Today our parish celebrated the solemnity of its patron, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This is not only the feast of our parish patron, but also the principal feast of the Carmelite Friars who live in community here and minister to the parish. The actual date for Our Lady of Mount Carmel is 16 July. … Continue reading Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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My greetings to you on this weekend when we celebrate our parish’s patronal feast. While this week in July is always a significant one for our parish, there seems to have been plenty of additional reasons to celebrate in recent years. This year, it’s the celebration of World Youth Day 2008. Today we begin our … Continue reading 13/7/08 – OLMC & WYD
Next weekend, our parish celebrates its feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Although the actual date in the Universal Calendar is 16 July, in Carmelite parishes it is common to observe the solemnity on the nearest Sunday. Furthermore, as a Carmelite parish, we use a special Carmelite Lectionary and Sacramentary which contains readings … Continue reading 8/7/07 – Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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