Mount Carmel Astoria
OLMC Feast Day
As Mother Church of Queens and in celebration of our 173rd anniversary, we celebrated three masses throughout the day. We concluded the day with an evening Mass in three languages (English, Spanish, Italian) to honor our Patroness, Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16, 2014. For our tri-lingual celebration, our main celebrant was Father Joe Pham who has been serving this parish for 32 years! He was assisted by Deacon Ruben Mendez along with lectors Rafael Gomez and Nina Carullo.
The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel feast was instituted in the 14th century by the Carmelite Order to commemorate the anniversary of the day in 1251 when our Blessed Mother gave the brown scapular to Saint Simon Stock. The Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy 205 states, “The scapular is a sign of the relationship between the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Mount Carmel and those who entrust themselves to her protection, who have recourse to her maternal intercession, who are mindful of the importance of spiritual life and the need for prayer.” The Preface for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, “The Blessed Virgin Mary watches unceasingly over the brethren of her Son, and lights us along our pilgrim way to the Mount of your Glory, our beacon of comfort, and the embodiment of all our hopes as members of the Church.”
Here are a few pictures from the evening mass, courtesy of Neida C. Martinez. Go to the photo gallery for all pictures.
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THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST 2014
Our sixth annual procession on Corpus Christi Sunday took place on June 22, 2014. Over 250 parishioners joined our Pastor, Msgr. Sean G. Ogle, V.F. and Deacons Christopher R. Heanue and Ruben Mendez as we celebrated with a simple procession around the church property singing hymns in Spanish and Italian. We concluded the procession with benediction in the lower church. Here are a few pictures courtesy of Nina Carullo. For all pictures, please go to Photo Gallery. Video by Neida C. Martinez has been posted on You Tube.
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