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 …
Read More »WHAT WAS OLD WAS NEW AGAIN
The Rite of the Holy Sepulcher, rooted in the worship of the Christian community in Jerusalem and used by various Knights and the faithful and commonly called the Carmelite Rite, is the liturgical rite in Latin that the Carmelite Order first began using in the mid-twelfth century. This Rite …
Read More »CARMELITE LATIN MASS AT THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
On Sunday, July 19, 2020, the Feast of St. Elias, Father and Leader of Carmel, was celebrated at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown according to the Ancient Carmelite Rite of the Holy Sepulcher. The Mass was well-attended in the light of social distancing, and …
Read More »SOLEMN COMMEMORATION OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
The Carmelites of the Province of St. Elias celebrated the Solemn Commemoration of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16th, 2020 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, NY. Bishop Gerardo Colacicco, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York celebrated the 11:30 AM …
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