St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Editor Mount Carmel Church nearly was filled to capacity on Holy Thursday, April 17, as parishioners from Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament and St. Anthony & St. Agnes commemorated the Lord’s Last Supper. There was the traditional washing of the feet of 12 people representing the disciples, the […]
Last Updated on April 16, 2025 by Editor Parishioners at Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament celebrated Palm Sunday’s remembrance of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Our traditional procession around the church to the strains of “Jerusalem My Destiny” included parishioners, lectors, ministers and children. The Passion of Our Lord was proclaimed by several readers at […]
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Let us pray for Christians all over the world that this week’s celebration of Holy Week may be a renewal for us and deepen our faith. This is Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, one of our holiest days. We commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to celebrate the […]
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Reflection: World is in its hour of darkness By SISTER MARY McGLONE Today, evil seems so present and powerful that the faithful cry out with Jesus, “My God, why have you abandoned us?” (Mark 15:34). In his account of Jesus’ passion, Luke invites us to enter into the scene […]
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Easter Sunday Reflection: Resurrection more than a belief By SISTER MARY McGLONE “Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.” We recite this phrase, or one of its variants, as habitually as we make the exceedingly bold statement that what we are about to do, we do, “In the name of the Father, […]
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Editor Good Friday, April 18 12:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross at Mount Carmel 3 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Easter Vigil, April 19 8 p.m. at Mount Carmel and St. Anthony’s Easter Sunday, April 20 8 a.m. at Mount Carmel 9:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s 11 a.m. at […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent During this last week of Lent, we recognize how God is doing something new within us. As Christ touches the woman caught in adultery, so also does he touch us with generous and nonjudgmental love. To the point: The scribes and Pharisees brought an adulterous woman to Jesus and “made her […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent Reflection: ‘Sin no more’ By SISTER MARY McGLONE Last week we heard about a wild child whose self-destructive behavior ended up sending him right back into the arms of his father. This week, John tells us the same story with different characters. In this account, self-righteous people figure they can ensnare Jesus […]