Traditional Mass for the Patroness of Puerto Rico

 On Tuesday, November 21st at 7:30 p.m., there will be a Solemn  Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in East Harlem, New York. The sermon and readings from the pulpit will be in Spanish. After Mass there will be devotions to Our Lady of Divine Providence, Patroness  of Puerto Rico, whose feast falls on November 19th. The Puerto Rican Community, like the Italian, has a long and deep history in East Harlem.