocular visit on the planned land donation by a Tertiary member of that locality. The nuns informed us of this donation and were hoping that we would welcome it so we can have our presence in Central Luzon. A fruitful process retreat which focused on the "Talakayang Buhay" (Life Sharing) was undergone by the community. The said retreat took place at Villa Consuelo Retreat House owned by the Augustinian Sisters. From Feb. 15-17, the retreat was conducted. This was aimed to dig deeper into our life stories. It aimed to provide an opportunity of knowing oneself and a chance to clarify our direction in life. We showed our vulnerability and weaknesses to each one. In return, we were enriched and learned to appreciate more, the uniqueness of the individuals in the community. Although, there were issues that needed follow-up, our community has realized the importance of listening with one another for only through this process can we learn to accept the individuality of each community member. December 22, 2001 We say condolence to the ESCOBAL FAMILY (Fr. Aris Family) for the passing of their brother Joseph. We are one with you in your grief. November 23-30, 2001 The third and fourth week of November was a busy month for the members of the Teresa community. Frs. Tony de la Cruz, Anton Hoogland, Aris Escobal and Marlon Lacal attended the series of Commissary meetings in Cebu City. Meetings varied from Formators' Commission, Finance Commission, National Vocation Animation Team, and finally for Fr. Tony de la Cruz, Anton Hoogland and Marlon Lacal, the extensive meeting of Commissary Provincial and Commissary Council last November 29-30. Fr. Aris Escobal got the approval of his Thesis Proposal last November 23. This is the first step towards the defense of his work. His thesis will concentrate on the Formation program as he is serving as Formator to the Student Friars at the moment. Frs. Martin Pierik and Anton Hoogland also accepted the teaching offer in Scripture and Spirituality in the Inter-Congregational Theological Center (ICTC). Fr. Bernard Roosendaal accepted to facilitate the course in Zaide Formation House in Antipolo. He gave topics on the formation of Basic Christian Communities. Bro. Arie Kuil left for Mindanao and Cebu to follow-up on the construction project. Right now, we are progressing in the construction of Mount Carmel College building in Mindanao. This project is supported by the Carmelite German Province. Bro. Arie also oversee the construction of the chapel in Carmel Cebu Formation Center, Talamban Cebu City. This chapel will serve the community of Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City. December 1-2, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal, O.Carm. facilitated the Leadership Seminar of the Tertiary Officers. This Seminar was envisioned by the Third Order National Council under the leadership of Nimfa Tangcuangco to strengthen the existing Leadership skills of the Officers of the different Tertiary Chapters of Metro Manila. Based on the actual experience of being a Prior to Teresa community, Fr. Marlon ably shared the role of a leader in a community. December 4-7, 2001 The Novices studied the different Carmel lay groups and the inspirator saints of these groups under the guidance of Fr. Toto Jaranilla. The focus of the classes served as an introduction to the nature of the Third Order Lay Group, the Carmel Youth, Carmel Confraternity and La Famiglia (The Family) of Carmel - Italy. To better understand these movement within Carmel, we looked into the lives of Amata Cerretelli, co-foundress of La Famiglia, the life of Venerable Liberata Ferrarons, T.O.Carm., the example of shown by Blessed Isidore Bakanja of Carmel Confraternity Congo, the witness of the Carmel Youth Ramon Montero and Santos Franco. These Carmelites are considered candidates for beatification in the Church. We discussed also the Church and Reformation in the context of Francisco Palau and Juan de la Cruz. December 5, 2001 This day marked our Commissary Provincial's Birthday. Fr. Tony de la Cruz turned Forty Six, still young, according to our confreres in Teresa community. His birthday celebration started with a morning mass where he presided the liturgical agape. The evening was spent with the different members of Carmel Manila and some visitors from the National Council of the Tertiaries. We ended late due to sharing of life amidst laughter and drinks. December 7, 2001 The community of Teresa participated in the Recollection which was facilitated by Fr. Martin Pierik. The focus of our recollection was the Advent as a Messianic Event in the context of the scriptures. Our Advent Recollection was held in Spring of Carmel Novitiate, Tandang Sora, Quezon City. The Teresa community is grateful to the Noviciate community for receiving us warmly in their community. The recollection finished with a Liturgical celebration in a well-maintained chapel of the Novitiate. December 8-9, 2001 Fr. Toto Jaranilla facilitated the Recollection of Tertiaries from Fatima Parish, Las Piñas. The focus of the recollection was St. Therese the Science of Love. We also explored the importance of the Carmelite Rule as a guide to Tertiaries in living the Carmelite Life. The recollection culminated with a Mass where the 3 tertiaries renewed their profession vows. December 10, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal facilitated the Peace Forum held at Miriam College, sponsored by Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocate (PAHRA) and the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines (AMRSP) where he is the Executive Secretary. This date is traditionally observed as Human Rights' Day marked by rallies and demonstrations to clamor for recognition of our basic human rights by every structures of our society. December 11, 2001 Teresa community was the host of Formators meeting from the different religious groups of men in the Manila. The formators shared with Teresa community's hospitality during meal time and in the warm welcome. October 27, 2001 The Manila Friars joined in the celebration of the priestly ordination of Rev. Artemio Jusayan, O.Carm. in New Escalante City, Negros Occidental. To Rev. Tim: CONGRATULATIONS!!! October 23-25, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal attended the Friars in Transition (FITers) Assembly in Cebu. He will then proceed to Escalante to attend the Ordination of Bro. Artemio Jusayan. October 22, 2001 At very early morning, 1:00 am, our Commissary Provincial, Fr. Tony de la Cruz arrived from United States. He had visited the Netherlands, attended the meeting in Sassone, Rome and visited his sister in the United States. The entire family of Carmel is very happy to welcome back our Commissary Provincial. We are very thankful for his representation to the General Chapter. October 15, 2001 Our community in #26 Acacia St., New Manila is named after Teresa of Avila. This day is observed as her feast. The community invited friends and we had a special mass with the Prior as celebrant and Fr. Martin Pierik delivering the homily which focused on the work of Teresa "The Interior Castle". After the Mass, the supper was happily shared by everyone. Friends who came also bring food. The night was long as songs, sharing of experiences and beer was heard by everyone. We were also very thankful for in the middle of the celebration, Fr. Bernard Roosendaal arrived from the Netherlands. Everyone congratulated him and were very happy that he had gone robust after his vacation in the Netherlands. October 2, 2001 - October 14, 2001 Fr. Toto Jaranilla visited Agusan communities to retrieve the financial reports of the different parishes and ministries in Mindanao. He attended also the Profession of Tertiaries in San Francisco where 19 Simple Professed were received. He also attended the annual fiesta celebration of our Lady of Rosary Parish, Rosario, Agusan del Sur. During his visit to San Francisco, Fr. Gabby invited him to be a member of the panel of reactors to his research class. One remarkable work defended was a research on sex practices among senior high school students of Mount Carmel College. It was a revealing work seen by the panel as the school's contribution to Education but most especially for the Agusan del Sur youth. From October 3 to October 7, Bro. Arie Kuil, the Carmelite custodian also visited San Francisco to follow-up on the property documents. He finally got hold of the official paper from the DENR declaring that the school property and the parish land of San Francisco was officially sold to the Carmelites by the Diocese of Butuan during the time of Bishop Van den Ouelant, MSC. The next stage is the procurement of the land titles for our properties. September 17-October 1, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal and Noel Valencia continued the assessment of the impact of Philippine Carmel's Center Building to the different carmelite communities, this moment they assessed in how far this is internalized in the Carmelite Parishes of Agusan del Sur. They visited the different parishes and did interview to the friars, associates, tertiaries and co-workers of the locality. During the Fiesta of Prosperidad, our Prior, Fr. Marlon was the main celebrant. The fiesta was celebrated on September 29 as the parish of Prosperidad observed the feast of St. Michael. September 13-15, 2001 Friars Marlon and Aris went with the Titus Brandsma Staff to Laguna for the Staff Development. This is to evaluate the performance and to check the relational attitudes of the staff in managing Titus Brandsma Center. September 12, 2001 Fr. Toto Jaranilla received three Solemn Professed tertiary members in Project 4, Quezon City. On the said date, the tertiaries offered their prayers for the victims of terrorism in the United States and thanked God for the gathering of the Carmelite Family in the Vatican. September 8, 2001 Friars Marlon, Aris and Krisna went to attend the profession ceremony of the nuns in Guiguinto, Bulacan while Fra. Toto Jaranilla received two new Tertiaries in Kamias, Quezon City. September 8 observed as Mary's Birthday is generally observed by communities here as days of profession as a special commemoration of Mary's maternal protection. September 2-5, 2001 Friars Tim, Aris and Pete Manilag gave a short course on the Ratio Fundamentalis of the Carmelites to the Nuns in Guiguinto, Bulacan. It can be recalled that Fr. Aris attended the final discussion of the Ratio in Sassone, Rome with Fr. Pete Kramer, hence they are tasked to re-echo this to the different communities of friars, nuns and tertiaries. September 1, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal gave a talk on the ethical implications of Globalization. He gave this talk in the office of Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Fathers. The O.Carm. and MSC are partners in promoting a Communication Center. August 31, 2001 Fr. Martin Pierik arrived from Mindanao to resume his work in the Inter-Congregational Theological Center (ICTC) where he is a professor. It can be recalled that he took over Fr. Bonaventura Sunari's assignment as Parish Priest in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. At the moment, Fr. Eddie Albino served as Parish Priest of Prosperidad. Fr. Christian Buenafe, Prior of Escalante Carmel arrived today to attend a seminar at the University of the Philippines on School Management. He will also go to Baguio to prepare the Mount Carmel College of Escalante Educational Trip 2002. August 25-27, 2001 Part of on-going formation of the procurators in the Philippines, Fr. Toto Jaranilla, O.Carm. attended the seminar on "Bookkeeping for Non-Accountants" which was sponsored by the Philippine Association of Religious Treasurers (PART). The three days seminar was held in the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent in Gloria III near our novitiate house. It was attended by many treasurers from the different congregations. August 23, 2001 Our Commissary Provincial, Fr. Antonio de la Cruz left for Netherlands. He is on his way to Rome to attend the General Chapter of the Carmelite Order which will be held from 4 to 21 September 2001 at the "Istituto Madonna del Carmine" in Sassone (Rome), Italy. The theme of the Chapter is "Carmel: the Continuing Journey". The General Chapter, which is celebrated every six years, is the supreme authority within the Carmelite Order. It is the main sign of unity of the Order in its diversity. It is the fraternal meeting where, together, the brothers reflect in order to remain faithful to the Gospel and the Carmelite charism, and sensitive to the needs of the times and places. By means of the General Chapter, the whole Order, led by the Spirit of the Lord, seeks to know the will of God at a particular moment in history in order to serve the Church better. Thus, in keeping with the theme chosen, the next General Chapter will aim to study efficient ways of translating the documents of the Order into daily practice. The challenge, then, is not to produce more documents but to the present documents into practice. The General Chapter will also set out to examine some principles of the Carmelite tradition in order to try and work out methods that may help the communities of the Order to continue their journey of living the Carmelite life in depth. Moreover, the Chapter will have the task of electing the Prior General and the members of the General Council for the next six years. August 16, 2001 Bro. Arie Kuil, O.Carm. arrived after he went home to attend the burial of his mother. Condolence to the Kuil Family. August 7, 2001 Today is the 79th Birthday of Fr. Peter Kramer. We are very happy to greet him. To Pete, more years and more power coming from your confreres of the Metro Manila Carmelite Center and from the co-workers as well. August 4, 2001 The community celebrated the birthday of Fr. Aris Escobal in Titus Brandsma Center. Many friends joined in the celebration. Fr. Aris was very glad of the generosity shared by his friends and community in such joyous occasion of his life. Fr. Aris always reminds the confreres, the birthdays should be observed to give joy to our confreres even for a day for through this, one is affirmed of his labor. Thank you for your brotherly reminder Fr. Aris. July 31 - August 4, 2001 The Carmelite Center for Spirituality has just concluded the a five-day forum on the different forms of Spirituality. Day One. We heard the topic St. Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul as a Story of Transformation by Prof. Dr. Michael Plattig, O.Carm. Day Two. Prof. Dr. Kees Waayman, O.Carm. gave the topic Spirituality: Essence and Methods. Day Three. We rejoiced at the topic Christian and Muslim Spirituality by Dr. Eliseo Mercado, OMI Day Four. Prof. Dr. Francis Vineeth, CMI gave the topic Christian and Hindu Spirituality. Day Five. We focused on Christian and Buddhist Spirituality by Prof. Dr. Augustin Ichico Okomura, OCD. The five-day seminar was well-attended by the members of the Carmelite family. Representatives coming from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao gathered at the Teresa of Avila Building for the 5 day sessions. Everyone was given the chance to share in an activity. After such, a reporting was conducted. The output was planned to be given to Carmel Communities in a form of publication. July 27, 2001 Feast of Titus Brandsma. The Philippine Commissary is named after this person who was willing to offer his life for the sake of truth. To our visitors, we wish to share with you, who is Blessed Titus Brandsma? He is a Carmelite Priest born in Oegekloster, Friesland, Netherlands. They were 6 in the family 5 became religious. His 3 sisters became nuns and his brother became Franciscan. Titus Brandsma was a martyr in Dachau. He was arrested by the Nazi as he stood against them. He preached and teach in the University (Nijmegen) that Nazism is an evil system. He is a journalist, Catholic educator, man open to prayer and prophet. While, he was in the camp, he would see to it that his fellow prisoners receive communion he arranged that the hosts be smuggled to him secretly by the village priest he would then distribute this to his co-prisoners. From the moment Titus entered the camp, his calmness and gentleness angered his captors. They beat him with fists, clubs and boards. The kicked, punched and gouged him, drawing blood and often leaving him unconscious in the mud. "Do not yield to hatred. Be patient. We are in a dark tunnel but we have to go on. At the end, eternal light is shining for us." On July 26, 1942 they injected Titus with a deadly drug (he died with lethal injection) and his body was burned. July 22, 2001 Carmelite Family Day. The celebration was attended by almost 500 Carmelite members both coming from the Ancient and the Reformed groups of Carmel. The program was held in Fairview Complex hosted by the Carmelite devotees of the locality. The celebration started with a Mass, officiated by, Fr. Antonio de la Cruz, the Commissary Provincial of the Ancient Observance Carmelites. The program was hosted by Bro. Boyet an OCD brother and by Sr. Elena, Carm.O.L an O.Carm. affiliate. The celebration centered on the sharing of the scapular. Both branches of the Order expressed it's loving identification to the scapular. We tried to dig into the relevance of the scapular into our lives. We then presented the output in a creative manner which delighted everyone. As one O.Carm. friar observed, "I saw this similar gathering in Europe before, I never expected that this will be realized in Asia, in the Philippines." Observation was expressed by Fr. Peter Kramer, O.Carm. who was one of the early Carmelite missionaries in the Philippines. July 18, 2001 The Community had an extensive planning of its community dynamics for one year. Areas that were given attention were: Community Life, Governance, Apostolate and Spiritual Life. Even the aspect of fund sourcing was also discussed. July 16, 2001 The Carmel Fiesta started with the Vigil Mass of Carmelite Monastery in Cabanatuan. The Teresa Community Prior, Fr. Marlon Lacal with Frs. Boy Ramos, Max Zapanta and Toto Jaranilla went to say the 11:00 PM Mass with the nuns and tertiaries of Cabanatuan. During the occasion, the tertiary house was blessed also. The nuns and tertiaries of Cabanatuan renewed their vows during the Mass. After the Eucharistic celebration, the friars and nuns shared the midnight with a festive talking... the friars then ate "lugaw" before going home at around 1:30 in the morning of July 16. At 5:00 a.m., Fr. Marlon Lacal was fetched by the tertiaries of Project 4 to witness their renewal of vows. Fr. Anton Hoogland accepted the new solemn professed TOC of Sta. Ana, Manila. At 5:00 p.m., Fr. Anton celebrated the Solemn Mass with the Manila Community. Friars, sisters, brothers and Carmelite friends graced the occasion. After the Mass, we shared a delicious supper prepared by the staff of Titus Brandsma Center. After supper, we shared songs of past, present and future. We ended the day at 11:00. Everybody was tired but happy that we were able to share with others the blessings of Mary, the Mother of Carmel. Happy Fiesta!!! July 14, 2001 The Carmelite Family studies initiated by the Carmelite Spirituality Center of the Philippines was a success. Many Lay Carmelites, Sisters, Friars, Novices attended the sharing "Mary and Scapular" which was given within a creative Eucharistic Celebration. The Celebrant was Fr. Dionisio Ramos and the speaker was Fr. Sirenio Jaranilla. Thanks to the wholehearted support of the O.Carm. Carmelite Family for supporting the endeavor. July 12, 2001 The friars of Manila would like to invite the friars, nuns, tertiaries and all friends of Carmel to join us on celebrating the Feast day of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on July 16, 2001. There will be a Eucharistic Celebration to be followed by Agape and a program. Better prepare yourselves for a suprise. On July 18, 2001 the TERESA community will have its whole day planning. All community members are advised not accept schedules on this day to give way to our planning. It would be good if we can make proposals ahead of time. June 20, 2001 Bro. Arnel Glodobe, O.Carm. renewed his commitment as Carmelite for another year today. From Elisha Community, Bro. Arnel transferred to the Novitiate community. He will be working with Friars, Peter, Tim and Boy Ramos in the Novitiate. June 14, 2001 (Feast Day of Elisha) The community had celebrated the feast of Elisha with a Eucharistic celebration officiated by our newly elected Prior, Fr. Marlon Lacal, O.Carm. We integrated in our Eucharistic celebration the Carmelite Office. This day marks a joyous occassion as we also accepted the new assignment given to us by the community. These are the people involved with the upkeep of community life: Prior: Fr. Marlon Lacal, O.Carm. Sub-Prior: Fr. Anton Hoogland, O.Carm. Procurator/Porter: Fr. Aris Escobal, O.Carm. Chronicler: Fr. Toto Jaranilla, O.Carm. Liturgist: Bro. Arie Kuil, O.Carm. Librarian: Fr. Martin Pierik, O.Carm. June 3, 2001 (Pentecost Sunday) Happy Pentecost to the entire Christian faithful. We wish to greet especially those who are far away from their loved ones on this joyous day. May our faith in Jesus unites us. April 11, 2001 (Holy Wednesday) Manila Carmelite Community Meeting. We are reminding the members of the community not to forget about the Community Meeting. April 9, 2001 (Holy Monday) The community is in transition. Fr. Peter Kramer moved to the Novitiate. The other Friars like Fr. Boy Ramos, Fr. Paul Medina and Fr. Rey Caigoy are preparing for their new community assignments. Fr. Toto Jaranilla takes over the Procure work of Fr. Peter Kramer. Fr. Krisna is also planning to visit the Carmelite communities of Visayas and Mindanao. |
Manila Carmelite Center |
Welcome to Manila Carmelite Community!!! We are divided into two sub-communities. The first is TERESA Community and the second is SPRING OF CARMEL Community (the Novitiate Community) The TERESA Community is composed of: FR. MARLON LACAL, O.CARM. (Davao, Mindanao) FR. ANTON HOOGLAND, O.CARM. (Netherlands) BRO. ARIE KUIL, O.CARM. (Netherlands) FR. ANTONIO D. DE LA CRUZ, O.CARM. (Cotabato, Mindanao) FR. CERINEO T. JARANILLA, O.CARM. (Bukidnon, Mindanao) FR. MARTIN PIERIK, O.CARM. (Netherlands) FR. BERNARD ROOSENDAAL, O.CARM. (Netherlands) VISITOR: FR. KRISNA ADJI NUGROHO (Indonesia) The SPRING OF CARMEL Community is composed of: REV. ARTEMIO JUSAYAN, O.CARM. (Negros Occidental, Visayas) FR. PETER KRAMER, O.CARM. (Netherlands) FR. DIONISIO RAMOS, O.CARM. (Rizal, Luzon) BRO. ARNEL GLODOBE, O.CARM. (Prosperidad, Mindanao) COMMUNITY UPDATES: March 28-31 Martin Pierik spent his Easter Triduum with religious friends in Bacong. Krisna Aji Nugroho went to celebrate with the Tanay, Rizal Nuns. March 25, 2002 Fr. Tony de la Cruz went to Davao to attend the graduation ceremony of his younger brother Niño. He will be joined by his sister from United States on the said event. March 22-25, 2002 Fr. Marlon Lacal went to Davao for the meeting with the Jurors of Titus Brandsma Awards. This award is given to deserving Media people who stood by the side of truth despite persecution as the Carmelite Titus Brandsma did when he was still alive. This year will be awarded to media people who cover much and stood for the truth of the situation in Mindanao. March 20-31, 2002 Fr. Anton went to Dumaguete to give retreat to the Carmelite Postulants. This is in preparation of their entrance to the Novitiate which will take place after Summer. It has been the practice among the Carmelites that Postulants will not go home for Summer until Novitiate. Fr. Anton will also give retreat to the Carmelite of Our Lady (Carm.O.L.) while in Dumaguete. March 19, 2002 Friars Tony and Toto attended Diaconal Ordination of Dom Austin Cadiz (Vincent Cadiz) of the Order of St. Benedict (OSB) in San Beda Church, Mendiola. Vincent is our student in Mount Carmel College and was much involved in the Parish of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. The Carmelites are very happy that Vincent decided to accept the Diaconal Ordination. When asked, "when will your priestly ordination be?" He smiled and answered, "just wait for the recommendation of my Formators." March 17, 2002 Brother Arie left for Mindanao to oversee the final stage of the school construction. Toto went to the Donum Dei Family and gave recollection to almost a hundred fathers, mothers and youth. The Donum Dei International Family is affiliated to the Order and has been contributing much as bridge between the religious and the lay. Here in Manila, they are very much active in organizing the Missionary Fathers and Mothers which can be seen by the number of active members attending the recollection, Carmelite Studies and prayers. March 13, 2002 We observed the 10th Anniversary of Titus Brandsma Center's Foundation. Bernard read a short history of how the Titus Brandsma House came about. It can be recalled that much of the effort of this house was due to the late Fr. Crispin Offermanns, who died of cancer. He was the Commissary Provincial during the construction of these houses. March 8-10, 2002 The Tertiaries of Project 4 and Cubao Chapters had their annual retreat in Betania Retreat House, Tagaytay City facilitated by Fr. Toto Jaranilla. More than forty Tertiaries attentively reflected on the Rule which was the focus of the Retreat. March 2, 2002 The TOC National Council together with Fr. Toto Jaranilla, the Spiritual Director of lay Carmelites did a Fraternal Visit to Santa Ana, Tertiaries at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon. It can be recalled that it was Fr. Nico Hofstede, O.Carm. who started this Tertiary Group in Sta. Ana. The Christmas Eve was celebrated by the Teresa Community in a solemn manner. At 8:00 PM, some of the community members attended the Christmas in the Immacualte Conception Parish while some chose to spend it among the Manyan Tribal Filipinos who were in picket and were staying in Titus Brandsma. We shared to them clothes which was donated to us through the Hofestede Family of the Netherlands. The Mangyans were dislocated from their families due to mining. They came from the islands of Mindoro and the difficulty of life brought them to demand justice here. After the Eucharistic Celebration, the community gathered in the common refectory and shared stories, jokes, some drinks and plenty of food. It was a festive and truly a gathering of a family away from the individual's family. The day after the eve saw people leaving for the provinces to join their respective families for a New Year Celebration. Frs. Marlon went back to Davao; Toto spent time with his family in Bukidnon and his relatives in Bacolod City and Jaro, Iloilo; Anton Hoogland visited the Dominican friends in Pampanga;Tony, Bernard and Bro. Arie stayed in the Acacia Compound and Fr. Martin went to visit his friends in Albay. The Christmas air was mixed with feelings of sadness in our community since one of our confrere, Fr. Aris Escobal was in Bohol attending to the burial of his brother Jojo. The community knew Jojo for he stayed with the community for quite sometime while was waiting for his call to board again the boat. He was working as a seafarer before he died. * * * * * * * * * The advent of the New Year was spent with the families and friends of the community members. Much was accomplished in January. Bro. Arie went to oversee the development of the construction of Cebu Formation Center and Mount Carmel College of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. Fr. Toto and Irwin Mejia, our active bookkeeper, went to the commuity of Agusan del Sur to implement the financial system. It was an exciting job with computers bogging down and financial files couldn't be saved to diskettes because the computers were very old and brown-outs were very frequent. Finally, recommendations were given to procurators and bookkeepers on how things could be improved. The Procure felt success to certain extent as the Parishes of Rosario and San Francisco gave its share to the Central Fund. We are still waiting for the share of Patin-ay and Prosperidad of the said locale. Bro. Arie was overseeing the developments of construction since there were things in the proposed plan of the school building which were not implemented yet. Frs. Anton and Tony went to visit Mount Carmel College of Escalante City, Negros Occidental to celebrate 41st Anniversry of the institution. The occasion was also graced with the presence of Fr. Anthony Scerri, O.Carm., General Councillor. He and Fr. Anton stayed behind to represent the community during the celebration of the Carmelites of Our Lady (Carm.O.L.) in their canonical erection. On the other hand, Fr. Aris visited Alain in Marinduque. Despite the low-point in his life he is trying to overcome and to work in a customary manner. Fr. Marlon led also the meeting of the Community Chroniclers. This was a tough job for him being involved with the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) as Executive Secretary, Secretary of the Commissariat and Director of Media Center. Despite his hectic schedules, he found time to give re-orientation to the chroniclers. Fr. Tjeu Timmermans, our Prior Provincial graced also the month of January by visiting different communities. He finally met our community by the last week of January and confided with the Commissary Council his observations and recommendations during his visit to the different local communities. He had a lot of meetings and consultations with our community members. It was a productive visit as many things were put in place and put into motion. * * * * * * * * * During the month of February, the community again re-organized as there were common schedules that should be addressed. On Febraury 14, 2002, Frs. Marlon Lacal, Aris Escobal and Tony dela Cruz went to visit Cabanatuan to have an ocular visit on the planned land donation by a Tertiary member of that locality. The nuns informed us of this donation and were hoping that we would welcome it so we can have our presence in Central Luzon. A fruitful process retreat which focused on the "Talakayang Buhay" (Life Sharing) was undergone by the community. The said retreat took place at Villa Consuelo Retreat House owned by the Augustinian Sisters. From Feb. 15-17, the retreat was conducted. This was aimed to dig deeper into our life stories. It aimed to provide an opportunity of knowing oneself and a chance to clarify our direction in life. We showed our vulnerability and weaknesses to each one. In return, we were enriched and learned to appreciate more, the uniqueness of the individuals in the community. Although, there were issues that needed follow-up, our community has realized the importance of listening with one another for only through this process can we learn to accept the individuality of each community member. December 22, 2001 We say condolence to the ESCOBAL FAMILY (Fr. Aris Family) for the passing of their brother Joseph. We are one with you in your grief. November 23-30, 2001 The third and fourth week of November was a busy month for the members of the Teresa community. Frs. Tony de la Cruz, Anton Hoogland, Aris Escobal and Marlon Lacal attended the series of Commissary meetings in Cebu City. Meetings varied from Formators' Commission, Finance Commission, National Vocation Animation Team, and finally for Fr. Tony de la Cruz, Anton Hoogland and Marlon Lacal, the extensive meeting of Commissary Provincial and Commissary Council last November 29-30. Fr. Aris Escobal got the approval of his Thesis Proposal last November 23. This is the first step towards the defense of his work. His thesis will concentrate on the Formation program as he is serving as Formator to the Student Friars at the moment. Frs. Martin Pierik and Anton Hoogland also accepted the teaching offer in Scripture and Spirituality in the Inter-Congregational Theological Center (ICTC). Fr. Bernard Roosendaal accepted to facilitate the course in Zaide Formation House in Antipolo. He gave topics on the formation of Basic Christian Communities. Bro. Arie Kuil left for Mindanao and Cebu to follow-up on the construction project. Right now, we are progressing in the construction of Mount Carmel College building in Mindanao. This project is supported by the Carmelite German Province. Bro. Arie also oversee the construction of the chapel in Carmel Cebu Formation Center, Talamban Cebu City. This chapel will serve the community of Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City. December 1-2, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal, O.Carm. facilitated the Leadership Seminar of the Tertiary Officers. This Seminar was envisioned by the Third Order National Council under the leadership of Nimfa Tangcuangco to strengthen the existing Leadership skills of the Officers of the different Tertiary Chapters of Metro Manila. Based on the actual experience of being a Prior to Teresa community, Fr. Marlon ably shared the role of a leader in a community. December 4-7, 2001 The Novices studied the different Carmel lay groups and the inspirator saints of these groups under the guidance of Fr. Toto Jaranilla. The focus of the classes served as an introduction to the nature of the Third Order Lay Group, the Carmel Youth, Carmel Confraternity and La Famiglia (The Family) of Carmel - Italy. To better understand these movement within Carmel, we looked into the lives of Amata Cerretelli, co-foundress of La Famiglia, the life of Venerable Liberata Ferrarons, T.O.Carm., the example of shown by Blessed Isidore Bakanja of Carmel Confraternity Congo, the witness of the Carmel Youth Ramon Montero and Santos Franco. These Carmelites are considered candidates for beatification in the Church. We discussed also the Church and Reformation in the context of Francisco Palau and Juan de la Cruz. December 5, 2001 This day marked our Commissary Provincial's Birthday. Fr. Tony de la Cruz turned Forty Six, still young, according to our confreres in Teresa community. His birthday celebration started with a morning mass where he presided the liturgical agape. The evening was spent with the different members of Carmel Manila and some visitors from the National Council of the Tertiaries. We ended late due to sharing of life amidst laughter and drinks. December 7, 2001 The community of Teresa participated in the Recollection which was facilitated by Fr. Martin Pierik. The focus of our recollection was the Advent as a Messianic Event in the context of the scriptures. Our Advent Recollection was held in Spring of Carmel Novitiate, Tandang Sora, Quezon City. The Teresa community is grateful to the Noviciate community for receiving us warmly in their community. The recollection finished with a Liturgical celebration in a well-maintained chapel of the Novitiate. December 8-9, 2001 Fr. Toto Jaranilla facilitated the Recollection of Tertiaries from Fatima Parish, Las Piñas. The focus of the recollection was St. Therese the Science of Love. We also explored the importance of the Carmelite Rule as a guide to Tertiaries in living the Carmelite Life. The recollection culminated with a Mass where the 3 tertiaries renewed their profession vows. December 10, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal facilitated the Peace Forum held at Miriam College, sponsored by Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocate (PAHRA) and the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines (AMRSP) where he is the Executive Secretary. This date is traditionally observed as Human Rights' Day marked by rallies and demonstrations to clamor for recognition of our basic human rights by every structures of our society. December 11, 2001 Teresa community was the host of Formators meeting from the different religious groups of men in the Manila. The formators shared with Teresa community's hospitality during meal time and in the warm welcome. October 27, 2001 The Manila Friars joined in the celebration of the priestly ordination of Rev. Artemio Jusayan, O.Carm. in New Escalante City, Negros Occidental. To Rev. Tim: CONGRATULATIONS!!! October 23-25, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal attended the Friars in Transition (FITers) Assembly in Cebu. He will then proceed to Escalante to attend the Ordination of Bro. Artemio Jusayan. October 22, 2001 At very early morning, 1:00 am, our Commissary Provincial, Fr. Tony de la Cruz arrived from United States. He had visited the Netherlands, attended the meeting in Sassone, Rome and visited his sister in the United States. The entire family of Carmel is very happy to welcome back our Commissary Provincial. We are very thankful for his representation to the General Chapter. October 15, 2001 Our community in #26 Acacia St., New Manila is named after Teresa of Avila. This day is observed as her feast. The community invited friends and we had a special mass with the Prior as celebrant and Fr. Martin Pierik delivering the homily which focused on the work of Teresa "The Interior Castle". After the Mass, the supper was happily shared by everyone. Friends who came also bring food. The night was long as songs, sharing of experiences and beer was heard by everyone. We were also very thankful for in the middle of the celebration, Fr. Bernard Roosendaal arrived from the Netherlands. Everyone congratulated him and were very happy that he had gone robust after his vacation in the Netherlands. October 2, 2001 - October 14, 2001 Fr. Toto Jaranilla visited Agusan communities to retrieve the financial reports of the different parishes and ministries in Mindanao. He attended also the Profession of Tertiaries in San Francisco where 19 Simple Professed were received. He also attended the annual fiesta celebration of our Lady of Rosary Parish, Rosario, Agusan del Sur. During his visit to San Francisco, Fr. Gabby invited him to be a member of the panel of reactors to his research class. One remarkable work defended was a research on sex practices among senior high school students of Mount Carmel College. It was a revealing work seen by the panel as the school's contribution to Education but most especially for the Agusan del Sur youth. From October 3 to October 7, Bro. Arie Kuil, the Carmelite custodian also visited San Francisco to follow-up on the property documents. He finally got hold of the official paper from the DENR declaring that the school property and the parish land of San Francisco was officially sold to the Carmelites by the Diocese of Butuan during the time of Bishop Van den Ouelant, MSC. The next stage is the procurement of the land titles for our properties. September 17-October 1, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal and Noel Valencia continued the assessment of the impact of Philippine Carmel's Center Building to the different carmelite communities, this moment they assessed in how far this is internalized in the Carmelite Parishes of Agusan del Sur. They visited the different parishes and did interview to the friars, associates, tertiaries and co-workers of the locality. During the Fiesta of Prosperidad, our Prior, Fr. Marlon was the main celebrant. The fiesta was celebrated on September 29 as the parish of Prosperidad observed the feast of St. Michael. September 13-15, 2001 Friars Marlon and Aris went with the Titus Brandsma Staff to Laguna for the Staff Development. This is to evaluate the performance and to check the relational attitudes of the staff in managing Titus Brandsma Center. September 12, 2001 Fr. Toto Jaranilla received three Solemn Professed tertiary members in Project 4, Quezon City. On the said date, the tertiaries offered their prayers for the victims of terrorism in the United States and thanked God for the gathering of the Carmelite Family in the Vatican. September 8, 2001 Friars Marlon, Aris and Krisna went to attend the profession ceremony of the nuns in Guiguinto, Bulacan while Fra. Toto Jaranilla received two new Tertiaries in Kamias, Quezon City. September 8 observed as Mary's Birthday is generally observed by communities here as days of profession as a special commemoration of Mary's maternal protection. September 2-5, 2001 Friars Tim, Aris and Pete Manilag gave a short course on the Ratio Fundamentalis of the Carmelites to the Nuns in Guiguinto, Bulacan. It can be recalled that Fr. Aris attended the final discussion of the Ratio in Sassone, Rome with Fr. Pete Kramer, hence they are tasked to re-echo this to the different communities of friars, nuns and tertiaries. September 1, 2001 Fr. Marlon Lacal gave a talk on the ethical implications of Globalization. He gave this talk in the office of Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Fathers. The O.Carm. and MSC are partners in promoting a Communication Center. August 31, 2001 Fr. Martin Pierik arrived from Mindanao to resume his work in the Inter-Congregational Theological Center (ICTC) where he is a professor. It can be recalled that he took over Fr. Bonaventura Sunari's assignment as Parish Priest in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. At the moment, Fr. Eddie Albino served as Parish Priest of Prosperidad. Fr. Christian Buenafe, Prior of Escalante Carmel arrived today to attend a seminar at the University of the Philippines on School Management. He will also go to Baguio to prepare the Mount Carmel College of Escalante Educational Trip 2002. August 25-27, 2001 Part of on-going formation of the procurators in the Philippines, Fr. Toto Jaranilla, O.Carm. attended the seminar on "Bookkeeping for Non-Accountants" which was sponsored by the Philippine Association of Religious Treasurers (PART). The three days seminar was held in the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent in Gloria III near our novitiate house. It was attended by many treasurers from the different congregations. August 23, 2001 Our Commissary Provincial, Fr. Antonio de la Cruz left for Netherlands. He is on his way to Rome to attend the General Chapter of the Carmelite Order which will be held from 4 to 21 September 2001 at the "Istituto Madonna del Carmine" in Sassone (Rome), Italy. The theme of the Chapter is "Carmel: the Continuing Journey". The General Chapter, which is celebrated every six years, is the supreme authority within the Carmelite Order. It is the main sign of unity of the Order in its diversity. It is the fraternal meeting where, together, the brothers reflect in order to remain faithful to the Gospel and the Carmelite charism, and sensitive to the needs of the times and places. By means of the General Chapter, the whole Order, led by the Spirit of the Lord, seeks to know the will of God at a particular moment in history in order to serve the Church better. Thus, in keeping with the theme chosen, the next General Chapter will aim to study efficient ways of translating the documents of the Order into daily practice. The challenge, then, is not to produce more documents but to the present documents into practice. The General Chapter will also set out to examine some principles of the Carmelite tradition in order to try and work out methods that may help the communities of the Order to continue their journey of living the Carmelite life in depth. Moreover, the Chapter will have the task of electing the Prior General and the members of the General Council for the next six years. August 16, 2001 Bro. Arie Kuil, O.Carm. arrived after he went home to attend the burial of his mother. Condolence to the Kuil Family. August 7, 2001 Today is the 79th Birthday of Fr. Peter Kramer. We are very happy to greet him. To Pete, more years and more power coming from your confreres of the Metro Manila Carmelite Center and from the co-workers as well. August 4, 2001 The community celebrated the birthday of Fr. Aris Escobal in Titus Brandsma Center. Many friends joined in the celebration. Fr. Aris was very glad of the generosity shared by his friends and community in such joyous occasion of his life. Fr. Aris always reminds the confreres, the birthdays should be observed to give joy to our confreres even for a day for through this, one is affirmed of his labor. Thank you for your brotherly reminder Fr. Aris. July 31 - August 4, 2001 The Carmelite Center for Spirituality has just concluded the a five-day forum on the different forms of Spirituality. Day One. We heard the topic St. Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul as a Story of Transformation by Prof. Dr. Michael Plattig, O.Carm. Day Two. Prof. Dr. Kees Waayman, O.Carm. gave the topic Spirituality: Essence and Methods. Day Three. We rejoiced at the topic Christian and Muslim Spirituality by Dr. Eliseo Mercado, OMI Day Four. Prof. Dr. Francis Vineeth, CMI gave the topic Christian and Hindu Spirituality. Day Five. We focused on Christian and Buddhist Spirituality by Prof. Dr. Augustin Ichico Okomura, OCD. The five-day seminar was well-attended by the members of the Carmelite family. Representatives coming from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao gathered at the Teresa of Avila Building for the 5 day sessions. Everyone was given the chance to share in an activity. After such, a reporting was conducted. The output was planned to be given to Carmel Communities in a form of publication. July 27, 2001 Feast of Titus Brandsma. The Philippine Commissary is named after this person who was willing to offer his life for the sake of truth. To our visitors, we wish to share with you, who is Blessed Titus Brandsma? He is a Carmelite Priest born in Oegekloster, Friesland, Netherlands. They were 6 in the family 5 became religious. His 3 sisters became nuns and his brother became Franciscan. Titus Brandsma was a martyr in Dachau. He was arrested by the Nazi as he stood against them. He preached and teach in the University (Nijmegen) that Nazism is an evil system. He is a journalist, Catholic educator, man open to prayer and prophet. While, he was in the camp, he would see to it that his fellow prisoners receive communion he arranged that the hosts be smuggled to him secretly by the village priest he would then distribute this to his co-prisoners. From the moment Titus entered the camp, his calmness and gentleness angered his captors. They beat him with fists, clubs and boards. The kicked, punched and gouged him, drawing blood and often leaving him unconscious in the mud. "Do not yield to hatred. Be patient. We are in a dark tunnel but we have to go on. At the end, eternal light is shining for us." On July 26, 1942 they injected Titus with a deadly drug (he died with lethal injection) and his body was burned. July 22, 2001 Carmelite Family Day. The celebration was attended by almost 500 Carmelite members both coming from the Ancient and the Reformed groups of Carmel. The program was held in Fairview Complex hosted by the Carmelite devotees of the locality. The celebration started with a Mass, officiated by, Fr. Antonio de la Cruz, the Commissary Provincial of the Ancient Observance Carmelites. The program was hosted by Bro. Boyet an OCD brother and by Sr. Elena, Carm.O.L an O.Carm. affiliate. The celebration centered on the sharing of the scapular. Both branches of the Order expressed it's loving identification to the scapular. We tried to dig into the relevance of the scapular into our lives. We then presented the output in a creative manner which delighted everyone. As one O.Carm. friar observed, "I saw this similar gathering in Europe before, I never expected that this will be realized in Asia, in the Philippines." Observation was expressed by Fr. Peter Kramer, O.Carm. who was one of the early Carmelite missionaries in the Philippines. July 18, 2001 The Community had an extensive planning of its community dynamics for one year. Areas that were given attention were: Community Life, Governance, Apostolate and Spiritual Life. Even the aspect of fund sourcing was also discussed. July 16, 2001 The Carmel Fiesta started with the Vigil Mass of Carmelite Monastery in Cabanatuan. The Teresa Community Prior, Fr. Marlon Lacal with Frs. Boy Ramos, Max Zapanta and Toto Jaranilla went to say the 11:00 PM Mass with the nuns and tertiaries of Cabanatuan. During the occasion, the tertiary house was blessed also. The nuns and tertiaries of Cabanatuan renewed their vows during the Mass. After the Eucharistic celebration, the friars and nuns shared the midnight with a festive talking... the friars then ate "lugaw" before going home at around 1:30 in the morning of July 16. At 5:00 a.m., Fr. Marlon Lacal was fetched by the tertiaries of Project 4 to witness their renewal of vows. Fr. Anton Hoogland accepted the new solemn professed TOC of Sta. Ana, Manila. At 5:00 p.m., Fr. Anton celebrated the Solemn Mass with the Manila Community. Friars, sisters, brothers and Carmelite friends graced the occasion. After the Mass, we shared a delicious supper prepared by the staff of Titus Brandsma Center. After supper, we shared songs of past, present and future. We ended the day at 11:00. Everybody was tired but happy that we were able to share with others the blessings of Mary, the Mother of Carmel. Happy Fiesta!!! July 14, 2001 The Carmelite Family studies initiated by the Carmelite Spirituality Center of the Philippines was a success. Many Lay Carmelites, Sisters, Friars, Novices attended the sharing "Mary and Scapular" which was given within a creative Eucharistic Celebration. The Celebrant was Fr. Dionisio Ramos and the speaker was Fr. Sirenio Jaranilla. Thanks to the wholehearted support of the O.Carm. Carmelite Family for supporting the endeavor. July 12, 2001 The friars of Manila would like to invite the friars, nuns, tertiaries and all friends of Carmel to join us on celebrating the Feast day of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on July 16, 2001. There will be a Eucharistic Celebration to be followed by Agape and a program. Better prepare yourselves for a suprise. On July 18, 2001 the TERESA community will have its whole day planning. All community members are advised not accept schedules on this day to give way to our planning. It would be good if we can make proposals ahead of time. June 20, 2001 Bro. Arnel Glodobe, O.Carm. renewed his commitment as Carmelite for another year today. From Elisha Community, Bro. Arnel transferred to the Novitiate community. He will be working with Friars, Peter, Tim and Boy Ramos in the Novitiate. June 14, 2001 (Feast Day of Elisha) The community had celebrated the feast of Elisha with a Eucharistic celebration officiated by our newly elected Prior, Fr. Marlon Lacal, O.Carm. We integrated in our Eucharistic celebration the Carmelite Office. This day marks a joyous occassion as we also accepted the new assignment given to us by the community. These are the people involved with the upkeep of community life: Prior: Fr. Marlon Lacal, O.Carm. Sub-Prior: Fr. Anton Hoogland, O.Carm. Procurator/Porter: Fr. Aris Escobal, O.Carm. Chronicler: Fr. Toto Jaranilla, O.Carm. Liturgist: Bro. Arie Kuil, O.Carm. Librarian: Fr. Martin Pierik, O.Carm. June 3, 2001 (Pentecost Sunday) Happy Pentecost to the entire Christian faithful. We wish to greet especially those who are far away from their loved ones on this joyous day. May our faith in Jesus unites us. April 11, 2001 (Holy Wednesday) Manila Carmelite Community Meeting. We are reminding the members of the community not to forget about the Community Meeting. April 9, 2001 (Holy Monday) The community is in transition. Fr. Peter Kramer moved to the Novitiate. The other Friars like Fr. Boy Ramos, Fr. Paul Medina and Fr. Rey Caigoy are preparing for their new community assignments. Fr. Toto Jaranilla takes over the Procure work of Fr. Peter Kramer. Fr. Krisna is also planning to visit the Carmelite communities of Visayas and Mindanao. |
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