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ASH WEDNESDAY 2024 While yesterday’s snowfall in Orange County was nature’s reminder that winter is still with us, the Church points us in a different direction as we began the 40 days of Lent on Ash Wednesday (the word Lent comes from the Middle English word lente, meaning “springtime.”) Fr. …

Candlemas 2024 Nearly two hundred people braved the cold weather to attend the Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Mass (Candlemas) at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, New York on February 2. Before Mass, Father Roberto Perez, O.Carm. blessed the …

Carmelite Heritage: A Moving Story The Carmelite Heritage Room has a new home at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. After nearly two decades, the Carmelite Heritage Room, once part of the Edith Stein Conference Center, is now conveniently located in the main section of the Shrine. …

+ Maria Simbang Gabi sa Shrine 2023 The Fil-Am Catholic Community of Hudson Valley (FACCHV) hosted their annual Simbang Gabi sa Shrine at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, New York. This is the seventh year that the Filipino community have hosted this devotional Mass …

+ Maria Solemn Profession of Vows in Vietnam 2023   Saigon, Vietnam –  On the morning of November 18, 2023, at the Church of Chau Binh parish, Very Rev. Mario Esposito, O.Carm., the Prior Provincial of the North American Province of St. Elias, presided over the Eucharistic celebration and the …

+ Maria   The Annual General Meeting of the Commissariat in Vietnam 2023   The Annual General Meeting of the Commissariat of St. Joseph in Vietnam was held on November 14, 2023, at the Vinh Phuc Retreat House. Attending it were Very Rev. Mario Esposito O.Carm., Prior Provincial of the …

+ Maria VETERANS DAY 2023 In observance of Veterans Day 2023, the Carmelites placed a flag on the gravestones of each of our friars who served in the military. Our brothers who served were: Rev. Norbert Hansen, Rev. Robert Greco, Rev. Robert Tracy, Rev. Edmund McCaffrey, Rev. Albert Pavlik, Rev. …

+ Maria ALL CARMELITE SOULS 2023 On Saturday, 4 November 2023, the Carmelite Province of Saint Elias celebrated the 63rd Annual All Souls Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This annual event held usually in the first or second week of November is an opportunity …