TOC Celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

TOC communities all over the country recently gathered to celebrate the Solemnity of the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel last July 16 at their their respective parishes.

These are some of the pictures shared with us by the different communities.

Mary, Mother of Carmel Community - Balibago, Sta. Rosa, Laguna

Pulong Buhangin Community, Sta. Maria, Bulacan

Sacred Heart of Jesus Community - San Francisco, Agusan del Sur

St. Angelus of Sicily Community and Mater Carmeli Community -  Tarlac

St. Therese of the Child Jesus Community - Angeles City, Pampanga

Outreach activities were also done by the community in other parishes.

Regina Carmeli Community - Barasoain, Malolos City, Bulacan

TOC members during the novenario....

.... and during the feast day

Flos Carmeli Community - Queensrow, Molino 3, Bacoor

With Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Antonio P. Perez, Jr.

Blessing of the scapulars by Assistant Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Masendo

Members of the TOC Flos Carmeli Community with their family and friends

St. Peter Thomas Community - Pagasa, Molino 4, Bacoor

We wish to thank the communities who shared photos of their respective celebrations.

For those who still want to submit, please send your pictures to the TOC Philippines Facebook Messenger.

All Souls of the Carmelite Order

Feast Day: 15 November

(Source: British Carmelites)

Let us remember in our prayers today the souls of our Carmelite brothers and sisters who went ahead of us. These are souls who may have once belonged to our community, whom we may have met during retreats, recollections, and other community events. They are brothers and sisters whom we may have laughed with, cried with and loved in the spirit of Carmelite fraternity. They are souls who, by the grace of God, touched our lives and the whole Carmelite family.

May our Heavenly Mother of Carmel, Star of the Sea, bring relief to the souls most dear to us, and them ever closer to the august presence of the Most Holy Trinity forever.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls rest peacefully in the love of the Most Triune God. 

"Devotion to the memory of the dead is one of the most beautiful expressions of the Catholic spirit". - Pope Saint John XXIII.

Lay Carmelites celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Amidst the Pandemic

Despite the continuing pandemic world-wide, lay Carmelites in the country celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in their communities. 

On the second year of the pandemic, TOC members made their way to their respective parishes to attend the Holy Eucharist and distribute the Brown Scapulars to parishioners present*.

Bacoor 

TOC members at the Sto. Nino de Molino Parish

Investiture of the Brown Scapular in Queensrow

Camiling 

Dumaguete 

At the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral Parish

Pasig

Pilar/Sta. Rosa 

At the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish

Chair of St. Peter Parish, Balibago, Laguna

With Fr. Jerry Gaela, Parish Priest

We wish to thank the communities who contributed photos of their celebration. For those still wishing to submit, you may contact us through the Third Order of Carmelites - Philippine Province of Blessed Titus Brandsma's Facebook page.

* Note: Social distancing and wearing of face masks and face shields were observed all throughout, in compliance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Guidelines and the appropriate local government unit instructions.