St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
(1907-1943) Blessed Franz is recognized in Rome as one of the 20th century martyrs for their faith. Born in Upper Austria, he lost his father during World War I. He was later adopted by Heinrich Jägerstätter and grew up loving motorcycles and, to be honest, raised a bit of hell. He and his gang were […]
The following was written by Bishop Douglas Lucia of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Syracuse: A year ago, on the first Tuesday of June (June 4 to be exact), I was here in Syracuse for the announcement of my appointment as the 11th Bishop of Syracuse and my first news conference. I remember beginning to read my prepared […]
We are called to make our home in God. On Trinity Sunday, we celebrate intimacy with God who tenderly loves us and who holds us close, grasping us tightly with overwheleming love given freely and abundantly by Father, Son and Spirit. To the point: God’s desire is that we share in divine life eternally. To […]
The Trinity, also called “The Hospitality of Abraham,” is an icon created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the 15th century. It is his most famous work and the most famous of all Russian icons, and it is regarded as one of the highest achievements of Russian art. The Trinity depicts the three angels who […]
(1075-1134) St. Norbert was a German of Frankish and German stock. As a youth, he was educated both in literature and the ways of the court and the world at the collegiate church of St. Victor in Xanten. He became a subdeacon but showed no inclination to pursue the priesthood. Rather, the wealthy, handsome, thin […]
(Died 755 AD) St. Boniface was a native of England. He was baptized under the name of Winfrid but received the name Boniface from the Pope, on account of the great good which he did. Boniface means one who does good. When just 5 years old, he requested of his parents to be sent to […]
(1563-1608) Francis Caracciolo was born from a noble family Villa Santa Maria (Abruzzo Region of Italy). When he was 22 years old, he was inflicted by a terrible disease which almost led him to death. In this trial he heard the Lord’s call and was ready to dedicate his life completely in the service of […]
(Died 1885-1887) St. Charles and many other martyrs for the faith died between Nov. 15, 1885 and Jan. 27, 1887, in Namugongo, Uganda. St. Charles and his companions were beatified in 1920 and canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964. In 1879, Catholicism began spreading in Uganda when the White Fathers, a congregation of priests founded […]
(Died 4th Century) In 304 AD, a great persecution of Christians was ordered by Emperor Diocletian, the last great culling of Christ’s followers before Constantine’s Edict of Milan, granting legal status to Christians throughout the Roman Empire. The second of the four edicts by which Diocletian planned the annihilation of Christians called for the arrest […]
(Died 165 AD) Justin converted to Christianity about the year 130 and he received baptism at Ephesus. Sometime after this Justin found himself in Rome, where he opened a philosophical school and tirelessly proclaimed Christ to pagan scholars. He wrote and spoke of the God he had come to know, using the language and categories […]