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Celebrating Mama Mary, Our Lady of Manaoag Rev. Bro. Von Erick Maria Sandoval, O.Carm. On Saturday, 22 October 2022, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, in collaboration with the Fil-Am Catholic Community of the Hudson Valley celebrated a Votive Mass in honor of Our Lady …

A VOTIVE MASS TO HONOR OUR LADY OF FATIMA Tarrytown, NY – In the evening of Oct. 15, 2022, a votive Mass to honor Our Lady of Fatima was held in the Church of Transfiguration to celebrate 105th Anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, by …

  THE CONGRESS OF CONFRATERNITIES AND LAY CARMELITE IN VIETNAM  Vung Tau City, Vietnam, 15-16 Oct. 2022   The Congress of Confraternities and Lay Carmelites was held in Vung Tau from the 15th to the 16th of October with 150 members from eight groups of the Third Order and Confraternities. …

Fr. James R. Sidoti, O.Carm. Funeral Mass     Photo from SEL Province  

Obituary Reverend James R. Sidoti, O. Carm. Born in Staten Island, New York on April 26, 1949 Professed First Vows in the Order of Carmelites, on June 15, 1987 Professed Solemn Vows on October 21, 1990 Ordained to the Priesthood on May 16, 1992 Died on October 6, 2022 Reverend …

On Friday, August 26th, Brother Jonathan Patrick Steele, O.Carm., professed the solemn vows of obedience, poverty and chastity in the Carmelite Order at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, New York. The Mass was a joyful including celebration attended by about 160 people, including more …

RECEPTION OF NOVICES – St. Joseph Commissariat in Vietnam Thu Duc City, Vietnam – The Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, St. Elias Province, Commissariat of St. Joseph welcomed five Novices for the school year 2022-2023 on Sunday, August 14th. They are: Luke Huynh Kieu, Joseph Dinh …

Thu Duc City, Vietnam – On Monday, August 15th., a Mass celebrating the Simple Profession of Vows of five Brothers took place in St. Joseph Novitiate, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They are Brother Joseph Mary Linh Pham, O.Carm., Brother John Thu Hoang, O.Carm., Brother Martin Dang Ngo, …

The newly ordained Fr. Marlon Beharry, O. Carm., offered his first Mass at the National Shrine on the Feast of St. John of the Cross (December 14). Prior to the Mass, Fr. Marlon gave a presentation on St. John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite and mystic. Fr. Marlon shared his …

Br. Gregg Durham, O. Carm. was the first presenter for the National Shrine of our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Advent 2021 series: This Advent, let’s journey with Mary, Our Mother as She prepares for the coming of her Son, Jesus! Br. Gregg hosted a Marian Prayer Breakfast in the Elijah …