This supplement to the magazine Rallegratevi of the Carmelitane delle Grazie Congregation is a collection of articles by various experts on the life of Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi. Includes the life of the saint as portrayed in the famous etchings of Abraham Diepenbeeck.

Texts chosen from an early work of the Carmelite nuns of Carpineto Romano "La passione di Gesù vissuta da Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi" with complimentary prayers adapted from the Via Crucis of John Paul II at the Coloseum in Rome. Drawings are by Jordi Prunera i Tort, O. Carm.

by the Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of St. Anna in Carpineto Romano, Italy

Three ecstasies of St. Mary Magdalese de’ Pazzi on the Passion of Jesus as recorded in the Saint’s own words. These are paired with appropriate selections from the Scriptures for reflection which were inspirational to the Saint.

The latest in the Padova ROTEM series, this book explores the figure of the Prophet Elijah — a spiritual figure for Jews, Christians, and Muslims — from a different point of view. Here Elijah’s "prayer of silence." Is mined using the methodology of lectio divina. New horizons are presented for the understanding of the great prophet and demonstrates a new richness is the biblical Word for the spiritual life.

The author is the current Prior General of the Carmelite Order.

A collection of the writings of this 14th century Catalonian Carmelite formed the basis of the legendary history of the Order that forms the basis of its spirituality. The text, also known as The Book of the First Monks, was widely read across medieval Europe. Called both a spiritual masterpiece and a work of fantasy, Ribot attempts to demonstrate the Order’s antiquity, its privileged place within the Church, and its unique role in Salvation History.

An interesting collection of history and spirituality from renowned Spanish Carmelite author. Fr. Rafael puts forth 100 brief pinceladas (brushstrokes) which are most characteristic of the history of these men and women who are born at the end of the 12th century and live days of glory as well as decadence but which has for 800 years sought to live its charism "to follow Jesus Christ and imitate Mary in the spirituality of Elijah."

Fr. Zappatore gained fame during a recent gathering of the clergy of Rome with Pope Benedict XVI when he recited a poem dedicated to the late Pope John Paul II in the Roman dialect. This book is a collection of such poems by various people.

The first in the series Researches in Spirituality by the Carmelite Institute of Spirituality in Asia. Br. Gaspar’s scholarly study of what motivates, nourishes, and sustains the commitment of religious to engage in inter-religious dialogue and the justice and peace ministries in Mindanao in the southern Philippines.

This classic of the former Prior General of the Order is a study of the manual used to teach novices about prayer in the Touraine Reform. Framed by their understanding of the Carmelite vocation as a life of "continual loving conversation with God", these Carmelites set about on a major reform of the Order which continue to have significant influence in our day.

The 14th volume of the Institutum Carmelitanum’s Vacare Deo series, this 500 page work was Fr. Kodet’s thesis at the Teresianum, the Pontifical Istituto di Spiritualità in Rome. Fr. Kodet uses the paradigm of Martha and Mary to trace this spiritual concept through history, including more recent people like Teilhard de Chardin, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and the Baroness de Hueck. Also includes an analysis of contemporary spirituality.

A short retelling of the Rule of Carmel with pictures from the recently founded Carmelite monastery of Biella, in northern Italy.

A mass in honor of the Prophet Elijah composed by the Sicilian composer, Salvatore Vivona.

Reprints of previous publications by and about Titus Brandsma, now in four small volumes and attractively boxed. A martyr in the Dachau Concentration Camp, Brandsma continues to be a source of inspiration in Carmelite life today. Here his experience as an educator, mystic, martyr and spiritual guide are highlighted.

Published during the process of beatification (November 2005) for one of the Church’s newest Blesseds, this book retraces the earthy journey of this remarkable holy woman.

A book of pictures recalling the 150 years that Carmelites have been in the Dutch town of Zenderen.

The 16th in the Orizzonti series by the International Commission for the Study of the Charism and Spirituality focuses on the traditional symbols used in Carmelite spirituality as well as a well developed explanation of symbol and its use.

The French translation of Fr. Kilian’s very popular book originally written in English. In this work, Fr. Healy presents the perennial challenge of Elijah: If the Lord is God, follow him; if Baal, follow him. Élie: Prophète de Feu challenges us to stand up and be counted.

Part of the publishing program of the French Delegation of the Carmelite Order to make available some of the Carmelite publications that have come out in the past several years in other languages.

Italian translation of Grundkurs Spiritualität, this work is an introduction to the current themes in spirituality that helps, at the same time, to orient oneself in the wider scope of the important spiritual questions.