OCDS Fast and Abstinence Days
In addition to the days of fasting and abstinence proper to the Church in the United States and in response to the encouragement of our bishops"to prepare for each Church festival by a day of particular self-denial, penitential prayer and fasting" and to our Carmelite traditions, our members, unless excused by reason of illness, will fast on the vigils of the following feast days:
Our Blessed Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16)
The Prophet Elijah (July 20)
St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (October 1)
Our Holy Mother St. Teresa of Jesus (October 15)
All Saints of the Order (November 14)
Our Holy Father St John of the Cross (December 14)
January 8 Saint Peter Thomas, bishop
January 9 Saint Andre Corsini, bishop
April 1 Blessed Nuno Alvares Periera
April 17 Blessed Baptist Spagnoli
April 18 Blessed Mary of the Incarnation
May 16 Saint Simon Stock, priest
May 22 Saint Joachim Vedruna de Mas
May 25 Saint Mary Magdalen de' Passi
June 7 Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew
July 13 Saint Teresa of the Andes
July 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel
July 17 Blessed Teresa of Saint Augustine and Companions, martyrs
July 20 Our Holy Father Elijah, prophet
July 23 Our Lady, Mother of Divine Grace
July 24 Blessed Maria Pilar, Maria Angeles, Maria M Prat
July 27 Blessed Titus Brandsma
July 28 Blessed John Soreth
August 7 Saint Albert of Trapani
August 18 OCD French Martyrs
August 25 Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified
August 26 Saint Teresa of Avila's Transverberation
Sept 1 Saint Teresa Margaret Redi
Sept 12 Blessed Mary of Jesus
Sept 17 Saint Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and Lawgiver of Carmel
Oct 1 Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, doctor
Oct 15 Our Holy Mother Teresa of Avila, doctor
Nov 6 Blessed Josefa Girbes Naval
Nov 7 Blessed Francis Palau y Quer
Nov 8 Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity
Nov 14 All Carmelite Saints
Nov 15 All Carmelite Souls
Nov 29 Blessed Denis and Redemputs, martyrs
Dec 14 Our Holy Father John of the Cross, doctor
Dec 16 Blessed Mary of the Angels
