St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
(1888-1922) Maria Bertilla Boscardin was born in Italy in 1888. Growing up she lived in fear of her father, a violent man prone to jealousy and drunkenness. Her schooling was limited so that she could spend more time helping at home and working in the fields. She showed few talents and often was the butt […]
(552-616) Ethelbert succeeded his father, in 560, as King of Kent (an area east of London on the English Channel) and made an unsuccessful attempt to win from Ceawlin of Wessex the overlordship of Britain. He married Bertha, daughter of Charibert, King of the Franks, thus increasing his political cachet. He gave his Christian wife […]
(69-155 AD) Polycarp was born between 69 and 70 AD of Christian parents. He had the grace of receiving the teachings of Christ directly from the Apostles and became a disciple of St John the Evangelist. It was at the command of the Apostles that Polycarp would become the bishop of the Church of Smyrna. […]
Diocese of Syracuse Bishop Douglas Lucia visited St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish for the first time and celebrated Mass on Sept. 22 and 23. Lucia delivered the homily at weekend Masses and attended receptions in his honor after all services. Though it was his first visit to Mount Carmel / Blessed […]
(1247-1297) Margaret of Cortona was born in Loviana in Tuscany in 1247. Her father was a small farmer. Margaret’s mother died when she was 7 years old. When her father remarried, her stepmother disliked her high-spirited stepdaughter. Rejected at home, Margaret eloped with a youth from Montepulciano and bore him a son out of wedlock. […]
(1007-1073) Today’s saint is another example of how someone born with seemingly everything against him can rise to be a person of importance. In the case of Peter Damian, he became a prince and doctor of the church. Born the seventh child in a family of the city of Ravenna, Damian’s mother rejected the baby […]
(Jacinta: 1910-Feb. 20, 1920) (Francisco: 1908-April 14, 1919) Between May 13 and Oct. 13, 1917, three Portuguese shepherd children from Aljustrel, received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fátima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. At that time, Europe was involved in an extremely bloody war. Portugal itself was in political […]
Congratulations to Gia, the winner of the Diocese of Syracuse Safe Environment Week coloring contest. Her poster was the winner from all the second-grade entries from across the diocese. It will be seen on the diocesan Facebook page and website (www.syrdio.org) throughout April as the diocese promotes the many ways that the diocese is committed […]
