To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. The forty days of Lent provide a wonderful opportunity for all Catholics to prepare for Easter, the greatest Holy Day in the Church calendar. This year marks the 132nd year that the Carmelites of the North …
Read More »NEW ST. ALBERT’S PRIORY CONSTRUCTION
We are excited to share some updated pictures of the construction progress of the new St. Albert’s Priory in Middletown, NY. Things are really coming together both inside and outside!
Read More »A Letter from the Prior General, Most Reverend Míceál O’Neill, O.Carm. and Superior General, O.C.D. to the Carmelite Family
A Letter from the Prior General, O.Carm. and Superior General, O.C.D. to the Carmelite Family on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. This year, 2020, we celebrated the feast of St. Joseph in the full throws of a …
Read More »A Look Back at the Carmelite Friars in 1960
The following articles on the Carmelite Coat of Arms and “Carmelite Hospital Chaplain” were included in the 1960 Meet the Carmelite Fathers, a vocation publication written by Rev. Raymond Dolan, O. Carm. At the time of its publication, Fr. Raymond was the Carmelite’s Vocation Director. The Chaplain article was included …
Read More »An Update on the Saint Elias Province
November 2020 Thank you! 2020 has been a year of great challenges for all of us, but your loyalty and generosity to the Carmelites has sustained us. You have partnered with us in prayer and we know that it is the power of those prayers along with your financial support …
Read More »60th Annual Mass in Honor of All Carmelite Souls at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Carmelite Friars of the Province of Saint Elias celebrated its 60th Annual Mass in honor of All Carmelite Souls on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown. This annual Mass is offered on behalf of all of the deceased Friars of …
Read More »Upcoming Events at The National Shrine of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel, Middletown, NY
To register online for any of these events please visit the website of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Read More »Carmelites Welcome Pre-Novice, Vincent Lo Biondo, into the Formation Program
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, the Feast of St. Albert of Jerusalem, the Lawgiver of Carmel, at St. Eliseus Pre-Novitiate in Harrison, New Jersey, the Province of St. Elias welcomed its newest Pre-Novice, Vincent LoBiondo, into the Formation Program. During a ceremony in which he received the Scapular of Our …
Read More »REVEREND BEDE MULLIGAN, O. CARM. 1934-2020
Reverend Bede Mulligan O.Carm., a member of the Order of Carmelites of the North American Province of St. Elias, died on August 31, 2020 after a brief illness. He was 86 years old. May he rest in peace. John Kevin Mulligan was born in the Bronx, NY on June 14, …
Read More »FOUR CARMELITE FRIARS PROFESS SOLEMN VOWS
On August 29th, 2020, four Carmelite Friars: Brother Marlon Beharry, O.Carm., Brother Henry Soto, O.Carm., Father Jon Moore, O.Carm., and Father Justin M. Cinnante, O.Carm pronounced their solemn vows at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Very Reverend Mario Esposito, O.Carm., Prior Provincial, was the celebrant …
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