St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
For children Solomon Asks for Wisdom The Kingdom of Heaven The Pearl of Great Price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDDTDtB3eBU Treasure In the Field The Parable of the Hidden Treasure Hidden Treasure & The Pearl of Great Price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9asXYyjWAgA Kids telling Parables: Buried Treasure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKwq3VwH9_w For teens Solomon’s Temple Explained The Pearl of Great Price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2UGbIktDWY The Hidden Treasure […]
Story of St. Anne (Adapted from the Church of St. Anne, Rockhill, SC) St. Anne was born in Bethlehem and married Joachim from Nazareth in Galilee. Joachim was a shepherd given the task of supplying the temple of Jerusalem with sheep for sacrifices. After 20 years of marriage Anne and Joachim had no children. Once, […]
(3 A.D.-44 A.D.) James was among the first 12 Apostles of Jesus. The son of Zebedee, James was the older brother of John and is called “the Greater” to distinguish him from the Apostle James “the Less,” who probably was shorter in stature. Some scholars believe that Salome, the mother of James and John, was […]
(4th century) St. Christina is one of our youngest saints. She was the daughter of, Urbain, a wealthy magistrate and pagan. When Christina was 11-years-old she was well-known for her beauty and attracted the attention of several suitors. Her father, however, wanted his daughter to become a pagan priestess. Urbain demanded that his daughter pay […]
Bridget was the daughter of the governor of Uppland, Sweden. He used his position and wealth to contribute to helping the less fortunate, a practice that is daughter Bridget would continue through her life. Bridget married into the royal family of Sweden and produced eight children. Her daughter would one day become St. Catherine of […]
(1st Century) Most people today know today’s saint through her appearance in recent works of popular culture. The readers know her through Dan Brown’s book “The DaVinci Code.” Cinema buffs know her through Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ” and Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of Christ.” Younger folks will know her from Andrew Lloyd […]
(1559–1619) Gifted with a facility with languages and diplomacy, today’s saint played an important role in the history of the church and in Europe in his day. St. Lawrence was born in Brindisi, Italy, on July 22, 1559. He was baptized with the name Giulio Cesare. He received his early education from the Franciscan Friars […]
(Died 79 A. D.) The importance of St. Apollinaris in the early church can be substantiated by two magnificent basilicas in the city of Ravenna, Italy and another in Rome. Who was this man? Tradition says that when St. Peter left Antioch to bring the message of Jesus to Rome, he was accompanied by some […]
(Died in 514) The political upheaval we witness today has nothing on that of the early 5th century. Pope Symmacus was a major player in those events. Born in Sardinia to pagan parents, Symmacus came to Rome, converted to Catholicism and was baptized. That’s all we know about his early life and we have no […]
Call to worship Today, we hear three parables about God’s generous, all-encompassing love. Each parable proclaims that the Kingdom of God is filled with mercy, acceptance and patience. We are called to be discern God’s will, to grow into mature disciples and to be open to the transformation to which God continually calls us. To […]