INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR REVISION OF THE 1991 CONSTITUTIONS OF THE DISCALCED CARMELITE NUNS

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The Carmelite Nuns

With Fr. Rafał Wilkowski, Secretary for Nuns and the Vice-Secretary, Fr. Juan Pablo Patiño, we have discussed some aspects related to the Carmelites Nuns. The main argument at the moment is the revision of the Constitutions (1991). After the intense and fruitful experience of the meeting held in Nemi last April with representatives of the Federations and Associations around the world, the process continues with new energy. As decided in the aforementioned assembly, a consultation has been held with all the Federations to set-up an International working Commission. Once all the proposals had been received, Fr. General has proceeded to appoint the commission, starting with the names which had received the most votes and trying to assure the best possible representation. The commission is composed of the following 9 Religious:

- Rose Mary of the Trinity (Rosemary Efeti Matute), Buea (Cameroon)

- Mary Elizabeth of the Trinity (Mary Elizabeth Goeckel), Loretto (USA)

- Lucia de la Cruz (Lucia Alliende Estevez), Santiago/San José (Chile)

- Maria Silvia of the Mercy of God (Silvia Alejandra Becerra), Córdoba (Argentina)

- Agustina of the Mother of God (Agustina Rosalia Zewet), Jakarta (Indonesia)

- Anjali Charles of the Holy Trinity (Anne Jose), Kolayad (Kerala, India)

- Christine de Jésus (Christine Morel), Le Havre (France)

- Gema de la Cruz (Gema Juan Herranz), Puçol (Spain)

- Veronica Teresia Elia Spiritu Sancto (Veronique Reincke), Aufkirchen (Germany)

 

As well as these, Frs. Rafał Wilkowski and Juan Pablo Patiño will be part of the commission, with active voice in discussions but without a vote in decisions. Contacts between the members of the commission will soon begin to establish the modalities and the process of the revision. The commission will decide how to work, although any future constitutional text will be submitted for the assessment and suggestions of the communities and should obtain the consensus of the majority of these before its presentation to the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, which has the faculty to approve it.

On the other hand, we have analysed the concrete situation of some monasteries which for various reasons need particular attention. While it is true that community suppressions continue, it is also worth noting that since the beginning of this year the communities of Gospić (Croazia), Fahefa (Tonga) Dongducheon (South Korea) and Eroode (Thamarassery, India) have received canonical erection.

 

taken from: 2024 General Definitory Letter

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Mary Elizabeth of the Trinity (Mary Elizabeth Goeckel), Loretto (USA) - not sure why it stated Loretto, when she is a member of Des Plaines Carmel.