St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
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(1806-1867) Catherine Labouré was born in France, the ninth of 11 children, to Pierre and Madeleine Labouré. In 1815, Catherine’s mother died, leaving her 9-year-old daughter with the responsibility of caring for the household. After her mother’s funeral, it is said that Catherine returned home and picked up a statue of the Blessed Virgin. Holding […]
(Eighth century) Vergilius, Fergal in Irish, was an Irish missionary and astronomer. In the “Annals of the Four Masters” and the “Annals of Ulster” Vergilius is mentioned as Abbot of Aghaboe, in Queen’s County, Ireland. About the year 745, he left Ireland, intending to visit the Holy land, but settled down in France, where he […]
(1177-1267) Sylvester was born into a noble family in Osimo. As a young man he was sent to study jurisprudence at Bologna and Padua but felt more drawn to theology. Changing his concentration of studies, he dedicated long hours to prayer and when his father became aware of his change of heart refused to speak […]
(287-305) St. Catherine was born in Alexandria, Egypt, one of the finest cities in the world, and a center of learning and culture as well as faith in that period. Christian tradition states she was of noble birth, possibly a princess. As a member of the nobility, she was also educated and was an avid […]
(Third century) Chrysogonus was a martyr who suffered at Aquileia, probably during the persecution of Diocletian. He was buried there, and publicly venerated by the faithful of that region. Soon the veneration of this martyr of Aquileia was transferred to Rome, where a titular church, in Trastevere, bears his name to this day. In about […]
(Above: Mount Carmel School Class of 1921, the last class to graduate when Father Joseph Forma was pastor of Mount Carmel.) This is the third in a series of articles highlighting the history of our parish leading to its 125th anniversary. Previous articles and issues of “More Good News” are available at www.mountcarmelblessedsacrament.com. 1903-1933 Father […]
(c. 843-615) St. Columban was from Leinster, Ireland, and went on to become an abbot, a writer, speaker and one of the greatest missionaries of the Celtic Church initiating a revival of spirituality in Europe. He went to the great monastic seat of learning at Bangor in Northern Ireland, where he was educated by St. […]
(Martyred c. 230 Ad) The picture of St. Cecelia above comes from the ceiling over the choir loft at St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish. Today we celebrate her feast. Her story is contained in the Passio Sanctae Caeciliae, a more literary than historical text. It tells us that Cecilia was betrothed […]