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🕯️On June 12, 1942, Saint Titus Brandsma learned he would be sent to Dachau. Strengthened by Holy Communion, he faced the final stretch of his Way of the Cross with trust: “Nothing bad can happen to me, because the Lord is with me.” 🔗 https://twp.ai/NSXMxB #CarmeliteSaints

🙏 June 14 is the feast day of Blessed Mary Candid of the Eucharist. In 2026, her feast day gives way to the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Discalced Carmelite prayers are available on our blog to aid you in your devotion. 🔗 https://twp.ai/IlqcnK #DiscalcedCarmelites #Catholic #Prayer

Sorry to hear of the death of the artist David Hockney. His self-portrait, aged 17 in 1954, hangs in the David Hockney Gallery at Cartwright Hall, Bradford, one of Yorkshire's less-well known galleries, but a gem.

🙏 June 14 is the feast day of the Prophet Elisha. In 2026, his feast day gives way to the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Discalced Carmelite prayers are available on our blog to aid you in your devotion. 🔗 https://twp.ai/Ilqckr #Elisha #DiscalcedCarmelites #Catholic #Prayer

Blessed Mary Candid of the Eucharist was born on 16 January 1884 in Catanzano. Her parents, Pietro Barba and Giovanna Florona, returned to Palermo, Sicily, where she received First Holy Communion 3rd April 1894. In 1919 she entered the Discalced Carmelite Monastery, Ragusa, making solemn profession 23rd April 1924. She was Prioress and Mistress of Novices many times, radiating a sense of Carmelite holiness both within and outside of the community, influencing others with her love for the Eucharist, as well as by her numerous writings. She died on 12th June 1949, the solemnity of the Holy Trinity, and was beatified 21st March 2004. Read more →

“Elijah came upon Elisha and threw his cloak over him. Immediately Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah as his attendant” (cf. 1 Kgs 19:19–21). Elisha was filled with the spirit of Elijah; among the many signs he performed, he cured Naaman of Leprosy and raised a dead child to life. He lived among the sons of the prophets and in God’s name, he frequently intervened in the affairs of the Israelites. Mindful of its origin on Mount Carmel, the Carmelite Order desired to perpetuate the memory of the great prophets’ presence and deeds through the liturgical celebration of St. Elijah and Elisha. Thus the General Chapter of 1399 decreed the celebration of the feast of St. Elisha. In 2023, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments extended the celebration to the Teresian Carmel at the rank of an optional memorial. Through his fidelity to the true God and by his service to God’s people, St. Elisha effectively illustrates the meaning of the prophetic office in our day. Read more →