Our Lady of Mt. Carmel - Pontifical Shrine

Good afternoon,

We wanted to share that the 25th Precinct will be hosting their annual Back to School Giveaway on Wednesday, September 4th at 4pm until supplies last. We plan on distributing bookbags filled with some school supplies to children in our community right before the start of their school year. Please help us spread the word! Only children present will be given a bookbag.

How can you help? We are still looking for some sponsors for the event. If you would like to help us in some capacity, please contact myself or Officer Cosme, we really appreciate it. Also be prepared to send us your logo for our final flyer. Overall, we could use donations of bookbags and school supplies. Please see the attached flyers for more information. If you plan on bringing a donation to the precinct, please make sure to contact myself or Officer Cosme so we can be aware and have someone receive it on our behalf if we are not available.

Thank you, as always, for being such an amazing partner and part of our community. We are very excited to continue to serve our community with this annual event.

Thank you,

Detective Troycarra Powers
New York City Police Department
25th Precinct Community Affairs
Cell: 917-833-8572
Office: 212-860-6526
Email: [email protected]
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine
448 East 116 Street, New York, NY 10029
Telephone: (212) 534-0681; Fax: (646) 568-2992
Rectory Office Hours: 10 am to 3 pm, Mondays through Saturday, except on Catholic and other Holidays
www.olmtc.org

San Mosè
La tradizione biblica opera il passaggio dalla figura storica a quella simbolica di Mosè. La futura guida di Israele visse tra XIII e XII secolo a.C. Nato in Egitto, guidò il popolo di Israele nell'esodo...
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Santa Rosalia
Nacque da Sinibaldo, signore di Quisquina e discendente del re Carlo Magno. I genitori si preoccuparono di educare la fanciulla nei principi cristiani. E la piccola Rosalia corrispose alle cure dei genitori....
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First Thursday, September 5, 2024
6:00 PM Confessions
7:00 PM Votive Mass of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Commemoration of Saint Lawrence Justinian
(27th Anniversary of the Transitus of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Beatified 2003 Canonized 2016)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine
448 East 116th Street NY NY 10029

Monday September 2 is Labor Day. The Parish Office will be closed.

Lunes 2 de septiembre es el Día de trabajador. La Oficina Parroquial está cerrada.

7:00 AM Mass
7:45 AM Mass
9:00 AM Mass
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

Pastor's message
September 1, 2024
Year B
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
15th Sunday after Pentecost

Man deceives himself very easily. The people Jesus talked to made a real effort to be perfect. Out of religious duty and concern for integrity, they unnoticeably fell into the trap of obsession, fear, perfectionism and hypocrisy. They tried to cosmeticize their personality to transform themselves into perfect, flawless beings. Perfection has become a trap in which they are stuck. They were probably shocked by the words of Jesus, who exposed these efforts and revealed that the more a person cares about external impeccability, the more he hides his inner moral mess. We want to be perfect, precise, fulfilling our ambitions, and even maliciously critical of those who cannot boast of the same results of perfection as we do. We run away from the possibility of revealing the truth about our interior. And yet, “A dead fly will spoil a vessel of fragrant oil. A little foolishness weighs more than wisdom or fame" (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
In addition to the ambition to be an outstanding scientist, or a cocky-nosed politician, or a famous photojournalist, there is also the ambition of spiritual impeccability. The fact that someone has religious interests does not mean that he has lost his pride, on the contrary, it makes itself felt even more. True holiness is not focused on finding evidence of sinfulness in others, and this was the religiosity of Jesus' interlocutors.

In this world you have to come to terms with everything except sin. Meanwhile, we live unreconciled and we don't even know it. And it is sin that uses everything and everyone to make us live in this discord. This disagreement manifests itself externally in the form of accusations from other people. The most hidden sin makes itself known through the tendency to look for moral faults in others.

So how do we get rid of evil? By looking for it in others or by admitting it in yourself? We don't know how to deal with sin. We don't know what to do to get rid of it, and we usually choose the easiest way: hiding! We hide all this dirt as if with a lid of a vessel, and then we cover the vessel itself, i.e. our external side of existence, with angelic decorations of ambition and perfection. The prophet Zechariah once had just such a vision of ungodliness. He saw a vessel that was being lifted by two angels, but this angelic appearance hid a quite surprising secret inside the vessel. Zacharias stood amazed and stared at the vessel coming towards him. When it was quite close, he asked his angelic cicerone, “What is this? He replied: The jug is coming. He added: This can be seen in every corner of the world. Then the lead cover lifted and I saw a woman sitting inside the jug. And he said, 'This is wickedness,' and he pushed it back into the jar, and covered the opening with a plate of lead" (Zech. 5:6-9).

Mensaje del pastor
1 de septiembre de 2024
Año B
22º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
15º domingo después de Pentecostés

El hombre se engaña a sí mismo muy fácilmente. Las personas con las que habló Jesús hicieron un verdadero esfuerzo por ser perfectas. Por deber religioso y preocupación por la integridad, cayeron imperceptiblemente en la trampa de la obsesión, el miedo, el perfeccionismo y la hipocresía. Intentaron cosméticas su personalidad para transformarse en seres perfectos e impecables. La perfección se ha convertido en una trampa en la que están atrapados. Probablemente se sorprendieron por las palabras de Jesús, quien expuso estos esfuerzos y reveló que cuanto más se preocupa una persona por la impecabilidad externa, más oculta su desorden moral interno. Queremos ser perfectos, precisos, cumplir nuestras ambiciones e incluso criticar maliciosamente a quienes no pueden presumir de los mismos resultados de perfección que nosotros. Huimos de la posibilidad de revelar la verdad sobre nuestro interior. Y, sin embargo, “una mosca mu**ta estropeará un recipiente de aceite fragante. Un poco de necedad pesa más que la sabiduría o la fama" (Eclesiastés 10:1).

Además de la ambición de ser un científico destacado, un político engreído o un fotoperiodista famoso, también existe la ambición de la impecabilidad espiritual. El hecho de que alguien tenga intereses religiosos no significa que haya perdido el orgullo, al contrario, se hace sentir aún más. La verdadera santidad no se centra en encontrar evidencias de pecaminosidad en los demás, y ésta era la religiosidad de los interlocutores de Jesús.

En este mundo tienes que aceptar todo menos el pecado. Mientras tanto vivimos ir reconciliados y ni siquiera lo sabemos. Y es el pecado el que se sirve de todo y de todos para hacernos vivir en esta discordia. Este desacuerdo se manifiesta externamente en forma de acusaciones de otras personas. El pecado más oculto se manifiesta a través de la tendencia a buscar faltas morales en los demás.

Entonces, ¿cómo nos deshacemos del mal? ¿Buscándolo en los demás o admitiéndolo en ti mismo? No sabemos cómo lidiar con el pecado. No sabemos qué hacer para deshacernos de él y normalmente elegimos la forma más fácil: ¡escondernos! Escondemos toda esta suciedad como con la tapa de un recipiente, y luego cubrimos el recipiente mismo, es decir, nuestro lado externo de la existencia, con decoraciones angelicales de ambición y perfección. El profeta Zacarías tuvo una vez esa visión de impiedad. Vio una vasija que estaba siendo levantada por dos ángeles, pero esta apariencia angelical ocultaba un secreto bastante sorprendente dentro de la vasija. Zacarías se quedó asombrado y miró fijamente el barco que se acercaba hacia él. Cuando estuvo bastante cerca, preguntó a su angelical cicerone: “¿Qué es esto? Él respondió: Ya viene el cántaro. Y añadió: Esto se puede ver en todos los rincones del mundo. Entonces se levantó la tapa de plomo y vi a una mujer sentada dentro de la jarra. Y él dijo: "Esto es maldad", y lo metió de nuevo en la tinaja, y cubrió la abertura con una lámina de plomo" (Zacarías 5:6-9).

It has long been a Catholic understanding that when circumstances prevent one from receiving Holy Communion, it is possible to make an Act of Spiritual Communion, which is a source of grace. Spiritual Communion is an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament and lovingly embrace him at a time or in circumstances when one cannot receive Him in sacramental Communion. The most common reason for making an Act of Spiritual Communion is when a person cannot attend Mass. Acts of Spiritual Communion increase our desire to receive sacramental Communion and help us avoid the sins that would make us unable to receive Holy Communion worthily.

Spiritual Communion Prayer
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

Durante mucho tiempo ha sido un entendimiento católico que cuando las circunstancias impiden que uno reciba la Sagrada Comunión, es posible realizar un Acto de Comunión Espiritual, que es una fuente de gracia. La comunión espiritual es un deseo ardiente de recibir a Jesús en el Santísimo Sacramento y abrazarlo con amor en un momento o circunstancias en las que uno no puede recibirlo en la comunión sacramental. La razón más común para hacer un Acto de Comunión Espiritual es cuando una persona no puede asistir a la Misa. Los Actos de Comunión Espiritual aumentan nuestro deseo de recibir la Comunión sacramental y nos ayudan a evitar los pecados que nos harían incapaces de recibir la Sagrada Comunión dignamente.

Oración de comunión espiritual
Jesús mío, creo que estás presente en el Santísimo Sacramento. Te amo sobre todas las cosas y deseo recibirte en mi alma. Como en este momento no puedo recibirte sacramentalmente, Ven al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón. Te abrazo como si ya estuvieras allí Y unirme totalmente a ti. Nunca permitas que me separe de ti. Amén.

W dniu dzisiejszym s Anna Ozon zakończyła swoją przełożeńską posługę w naszej wspólnocie. Powitałyśmy nową siostrę przełożoną, która będzie s. Agata Hulak.

Życie zakonne to wspólna DROGA z Jezusem do NIEBA! S. Annie DZIĘKUJEMY za ten wspólny "kawałek drogi", za to, że razem szłyśmy drogą WIARY i MIŁOŚCI! S. Agacie, życzymy, by czas w Dom pod lasem Siostry Pallotynki Gniezno był dla niej doświadczeniem Bożej mocy, zawierzenia i miłosierdzia!
Polecamy Waszej modlitwie s. Annę, s. Agatę i cała naszą wspólnotę. 🙏🏠😇❤️✝️

Parish Bulletin - September 1, 2024
Boletín Parroquial - 1 de septiembre de 2024



Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine
448 East 116th Street NY, NY 10029

A Ministry of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the Pallottine Fathers in the Archdiocese of New York since 1884

Sanctuary of the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Canonical Coronation: July 10, 1904

Phone: 212-534-0681

Email: [email protected]

Websites:

mountcarmelshrine.com
olmtc.org
facebook.com/olmcnyc116
Iconnel.com/giving

AUGUST 30:~ ST. ROSE OF LIMA

THIS lovely flower of sanctity, the first canonized Saint of the New World, was born at Lima in 1586. She was christened Isabel, but the beauty of her infant face earned for her the title of Rose, which she ever after bore. As a child, while still in the cradle, her silence under a painful surgical operation proved the thirst for suffering already consuming her heart.

At an early age she took service to support her impoverished parents, and worked for them day and night. In spite of hardships and austerities her beauty ripened with increasing age, and she was much and openly admired. From fear of vanity she cut off her hair, blistered her face with pepper and her hands with lime. For further security she enrolled herself in the Third Order of St. Dominic, took St. Catherine of Siena as her model, and redoubled her penance.

Her cell was a garden hut, her couch a box of broken tiles. Under her habit Rose wore a hair-shirt studded with iron nails, while, concealed by her veil, a silver crown armed with ninety points encircled her head. More than once, when she shuddered at the prospect of a night of torture, a voice said, “My cross was yet more painful.”

The Blessed Sacrament seemed almost her only food. Her love for it was intense. When the Dutch fleet prepared to attack the town, Rose took her place before the tabernacle, and wept that she was not worthy to die in its defence. All her sufferings were offered for the conversion of sinners, and the thought of the multitudes in hell was ever before her soul. She died in 1617, at the age of thirty-one.

⚜️Reflection
Rose, pure as driven snow, was filled with deepest contrition and humility, and did constant and terrible penance. Our sins are continual, our repentance passing, our contrition slight, our penance nothing. How will it fare with us?

Gracias, SANTA ROSA DE LIMA!!⚘️🇵🇪

MASS INTENTIONS
Intenciones de la Santa Misa
August 25, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine * 448 East 116th Street NY, NY 10029
National Eucharistic Revival * Avivamiento Eucaristico Nacional * Year of Mission * Año de Misión
Year of Prayer in Preparation for the Jubilee Year AD 2025

SATURDAY, August 24
Saint Bartholomew
7:45 AM Weekday Mass
9:00 Adrian Alexander Pirena (Para su Salud) by Family Reyes
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
11:00 AM Nuptial Mass
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet
4:00 ENGLISH Yvette Claire Jeane Thanksgiving OLMC by mom
5:30 ESPAÑOL Francoise Pierre Louis (Birthday) by self

SUNDAY, August 25
Year B – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - 14th Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 ESPAÑOL Ford Jean Baptiste & Marie Gelin(Wedding Anniversary) by self
9:15 ENGLISH +Jean Philippe Franie by Wife Annie
10:30 CHOIR For Robert Zadrizny(Birthday) by Wife and Daughter
12:00 ESPAÑOL +Junior Antonio Perez Abreu de su Familia
1:00 ENGLISH Finckley Dufort(Grace) by Mama
2:30 POLISH +Małgorzata Rozmus

4:30 PM VESPERS Solemn Vespers Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Program:https://gregorian-chant-hymns.com/publications/vesper-ot-02_15_15-for.pdf
Magnificat Antiphon:https://gregorian-chant-hymns.com/publications/magnificat-14th-sunday.pdf

MONDAY, August 26
Pope Saint Zephyrinus
7:00 Pro Populo
7:45 AM Weekday Mass
9:00 +Renato Tayco by the family
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

TUESDAY, August 27
Saint Monica
7:00 Natalia Benishek(Birthday) by her family
7:45 AM Weekday Mass
9:00 +Armando Merino de la familia
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

WEDNESDAY, August 28
Saint Augustine of Hippo
7:00 +Antonetta Casagrande by Michael and Lisa Reali
7:45 AM Weekday Mass
9:00 +Agustina Leal by Celena Peneda
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

THURSDAY, August 29
Passion and beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Santa Sabina
Saint Euphrasia
7:00 +Merinord Louis Jerome by Lucina Cordon
7:45 AM Weekday Mass
9:00 The Charles Family(Blessing) by Marie Jean Charles
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

FRIDAY, August 30
Saint Rose of Lima
Saint Jeanne Jugan
7:00 Almas del Purgatorio by Clara Martinez
7:45 AM Weekday Mass
9:00 +Serafino Polanco by Maria Pena
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

SATURDAY, August 31
Saint Raymond Nonnatus
7:45 AM Weekday Mass
9:00 +Carl DeVivo by Elayne McKenna
9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet
4:00 ENGLISH +Marianna Oddo by the Oddo Family
5:30 ESPAÑOL +Carl DeVivo by Elayne McKenna

SUNDAY, September 1
Year B – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - 15th Sunday after Pentecost
New Liturgical Year, Byzantine Churches
8:00 ESPAÑOL Thanksgiving by Suzette Dubuisson
9:15 ENGLISH Remerciment Myriam Nadege by self
10:30 CHOIR Special Blessing for all Priests
12:00 ESPAÑOL +Freddy Figueroa by Eva Torres
1:00 ENGLISH +Roselyn Merced (1st yr Anniversary) by Angela
2:30 POLISH +Joanna Grabowska

4:30 PM VESPERS Solemn Vespers Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Program:https://gregorian-chant-hymns.com/publications/vesper-ot-02_15_15-for.pdf
Magnificat Antiphon:https://gregorian-chant-hymns.com/publications/magnificat-15th-sunday.pdf

The Mass Book for 2024 is now open, please pass by the Rectory during office hours to request Mass intentions.
El Libro de Misas para 2024 ya está abierto, pase por la Rectoría durante el horario de oficina para solicitar las intenciones de Misas
USCCB Calendarhttps://www.usccb.org/resources/2024cal.pdf
FSSP Calendar
http://www.fsspolgs.org/liturgical-aids/liturgical-calendar
Mass Intentions
https://www.mountcarmelshrine.com/schedule/
Liturgy of the Hours
OF:
https://www.liturgies.net/Liturgies/Catholic/loh/index.htm
http://curas.com.ar/
EF: https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl
https://rinconliturgico.blogspot.com/
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine * 448 East 116th Street NY, NY 10029

Sant' Agostino
Agostino nacque a Tagaste in Africa da famiglia benestante. Il padre, Patrizio, era pagano, ma sua madre Monica era un'ardente cristiana......
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Dziś trzech naszych nowicjuszy przyjęło pallotyńską sutannę. Cieszymy się, że mogliśmy z postulancką wspólnotą uczestniczyć w tym ważnym wydarzeniu! Pamiętajcie o nich w modlitwie! 😇

Dziś wspominamy Świętego Augustyna, jednego z 4 wielkich ojców i doktorów Kościoła, nazywanego czasem "Doktorem Łaski" ✝️📜🤍 Święty Augustynie, módl się za nami! 🙏🏼

"W życiu Augustyna wiara nie została mu „podana” na srebrnej misie, ale była owocem wielu lat poszukiwań, duchowej udręki i łaski Bożej. Ten, który jak mało kto doświadczył na sobie skutków tej łaski, stał się jej wielkim piewcą i obrońcą, do tego stopnia, że potomność nadała mu tytuł „Doktora Łaski”. Autentyzm duchowych poszukiwań zawarty w jego „Wyznaniach” sprawił, że na przestrzeni wieków dzieło to wywarło ogromny wpływ na rzesze czytelników, by wspomnieć tylko zmarłego w 2008 r. kardynała Avery’a Dulles’a, jednego z najwybitniejszych teologów w USA, który z agnostyka i agenta wywiadu, został katolikiem i księdzem, właśnie pod wpływem lektury „Wyznań”. Nie brak też opinii, że każdy chrześcijanin powinien przeczytać to dzieło przynajmniej raz w roku (abp Cosmo F. Ruppi).

„Aby mężczyzna zaczął się modlić, musi to zobaczyć u innego mężczyzny! Jeżeli ojciec się modli, jego syn prawdopodobnie też się będzie modlił, nawet jeśli po drodze będzie miał odstępstwa od wiary. W świecie starożytnym to ojciec uczył dzieci modlitwy, nie matka. Znakomitym przykładem jest święty Augustyn. Miał niewierzącego ojca i świętą matkę. Widział jej wiarę, ale nie robiło to na nim najmniejszego wrażenia. Nawrócił się, gdy spotkał modlącego się mężczyznę – Ambrożego, biskupa Mediolanu” (o. Tomasz Kwiecień OP). " ZA: Vatican News

Santa Monica
S. Monica, sempre grandemente venerata dalla Chiesa e posta a modello delle madri cristiane, nacque a Tagaste, in Africa nel 331, da famiglia cristiana, nella quale fin dall'infanzia imparò a conoscere...
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine
448 East 116th Street NY, NY 10029

A Ministry of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate in the Archdiocese of New York, the Pallottine Fathers since 1882

Sanctuary of the Miraculous Statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Canonical Coronation: July 10, 1904

The Reverend Father Marian Wierzchowski SAC, Pastor
The Reverend Father Christopher Salvatori SAC, Parochial Vicar
The Reverend Monsignor Oscar Aquino JCD, Weekend Assistant
Deacon Luis Martinez
Eva Grabo, Director of Music and Organist

Phone Number: 212-534-0681
Fax: 646-568-2992
Email: [email protected]

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM

CHURCH HOURS
The Shrine is open during these hours
for visits to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament

Sunday: 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Monday through Friday: 6:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
and 2:45 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Saturday: 7:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
and 2:45 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.

MASS SCHEDULE
The Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist

Sunday Mass * The Lord's Day
Saturday at 4 PM English and 5:30 PM Español
8 AM Español, 915 AM English, 1030 AM Choir,
12 Noon Español, 1 PM English and 2:30 PM Polish

Monday - Friday * Weekday, Daily Masses
7:00 AM, 7:45 AM and 9:00 AM

Saturday
7:45 AM, 9:00 AM
Sunday Masses: 4 PM and 5:30 PM - Fulfills Sunday Obligation

CONFESSIONS
The Sacrament of Reconciliation and Penance

Sunday
9:30 AM to 12 Noon, 1:45 PM to 2:15 PM
Monday through Friday
9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Confessions are heard before and after every Mass, whenever the Church and Rectory Office are open and anytime upon request and appointment.

Our Priests are available to hear Confessions in English, Spanish, Italian and Polish

VESPERS * DIVINE OFFICE * EVENING PRAYER
LITURGY OF THE HOURS* BREVIARY
*** Every Sunday at 4:30 P.M. ***
Solemn Vespers, Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

DEVOTIONS
Monday through Saturday at 3:00 P.M.
Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
of the Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

Wednesday and Saturday after the morning Masses
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Veneration of the Icon of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Polish Apostolate Mass
First Thursday of the Month at 7:00 P.M.

All Day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday through Saturday 9:30 AM to 12 Noon
First Friday of the Month from 10 AM to 6 PM
Third Friday of the Month from 10 AM to 4 PM concluding with 430 PM Mass in Honor of the Most Precious Blood

First Saturday of the Month at 9:00 A.M.
Our Lady of Fatima Mass followed by Adoration, Rosary Meditations, Confessions and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Third Saturday of the Month at 10:00 A.M.
Haitian Apostolate Mass in French and Creole
Regina Caeli Society

PARISHIONER REGISTRATION
All who worship at Our Lady of Mount Carmel are invited to register as parishioners, members of the Parish.
If you have made the Parish your spiritual home but have not yet registered, please do. This will help us to help you in case you’re asked to be a godparent, or in case you would like to get married here. It will also help the Pallottines more intentionally to keep you in their prayers. Moreover, it will be a great means to help you get rooted in and connected to a community.
Parishioners who register receive collection envelopes and may also receive statement of contribution letters for tax deductible giving.

FAITH FORMATION
Religious Instruction, Faith Formation is available for persons in these and other circumstances not described below:

1. Enquirers of the Catholic Faith who do not come from a Christian background and seek the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, First Confession and First Holy Communion (the unbaptized).
2. Individuals and families of other Christian ecclesial communities and denominations seeking to be received into the Catholic Church (baptized Christians).
3. Baptized Catholics who need to complete the Sacraments of Initiation, First Confession,
First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
(Baptized Catholics but uncatechized)
4. Practicing Catholics who want to deepen their relationship with the Lord and knowledge of the Catholic faith.
5. Members of Churches with valid sacraments who desire to enter the Catholic Church.
6. Couples who have been civilly married and need the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, Convalidation.
7. Catholics who have strayed from the regular practice of the faith and desire to return to the Church.

For more information on Class times please call the Rectory at 212-534-0681, email the Rectory Office at [email protected] or see our Priests after Mass. Welcome Home!

FIRST CONFESSION, FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION
The Religious Education of our children in preparation to receive First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation takes place during the Academic Year from October through June, with First Communion being celebrated in May and Confirmation being celebrated in June. Registration takes place in September and October.

BAPTISM
Congratulations on the expectancy and or birth of your child! Parents are invited to meet with the Parish Priest to arrange for the baptism of their child and or children.
Baptism should occur as soon as possible not long after the birth of your child. Do not delay!

Godparents must be practicing Catholics who are at least 16 years of age and must have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation. If married, the godparent must be married in the Catholic Church. If prospective godparents are not members of the parish, they must obtain a letter from their own parish stating that they meet the requirements to be a godparent.
One man and one woman are permitted to be chosen to serve as sponsors, to be Godmother and Godfather.

HOLY MATRIMONY
Congratulations on your engagement! Engaged couples are invited to meet with the Parish Priest to prepare for the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony.

HOLY ORDERS & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles, continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time. This is a sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate (bishop), presbyterate (priest), and diaconate (deacon).

All Christians participate in the one priesthood of Christ. The whole community of believers is, as such, priestly. Through the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation the faithful are “consecrated to be…a holy priesthood.” Those who, after being baptized, receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders, also become part of the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood. The ministerial priesthood is at the service of the common priesthood of all the baptized. It is intended to unfold the baptismal grace of all Christians. The ministerial priesthood is the means by which Christ continues to build up and lead his Church.

Read More: Catechism of the Catholic Church (1536-1600)

Is God calling you to the Priesthood?
Is God calling you to the Permanent Diaconate?
Is God calling you to the Religious Life or Consecrated Life as a Religious Sister, a Nun, a Consecrated Virgin,
a Religious Brother, Friar, Hermitage or Monastic Life?

See our Pastor for more information!

Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of New York:
Father George Sears, Vocation Director
[email protected]

Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate and Consecrated Religious Life!

ANOINTING OF THE SICK
*** Please call the Rectory Office at any time for Anointing of the Sick *** 212-534-0681 ***
In the cases of illness, upcoming surgeries involving the use of general anesthesia and grave health conditions of yourselves and or your loved ones, please call the Rectory office in order to have the Parish Priests come to your residence, nursing home, health facilities or hospital to offer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and the other Sacramental Rites of the Church. One may also request the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick during Church and Rectory Office Hours.

THE SICK, ELDERLY AND HOMEBOUND
Please contact our Parish Priests for the sick, elderly and or homebound parishioners who are unable to make it to Sunday Mass. Confession and Holy Communion can be brought to them.

40 lat temu padły te słowa:
: "Zawsze Maryja dla narodu była Matką podtrzymującą swe dzieci w wierze i nadziei, że odmieni się los udręczonej Ojczyzny. [...] Prośmy Matkę Najświętsza, Panią Jasnogórską w dniu Jej święta, aby pomogła wszystkim w naszej ojczyźnie zrozumieć, że nie da się budować domu ojczystego na kłamstwie, przemocy i nienawiści".

Bł. ks. Jerzy Popiełuszko
Homilia podczas Mszy św. za Ojczyznę 26 VIII 1984 r.