St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
(1182-1226) Francis was born in 1182 the son of a rich fabric merchant Pietro di Bernardone and a noblewoman from Provence, Pica. While his father was away on business (possibly to France), Pica had her newborn son baptized with the name Giovanni. It was Pietro who later began to call him Francesco (Francis in English), […]
Call to worship God gives us a home. We are merely tenants in the beautiful vineyard of this world. We should not be greedy or violent here. We are called to be faithful and fruitful life-giving stewards of this planet who honor every aspect of human life. To the point: The chief priests and elders, […]
All scriptures Catholic Women Preach (Ramona Miller OSF) 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time SOLT Preparation Gospel The Parable of the Tenants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPBzRCwbm8M Matthew 21: 33-43 I Have Chosen You (Denice May) The Parable of the Vineyard The Parable of the Wicked Tenants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSCaAxTmw7c The Parable of the Tenants: The Religion Teacher First Reading The Book […]
For children The Prophet Isaiah (Share Faith Kids) God’s Story: The Prophets from Isaiah to Malachi Philippians 4: 6,7 Being Brave and the Peace of God (Kid’s Church Videos) Do Not Be Anxious The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Christian Kids) Parable of the Tenants The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard (Beginner’s Bible) […]
(1798 -1856) Anne-Thérèse Guérin was born in Etables, France, but eventually became an American saint. Her life was shattered by her father’s murder when she was 15. For several years she cared for her mother and younger sister. She entered the Sisters of Providence in 1823, taking the name Sister St. Theodore. An illness during novitiate […]
Perhaps no aspect of Catholic piety is as comforting to parents as the belief that an angel protects their little ones from dangers real and imagined. Yet, guardian angels are not only for children. Their role is to represent individuals before God, to watch over them always, to aid their prayer and to present their […]
(1873-1897) Thérèse Françoise Marie Alençon once said her parents were “Worthy more of heaven than of Earth.” She was the last of eight children, three of whom died in childhood. Orphaned of her mother at the age of 4, she relived the drama of abandonment as each of her four sisters in turn entered Carmelite […]
(c. 340-420) St. Jerome is considered to be a “Father of the Church.” He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin, called the Vulgate (or “common language of the people”), historically the most important vernacular edition of the Holy Scriptures. After having been tutored by his father in religion and essential […]
One can hardly count the number of churches, shrines, monasteries, chapels — but also mountains, caves, and hills – named for St. Michael the Archangel. The name Michael, which is mentioned five times in the Bible, is derived from a Hebrew expression meaning, “Who is like unto God?” A string of these holy places dedicated […]
(907-929) We have all heard the carol of “Good King Wenceslaus,” but who was this man and what is the message of the carol? Wenceslaus stands as an example for Christian values in the midst of the political intrigues which characterized 10th-century Bohemia. Wenceslaus was born near Prague, son of the Duke of Bohemia. His […]