All Editions: Carmel’s Harvest

Oh inexplicable joy! To be ravaged by Your Love

On Monday, September 8, 2025, the Lucia Dos Santos Community of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites in Scarborough came together at the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine to celebrate with deep devotion the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary . This special evening was marked not only by Marian joy but also by significant milestones in the Carmelite vocation. The festivities began at 6:00 PM with the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament , creating a moment of silent

1. The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan Here, as Christ descends into the waters, the innocent one who became “sin” for our sake, the heavens open wide and the voice of the Father decares him the beloved Son and, while the Spirit descends on him to invest him with the mission which he is to carry out. 2. The self-manifestation at the wedding feast at Cana This is the first of the signs, given at Cana, when Christ changes water into wine and opens the hearts of the di