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Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila attended the dedication of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Littleton, CO on March 23, 2013. Credit: OLMC Parish. Denver, Colo., Mar 29, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a parish of the Denver Archdiocese, recently dedicated its new church building which local Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila has described as “beautiful.” “The beauty of it... speaks to the gift of our faith, and that this is a place where the Lord is truly present and dwells,” the archbishop told CNA shortly after the dedication Mass on March 23. Our Lady...

  Novena To Our Lady of Mount CarmelJuly 16 First day Second Day Third Day Fourth Day Fifth Day Sixth Day Seventh Day Eighth Day Ninth Day First Day O Beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remaining a pure virgin, assist us in our necessity! O Star of the Sea, help and protect us! Show us that you are our Mother!(pause and mention petitions) Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Second Day Most Holy Mary,...

July 16, 2006 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalm: Sunday 30 Reading 1Am 7:12-15 Amaziah, priest of Bethel, said to Amos,“Off with you, visionary, flee to the land of Judah! There earn your bread by prophesying,but never again prophesy in Bethel;for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.” Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet,nor have I belonged to a company of prophets;I was a shepherd and a dresser of sycamores. The LORD took me from following the flock, and said to me,Go, prophesy to my people Israel.” Responsorial PsalmPs 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 R. (8) Lord, let us...

July 16, 2005Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Psalm: Saturday 31 Reading IEx 12:37-42 The children of Israel set out from Rameses for Succoth,about six hundred thousand men on foot,not counting the little ones.A crowd of mixed ancestry also went up with them,besides their livestock, very numerous flocks and herds.Since the dough they had brought out of Egypt was not leavened,they baked it into unleavened loaves.They had rushed out of Egypt and had no opportunityeven to prepare food for the journey. The time the children of Israel had stayed in Egyptwas four hundred and thirty years.At the end...

From the crusades in the Holy Land came the desire to follow Christ in his homeland by living a life of solitude and service. One such group settled on Mount Carmel, a place inspired by the figure and spirit of the Prophet Elijah. They wanted a life of prayer, and work that would enhance their spiritual life. At times, these original hermits found themselves at service to the pilgrims who sought their hospitality and spiritual direction. The Church officially recognized their Rule of life as an Order in 1206. . . Carmel in Europe In the 13th century the...

The Brown Scapularby Rt. Rev. Charles A. Klauder. Copyright 1991 Marians of the Immaculate Conception. Almost everyone knows of our Blessed Mother's apparition at Fatima in 1917, and almost every Catholic knows some of the requests she made for all of us to put into practice in our daily lives. Now, the sad part is that most Catholics have not put into practice these important requests: 1. Daily saying five decades of the Rosary. 2. Wearing of the Brown Scapular, the Sign of Consecration to Mary's Immaculate Heart. 3. Holy Communions of Reparation on the First Saturdays, meditating for at...

What is the link between Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of the Mount Carmel, since she appeared wearing the Carmelite habit in one of the apparitions? You know that at the Fatima apparitions Our Lady normally wore a white habit with a gold trim and a blue belt at her waist. But during an apparition to the children when the miracle of the sun occurred, she appeared wearing the Carmelite habit representing the glorious mysteries of the Rosary. Our Lady does not do anything by chance, so the first question leads to another: What is the relation among...