The Feast of St. Vincent Pallotti at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Harlem

Sunday, January 22, 2017 10:30 A.M.

Missa Cantata – Feast of Saint Vincent Pallotti
Following the Mass, all are invited to venerate the Relic of Saint Vincent Pallotti

St. Vincent Pallotti, Priest (Feast – January 22) Born in Rome in 1795, St. Vincent became a priest and dedicated himself completely to God and cared for souls. He dreamed of gaining for Christ all non-Catholics, especially the Mohammedans. To this end he inaugurated a revolutionary program which envisaged the collaboration of the laity in the apostolate of the clergy. But St. Vincent was also well aware of the many deprivations in the natural sphere that hindered the spread of the Faith. He thus obtained and spent huge sums for the poor and underprivileged. He founded guilds for workers, agriculture schools, loan associations, orphanages and homes for girls – all of which made him the pioneer and precursor of Catholic Action. His great legacy was the congregation which he founded for urban mission work, known as the “Society for Catholic Action”. This indefatigable laborer for Christ in 1850 from a severe cold which he most likely caught on a cold rainy night after giving his cloak to a beggar who had none.

Thursday, February 2, 2017 7 P.M.

Feast of the Purification of Our Lady and
Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
Last Day of Christmas – 40th Day

Blessing of Candles, Procession and High Mass

The Pontifical Shrine and Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
448 East 116th Street New York, NY 10029

6,2,3 or C Trains to 116th Street; Walk East past 1st Avenue to the Shrine
M116 Crosstown Bus to 116th Street and 1st Avenue
M15 local or M15 SBS express buses to 116th Street and 1st Avenue

*Parking available in the neighborhood and shopping complex of Costco

The Shrine is one mile north from the new Second Avenue Subway Line

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