St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Scripture overview and prayer Homily: Father Jeffry Loseke Meditative Prayer: I Thirst (Words by St. Mother Theresa) First Reading Proclamation/ Meditation (Denice May) Potter’s Hand (Meditation on Jeremiah) Second Reading Truth Songs A Living Sacrifice Gospel Proclamation from Catholic TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpWuQO45fsI Take Up Your Cross (Dramatic proclamation for parents and children) How to Pick Up […]
For children Story of Jeremiah Jeremiah’s Challenge Book of Jeremiah The Call of Jeremiah Gospel Reading & Reflection For teens Overview of Jeremiah Jeremiah the Prophet God Visits Jeremiah Jeremiah: Prophet of Judah Jeremiah and the Potter Romans 12: 1-2 Romans: Offer Your Bodies Romans 12: 1-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WwXM0lj_94 Romans 12:2
(2nd century A.D.) Sabina was a pagan and Roman noble. She was given in marriage to a Senator, Valentinus. She converted to Christianity through the influence of a slave girl, Serapia. Together, at night, Sabina and Serapia would descend into the catacombs, where at that time the Christians gathered in secret to escape persecution. It […]
(354-430 AD) In our calendar of saints there probably is no other more complex or more influential on modern Christianity as Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo. He was the son of Roman citizens living in North Africa. His mother, St. Monica, was a devout Christian and his father, Patricius was baptized on his deathbed when […]
(331-387 AD) Monica was born in northern Africa in 331, in the town of Thagaste, to a wealthy family with strong Christian traditions. She learned the teachings of Sacred Scripture and was active in the service of the Church community. She married Patricius, an ambitious, pagan who was who was a drunkard and abusive, and […]
(1214-1270) St. Louis IX, King of France, was born in Poissy, France, in 1214. His father was Louis VIII, and his mother was Blanche, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castille, surnamed the Conqueror. Louis IX was the eldest surviving child out of 11 that were born to Louis VIII and Blanche. He was raised with […]
(1st century A.D.) Today’s saint’s name is a patronymic. “Bar” means “son of,” so “Tolomai” would have been his father. Scholars believe he actually is the Nathanael mentioned in John. He hailed from Cana in Galilee and was one of the first disciples called by the Lord. Bartholomew was a doctor in the Jewish law, […]
