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First Sunday of Lent – 26 February 2023: Jesus fasts for forty days and is tempted  (Matthew 4:1 – 11) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. Read here.

The Prior Provincial, Fr. Brendan Grady, recently wrote the following on the Season of Advent: “On 27 November we entered the season of Advent, a time of preparation for intensifying our sense of desire for the touch of God.  During Advent we become awakened and alert to the signs of this divine approach.  This season

Happy Feast of Saint Albert of Jerusalem. Saint Albert gave the Carmelite ‘way of life’ (Rule document) to Saint Brocard on Mount Carmel, which was the beginning of the Order. Read more on the icons of Saint Albert at Aylesford and Saint Jude, here.

This #InternationalDayOfCharity, we’d like to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers, supporters, and fundraisers who help the Carmelites in our work with the people of God through prayer, fraternity and service; working alongside all people of faith and goodwill. Thanks too to all charities out there for helping to make the world

This weekend we celebrate Mary’s Assumption into heaven. We pray, help us to follow the example of Mary our sister, and grow more deeply in the spirit of Christ. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the patronal feast of the British Province of Carmelites. Image The Friars, Aylesford, Kent

Today, we celebrate the Feast of Carmelite martyr Saint Titus Brandsma. He was born in Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881.  He bravely spoke up against the Nazi regime about the freedom of the press, the right of life for the Jews and the evil of Nationalism, which eventually led to his martyrdom.  Read more, here.

The Holy Spirit is God’s loving presence in each of us  and in the community of the Church, the fulfilment of Jesus’ promise to be with us always. “Who are you, sweet light, that fills me and illumines the darkness of my heart? You lead me like a mother’s hand, and should you let go

…let us pray…

Mary Magdalene bore the surname of the noble family of Pazzi in Florence. Already by the 15th century, the Pazzi family exercised great political power. She was born on 2nd April 1566, given a good education and, from her childhood, she had a deep sense of the presence of God, a great love for the

A pilgrimage group of friars, lay Carmelites and friends met in Rome over the weekend of 13 – 16 May to celebrate the canonisation of Titus Brandsma: “On Friday 13 May, we began our pilgrimage in Rome for the Canonisation of Titus Brandsma. Thank you to our brothers in the Irish Province for inviting us