St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
(1842-1857) One of our youngest saints, Dominic Savio was born into a peasant family at Riva, Italy. He joined St. John Bosco as a student at the Oratory in Turin at the age of 12. He impressed Don Bosco with his desire to be a priest and to help him in his work with neglected […]
(1384-1440) Frances lived at a time of upheaval in Rome. She endured family misfortune and the loss of children, yet she willingly served those less fortunate than she. Frances was born in 1384 at Trastevere in Rome to noble parents. Still a child, she already began to mortify her body and express interest in being […]
(1495 -1550) You don’t need to travel far away to do God’s work. John had given up his Christian beliefs while a soldier. He was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided to give the rest of his life to God’s service and headed to Africa where he […]
(Died 203 AD) Born in Carthage, the 22-year-old Perpetua recently became a mother and become a Christian as well. Her father implored her to renounce her Christian faith. Her answer was quite remarkable. “See that pot lying there? Can you call it by any other name than what it is?” Her father answered, “Of course […]
(1381-1447) Colette was the answer to her mother’s prayers when she was born. Her mother was 60 years old and childless up until that time. Although the child was compassionate, prayerful and kind, her father was disappointed she remained small in stature. Colette realizing her father’s disappointment prayed that her father would be somehow consoled. […]
(501-530) Kieran of Saigir, also known as Ciarán mac Luaigne or St. Kieran (Welsh: Cieran), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland. His father was Lugna (also Laighne), a nobleman of the Dál Birn rulers of Osraige, and his mother as Liadán, […]
Vincent and Anthony T. are twins. Some of their interests are the same, while others are different. What they both agree on is they have a special connection. Vincent: Your favorite hobby is arts and crafts, and for a year you have had a Facebook page called “Vincent’s Corner.” What’s the website all about and […]
(1458-1483) Casmir was the son of the king of Poland. As a young man he led an extremely austere life. He slept on the floor, spent copious time in prayer and committed himself to celibacy. When the nobles in Hungary became dissatisfied with their king, they asked Casimir’s father to send his son to take […]
(975-1040) St. Cunegundes was the daughter of Sigfrid, first Count of Luxemburg. She married Henry, duke of Bavaria (later to be St. Henry), who upon the death of the Emperor Otho III became King of the Romans. In 1014, the couple traveled to Rome where they were crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Empress by Pope […]
(1205-1282) Imagine a woman refusing the proposal of the holy Roman emperor to become rather a bride of God. This is the story of today’s saint. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and King Ottokar I of Bohemia. She was betrothed very young to the Duke of Silesia, who died three years later. She […]