St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
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(Died 258AD) Little is known about the early life of St. Lawrence. He was a Christian during a very dangerous era, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Valerian, who ruled from 253 to 260. Lawrence became a Roman archdeacon under Pope St. Sixtus II. His position of arch deacon held the responsibility as the […]
(189 –1942) Today’s saint was born into a prominent Jewish family in Breslau, Germany — now Wroclaw, Poland — just as her family was celebrating Yom Kippur, the most important Jewish festival, the Day of Atonement. Her birth name was Edith Stein. Upon the death of her father when she was 2 years old, her […]
(Aug. 8, 1170–Aug. 6, 1221) Those people of a certain age will remember a song performed by a singing Belgian Dominican nun that, against all probability, topped the charts in America in the 1960s — “Domi-nique:” Domi-nique -nique -nique s’en allait tout simplement, Routier, pauvre et chantant. En tous chemins, en tous lieux, Il ne […]
(1480–547) Cajetan began his professional life as a lawyer. After his ordination at age 36, he was engaged in the work of the Roman Curia. While in Rome he joined the Oratory of Divine Love, a group devoted to piety and charity. When he was 42, he founded a hospital for incurables in Venice. Cajetan […]
(c. 450–523) Hormisdas was one of a few popes to have had children. He married as a young man and was widowed by the time he pursued his religious career. His son Sliverus grew to follow his father in the family business, becoming pope in (536). Hormisdas was born in the town of Frosinone, south […]
(604–642) Oswald was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king. He came to power in Northumbria around 633 or 634 AD. Oswald ruled over the Northumbrian kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira and held power over parts of modern-day England, Wales and Scotland. From the end of the 6th century through much of the 7th century, two royal houses […]
By FRAN PERRITANO Maria Quintal is quite talented. In addition to being part of the Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Music Ministry, she has two black belts and is a retired state trooper. And now, during the early part of the coronavirus pandemic, she was helping others. “I have been sewing cotton surgical-style face masks […]
(1786–1859) Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney was born May 8, 1786, in France in the town of Dardilly, near Lyons. His devout Catholic parents were farmers, and from an early age, John worked in the fields. Without formal education, as a young man he was functionally illiterate; but thanks to his mother’s teaching, Vianney was able to memorize […]
St. Lydia is recognized as the first European convert to Christianity. She is described in the Acts of the Apostles as a “seller of purple,” a person who traded in purple dyes and fabrics. Purple goods were considered precious and were used by emperors, high government officials, and priests of the pagan religions. Her conversion […]
(283–371) Most people who know a bit about Christian history know that the Emperor Constantine the Great recognized Christianity with the Edict of Milan in 313 AD (even though he only converted close to his death in 337 AD). Recognition of a religion and acceptance of it and a universally recognized version of it are […]