St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Meditation: Recognize Christ for who he is By SISTER MARY McGLONE Have you ever glimpsed pure goodness in another person? Sometimes we see it as we gaze on a baby — goodness, innocence and seemingly limitless potential. On rarer occasions, we get caught up in a similar perception of a […]
The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Reflection: The mystery of the Mother of God By SISTER MARY McGLONE “Happy New Year!” If you’re from Denver, you not only might repeat that greeting through the month, but also leave your Christmas lights on until Jan. 22, the last day of the […]
The Epiphany of the Lord Reflection: The message of the Magi By SISTER MARY McGLONE I spent a lifetime looking for you.” So begins Johnny Lee’s country-western song, “Lookin’ for Love.” Country music, like folktales and the Gospel infancy narratives, philosophizes with homespun wisdom about the most basic human events and emotions. Might the Magi […]
Due to limited help in the parish office, we ask that when submitting Prayer Remembrance requests, they are done on SEPARATE ENVELOPES for each request, and not with multiple names on one sheet of paper. When requests are sent in with multiple names on one page, it makes for more work and the possibility of errors. The envelopes […]
Our parish community, friends, family and visitors celebrated the Birth of Christ at Masses at 4:30 p.m. and midnight on Christmas Eve, and 8 and 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day. At the 4:30 Family Mass, the packed church listened to the story of the Nativity read by “Mary” to the children. Here are photos from that […]
The Nativity of the Lord Reflection: Christmas makes us feel at home By SISTER MARY McGLONE Which Christmas Mass are you going to? When I was a child, we went to an early morning Mass — before we could see what Santa brought. Whichever celebration you choose, unless perhaps the Mass at Dawn, you know […]