On September 17 - 19, the Lay Carmelite Province of St. Joseph conducted a retreat especially for the postulants preparing for their acceptance to the novitiate. Aspirants and postulants of the TOC communities of Guiguinto, Malolos, Alido, and Pampanga came to the Bukal ng Buhay Retreat House, Bo. Malamig, Bustos for this retreat. It was conducted by Rev. Fr. Rhen Caculitan, OCarm, National Vocation Director of the OCarm. The theme was the Rule of St. Albert and the Dark Night. The retreat started with a mass and talks were interpersed with silent prayer and in the evening a Holy Hour is being made. After the retreat the postulants of Pampanga were interviewed in preparation for the Novitiate rites that will be given on October 2.
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| Opening Mass |
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| Holy Hour and Benediction |
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| Benediction |
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| Talk I |
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| Bro. Arnold Alcala sharing during the plenary session |
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| Day 2: Holy Hour |
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| Sharing |
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| Relic Veneration |
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| Relic Veneration |
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| Relic Veneration |
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| Relic Veneration |
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| Relics exposed for veneration: St. Camilla Battista Varano, St. Francis Caracciolo, St. Paula Montal Fornes, St. Peter Chanel, St. Teresa Margaret Redi, St. Teresa of Jesus, St. John of the Cross, St. Maria Goretti, St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, St. Rita of Cascia, and St. Clare of Assisi |
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| Lunch |
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| Lunch |
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