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Novena Prayer October 21-29 Feast Day - October 30 First Day - October 21 TRUST IN GOD Ask and it will given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; everyone who seeks find; and to him who knocks the...

The Carmelite Sisters DCJ invite you to celebrate with us the Feast Day of our Mother Foundress - Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph for a Thanksgiving Mass in our Mother House Chapel on October 30, 2024 Wednesday 5:00 PM. Register by October 20: ...

We invite you in unity with our fervent prayer for our Persecuted Church especially in Nicaragua at this time. The Nicaraguan government has lifted the legal status of 1,500 non-governmental organizations, including mainly religious groups are now taken over by the...

In the darkness, let an unexpected shout of joy resound: He is alive; He is risen! And you, my brothers and sisters, small and great... you who are weary of life, who feel unworthy to sing... let a new flame be kindled in your heart, let new vitality be heard in your...

On February 2, 2024, our Carmel DCJ Motherhouse hosted the prayerful evening event on the Feast Day of Our Lord’s Presentation as we celebrate the Day of Consecrated Life.  It was attended by priests and religious sisters from various congregations of the Diocese of...

The Catholic Church in Nicaragua is facing unprecedented persecution in the country. It all started in April 2018 when many students and civilians protested to the government over pension law reforms affecting the elderly. The government responded with violence to the...

Lord God of peace, hear our prayer! We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced; how much blood has been shed; how many lives...

In preparation for the Feast of Bl. Maria Teresa on October 30, the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus will be praying a novena for her intercession October 21-29. Please join us on Facebook for the praying of this Novena. Blessed Mother Maria Teresa of...

The General Administration and Provincial Superiors of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus met for their General Conference in Rome (or virtually via Zoom) to discuss matters pertinent to the spiritual growth of the congregation and the flourishing of...

A festive Mass was celebrated in our chapel at 9:00 a.m. by Bishop de Jong and two con-celebrating priests.  The altar server was a seminarian preparing to be ordained a deacon the following day for the Diocese of Roermond.  The Sisters were in the oratory, separated...

On Sunday morning, March 22, 2020 our dear Zagreb and its surroundings were hit by a strong earthquake of 5.5 on the Richter scale. It lasted about 15 seconds, but it seemed much longer.

As you know the Covid-19 (coronavirus) is no longer considered an epidemic, but a pandemic, which means that this virus is transmitted very quickly, almost without control, leading people to suffer from very strong bronchial pneumonia, capable of leading people to death.