Carmelite Monastery of Jesus, Mary & Joseph in Mathoura, New South Wales | Community organisation

Carmelite Monastery of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

Locality: Mathoura, New South Wales

Address: 5523 Cobb Highway 2710 Mathoura, NSW, Australia

Website: http://carmeljmj.org.au/

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25.01.2022 My Dear Friends, Last month I was pleased to announce the establishment of the Papally enclosed Discalced Carmelite community of Jesus, Mary & St Joseph that will be established in the Diocese and now with it becoming a reality, I invite you to join with me in giving thanks to Almighty God for His wonderful gift to us and to welcome the Nuns to the Diocese with a High Mass in the Extraordinary form in Forbes and an official opening of the new Monastery with a Solemn Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary form on March the 23rd. Please see my attached invitation and spread the word. Let us give thanks to Almighty God for what God has given to us! May it be fruitful for our Diocese and our nation of Australia! Our Lady of Mount Carmel and all Carmelite Saints- Pray for us! + Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD

25.01.2022 Please join us for the Solemn High Pontifical Mass with Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD to open the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph! For catering and logistics, please ensure that you register your attendance at the event https://carmeljmj-opening.eventbrite.com

25.01.2022 Te Deum Laudamus! The Carmelite Sisters have arrived in Australia and, this morning, attended Holy Mass at the Maternal Heart of Mary Chapel, Lewisham.

25.01.2022 This week's story in the Catholic Weekly about the restoration of the Maternal Heart of Mary Chapel at Lewisham NSW also includes info about the Carmelite Sisters' attendance at Holy Mass on Sunday. https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/traditional-church-resto/

25.01.2022 ~HOLY MASS WITH THE SISTERS~ During their time of travel to the new Monastery in March, the Sisters will be in attendance at Holy Mass (in the Extraordinary Form) at the following locations: Sunday, 3 March 2019... 10:30am - Solemn High Mass Maternal Heart of Mary Chapel, Charles O’Neill Way, Lewisham NSW Sunday, 10 March 2019 2:00pm - Solemn High Mass St Laurence O’Toole Church, 13 Johnson St, Forbes NSW There will be some provision to speak with the Sisters in small groups after each Holy Mass. The Sisters will be in residence at the new Monastery from 12 March 2019. It is anticipated that there will be a formal opening in late March, with details to be circulated soon.

24.01.2022 ~ Novena To Our Lady Of Perpetual Help ~ With the imminent arrival of the Sisters in Australia in March, there is much work to be accomplished. Please join with us in praying a Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the following intentions: - for the success of the work and preparation of the Monastery for the Sisters;... - for the guidance and protection for all those and their families who are assisting in the establishment of the Monastery; and - for the safe travel of the the Sisters to the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. We are commencing the Novena today, Friday 25th January, and will finish on Saturday 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas). We also encourage those who are unable to join us with today, to commence the Novena as soon as possible. Our Lady of Perpetual Help is the patroness of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. We are very grateful to Bishop Columba for his support in our endeavours and particularly welcome his press release last week, in which he formally welcomed the Sisters to the Diocese. Link to the Novena: http://carmeljmj.org.au/novena-to-our-lady-of-perpetual-he/

22.01.2022 My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What a special day today was! Today I welcomed the Carmel in my Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. As many of you know we had a Carmel in Parkes but it closed down many years ago. Yet today thanks to the grace of God I ofically welcomed them BACK with a Pontifical High Mass according to the Missal of 1962, a Liturgy of the Church said prior to the council that these 4 young women will live by and be nourished by. I am so overjoyed that in our Diocese we have a contemplative Carmel that will pray for us all day and every day! Not only for our Diocese but for our nation! We truly now have a powerhouse in our Diocese and knowing that they are here and praying for us, brings me so much comfort and peace. God is so good to us! God Bless you all + Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD

21.01.2022 Happy feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel! Holy Mass was offered today by Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green at the Carmel, the culmination of a novena of Masses that have been offered in recent days for the intentions of all benefactors of the Monastery.

21.01.2022 Wishing all our supporters a very happy and holy Christmas!

21.01.2022 CAN YOU ADD A BOOK TO OUR LIBRARY? We’re looking for donations of specific books to our library so that the Sisters have access to these from their arrival. Click through to our website for the details: http://carmeljmj.org.au/can-you-add-a-book-to-our-library/

21.01.2022 Have you ever wondered what draws young women to the Carmelite vocation? The website has been updated recently to include some videos from the Carmels of Jesus, Mary & Joseph in the USA: https://carmeljmj.org.au/videos... In the video "The World Needs You", the late Mary Bauer talks about what these women seek to achieve in following their vocation in a Carmelite Monastery: https://youtu.be/IKpVCs7HUpg Today, the Nuns begin their novena in preparation for the feast of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux on 3 October. They will keep in their prayers especially the intentions of their friends and benefactors.

21.01.2022 My Dear Friends, Last month I was pleased to announce the establishment of the Papally enclosed Discalced Carmelite community of Jesus, Mary & St Joseph that will be established in the Diocese and now with it becoming a reality, I invite you to join with me in giving thanks to Almighty God for His wonderful gift to us and to welcome the Nuns to the Diocese with a High Mass in the Extraordinary form in Forbes and an official opening of the new Monastery with a Solemn Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary form on March the 23rd. Please see my attached invitation and spread the word. Let us give thanks to Almighty God for what God has given to us! May it be fruitful for our Diocese and our nation of Australia! Our Lady of Mount Carmel and all Carmelite Saints- Pray for us! + Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD

20.01.2022 News Release from Bishop Columba. Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes , I would like to take this opportunity to officially announce that in early March the Carmelite Nuns of Jesus, Mary and Jospeh will be arriving from the United States to set up their new community in the Diocese. In 1927, the Community established a Carmel in California. Later, monasteries were founded in Nevada, then Nebraska, Pennsylvania and, most recently, in Idaho. This comm...unity of Nuns will live a pure contemplative life, nourished through the Extraordinary form of the Liturgy. The community approached me four years ago and I made an official invitation for them to begin a community in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. After a lengthy process headed by a independent committee and with the approval of the Holy See, the Nuns are ready to begin their lives in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. The Nuns will be located in between Deniliquin and Mathoura. I ask that you join with me in thanksgiving and prayer for the Nuns. May their life of contemplative prayer be of much spiritual fruit for our Diocese. Yours in Christ Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD

18.01.2022 My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On Sunday, myself and the Diocese welcomed our new Carmelite Nuns with a Solemn High Mass according to Extraordinary Form at St Laurence O'Toole's Church in Forbes. This was truly a beautiful day welcoming these very special Nuns into my Diocese. I look forward to officially opening the new Monastery on March the 23rd at 10:30pm in Mathoura with a Solemn Pontifical High Mass which I will be offering. Please pray keep our new Sisters in your prayers as they start a new mission of prayer and contemplation for our nation in my Diocese. God Bless, +Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD

17.01.2022 SPONSOR A SEEDLING: PLANT A TREE, GROW A MONASTERY! Since the last update, the Monastery has been blossoming as the Nuns joyfully settle into their new abode. The opening Mass on 23 March was a momentous occasion, attended by around 500 people. Bishop Columba, the principal celebrant, was overjoyed to formally welcome the Nuns and spoke about how he had had a great desire to re-establish the Carmelite order within his Diocese ever since he was installed as the Bishop. Pictu...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Life in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is tough but Bishop Columba is working hard to assist his flock.

08.01.2022 My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On Sunday, myself and the Diocese welcomed our new Carmelite Nuns with a Solemn High Mass according to Extraordinary Form at St Laurence O'Toole's Church in Forbes. This was truly a beautiful day welcoming these very special Nuns into my Diocese. I look forward to officially opening the new Monastery on March the 23rd at 10:30pm in Mathoura with a Solemn Pontifical High Mass which I will be offering. Please pray keep our new Sisters in your prayers as they start a new mission of prayer and contemplation for our nation in my Diocese. God Bless, +Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD

06.01.2022 SPONSOR A SEEDLING: PLANT A TREE, GROW A MONASTERY! Since the last update, the Monastery has been blossoming as the Nuns joyfully settle into their new abode. The opening Mass on 23 March was a momentous occasion, attended by around 500 people. Bishop Columba, the principal celebrant, was overjoyed to formally welcome the Nuns and spoke about how he had had a great desire to re-establish the Carmelite order within his Diocese ever since he was installed as the Bishop. Pictu...Continue reading

02.01.2022 A year of abundant blessings - https://carmeljmj.org.au/news/a-year-of-abundant-blessings

01.01.2022 It is with great joy that we can announce that the Sisters' plane tickets have been booked and that they will be arriving in Sydney NSW in early March. Currently, plans are afoot for various public events, which we hope will include Holy Mass in Sydney and in Forbes in the week or so after their arrival. The Sisters will then make their way to the new Monastery in Mathoura and it is anticipated that there will be an opening Holy Mass in mid-March.... The Sisters who are travelling to the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese to form the new Monastery come from a Carmelite order that can be traced back to a sixteenth century Spanish Carmelite Monastery founded by Saint Teresa of Jesus. Two daughter monasteries were established in Mexico. In 1927, the Community established a Carmel in California. Later, monasteries were founded in Nevada, then Nebraska, Pennsylvania and, most recently, in Idaho. The Most Reverend Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD, Bishop of Wilcania-Forbes, invited the Sisters to establish a Carmelite Monastery and to continue their tradition in his diocese. The four Sisters are fully professed, experienced nuns who have lived the monastic Carmelite life for many years: Mother Mariam Joseph, Sister Frances Teresa, Sister Maria of the Incarnation and Sister Juana Teresa of Jesus. Two of these were born and raised in Australia, so they have a particular joy in returning to their homeland after many years absence. Their first Monastery in the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese is a humble, quaint old cottage surrounded by trees on a few acres. Kangaroos, emus, magpies and cockatoos will be on hand to remind the Sisters that they are now part of Australia! Dust and shimmering heat will remind them to especially pray for those of the Diocese. The primary mission of the Carmelite Order is to pray and offer oblation for the Church and the world. The Sisters live a life of poverty, entirely dependant on the generosity of others. With the formal opening of the new Monastery so close, now is a great time to set up a regularly weekly or monthly donation to assist with the Sisters' ongoing upkeep. Details of how to make donations can be found on our webpage. As always, please join with us in prayer for the new Foundation and, especially, that the sisters will enjoy a pleasant, uneventful journey to Australia.

01.01.2022 My dear Brothers and Sisters. As the hours draw closer to the various Masses to celebrate the Birth of Our Holy and Divine Saviour, I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy and Holy Christmas. May the Christ Child that we seek this night give us peace, joy and love. God Bless and Merry Christmas. +Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE DD