St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Prayer helps us carry out God’s will By SISTER MARY McGLONE “Our help is in the name of the Lord!” That’s today’s psalm response. Do we mean it? If so, what do we mean by it? The framers of our Lectionary paired today’s selection from Exodus with Jesus’ parable […]
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection: Does God hear some more than others? By SISTER MARY McGLONE When Bing Crosby recorded “Galway Bay,” he softened the original lyrics to avoid sounding too political. Rather than indict the English, Crosby sang about potato-farming women who spoke “a language that the strangers do not know.” Perhaps without […]
28th Sunday of Ordinary: Canonization weekend of Bishop Scalabrini Call to worship By healing the ten lepers in today’s Gospel, Jesus offers everyone the chance to live life more abundantly. Faith in Jesus can make us grateful and deepen our relationship with God and with others. To the point: Ten lepers ask Jesus to take pity […]
28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: ‘Your faith has saved you’ By SISTER MARY McGLONE We know this story only too well. Jesus healed 10 lepers. One, a Samaritan, came back to thank him. It’s all about gratitude, right? Listen again, it’s not quite that simple. W hen the Samaritan returned, Jesus, like a shepherd […]
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship “The vision still has its time; it presses on to fulfillment; it will not disappoint.” God’s vision will be fulfilled when our faith turns into action. We are called to hold our despair not only with patience but with strong faith — faith that can bring God’s […]
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Increasing your faith take work By SISTER MARY McGLONE “How long, O Lord! Why don’t you intervene!” How many times have believers joined Habakkuk in this desperate lament? Do we not cry out for divine justice as we look at Ukraine, Syria, police brutality, untimely deaths, people who entice […]