The following is the weekly schedule of Traditional Masses at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine, 448 E. 116th Street, New York, NY.

Sundays: 9:30 AM to 12 Noon Confessions; 10:30 AM Missa Cantata; 12 Noon Coffee Hour, Parish Hall ; 4:30 PM Solemn Vespers, Rosary and Benediction

Weekdays: 7:00 AM Low Mass; 7:45 AM Low Mass; 9:30 to 12 Noon Adoration; 3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

Saturdays: 7:45 AM Low Mass; 9:00 AM Low Mass; 9:30 AM to 12 Noon Adoration and Confessions; 3:00 PM Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

First Thursday of the Month:
6:00 PM Confessions; 7:00 PM Missa Cantata
First Friday of the Month:
All Day Adoration from 10 AM to 5 PM
First Saturday of the Month:
9:00 AM Missa Cantata if a Cantor is available, otherwise Low Mass; 10 AM Meditation on the Rosary, Adoration, Confessions, Benediction
Third Friday of the Month:
All Day Adoration from 10 AM to 4 PM; Low Mass at 4:30 PM, Intentions of the Most Precious Blood Prayer Group
Wednesdays and Saturdays: Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Veneration of the Icon of Our Lady of Mount Carmel after the morning Masses

On January 18, Father Christopher Salvatori will celebrate a Solemn Traidtional Mass in thanksgiving for the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Harlem, New York. A reception will follow in the parish hall (RSVP required: 646-415-8818)

Saturday, January 18, 2025
11:00 AM Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving, Silver Jubilee of Father Christopher Salvatori S.A.C.
12:30 PM Reception in the Parish Hall, RSVP required
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
6:00 PM Confessions7:00 PM Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving, Solemnity of Saint Vincent Pallotti and Silver Jubilee of Father Christopher Salvatori SAC

This coming Sunday, January 5, is the the Vigil of the Epiphany in the traditional calendar. It is the tradition for holy water to be blessed on this day, together with chalk.

The following churches have scheduled Epiphany blessings:

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, CT, Epiphany Water blessing on Sunday Jan 5 after the 10:15 a.m. Solemn Mass {bring your empty container to fill.  Solemn Choral Vespers & Benediction at 6:00 p.m.

St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, CT, Epiphany Water Blessing will take place on January 5 following Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament at the conclusion of the 10:30am High Mass. Epiphany Water will be made available after this time along with blessed chalk.

Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, Epiphany Water and chalk will be blessed in a ceremony lasting about 45 minutes following 2:30 p.m. Vespers on  January 5. Please bring the water you wish to be blessed and keep it with you in the pew. No water is to be left in the sacristy or unattended. At the appropriate time you will be invited to the Communion Rail for the celebrant to add the exorcised salt to your bottle of water. The blessed chalk will be available for you to take to your homes.

St. Margaret of Cortona, Riverdale, Bronx, Blessing of the Epiphany Water on Jan. 5. at 3:00 p.m. (Bring your own bottles of water; the chalk & directions on how to bless your home will be distributed)

St. Josaphat, Bayside, Queens, 11:30 am Solemn blessing of Epiphany Water

Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, The Epiphany Blessing will take place before holy Mass on Sunday Jan. 5 at 1pm.  Everyone will be invited to receive the their holy water and blessed chalk after Mass. Please note that we will have 2 very large vessels for the Epiphany Water. For this reason, please only bring empty bottles/vessels, which you will be able to fill from the larger vessels in the Sanctuary after Mass. Please do not bring containers that are already filled with water. 

Presentation Church, Port Ewen, NY, blessing of Epiphany water and chalk at 6:30 pm. Bring your bottles of water and chalk.

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Pequannock, NJ, Blessing of Epiphany Water and chalk on Jan. 5 after 1:30 pm Mass. 

St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, West Orange, NJ, Blessing of Epiphany Water on Jan. 5 after 11 am Mass.

St. John Vianney Church, Colonna, NJ, 1:30 pm. Please bring your own bottles of water for blessing.

St. John the Baptist, Allentown, NJ, blessing of Epiphany water on Jan. 5 at 3 pm

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Here are some of the Traditional Masses available on December 9th, which has been designated a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 8 am, 12:10 pm, 7 pm Solemn Mass

Corpus Christi Church, South River, NJ, Missa Cantata, 7 pm

Tuesday Nov. 5th: St. Mary of Mt. Virgin, New Brunswick, NJ, Sung Requiem Mass, 7 pm

Wednesday, Nov. 6th: St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, Solemn Requiem Mass 1:15 pm. Missa pro Defunctis by Claudio Casiolini.

Thursday, Nov. 7th, Carmelite Monastery, 189 Madison Ave. Morristown, NJ, 7 pm the Purgatorial Society of Andrew Avellino 4th Requiem Mass of the 2024 year

Thursday, November 7, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY,  
6:00 PM – Confessions; 7:00 PM, Requiem Mass, Missa Cantata
(A Missa Cantata is offered on the First Thursday of the Month with Confessions before Mass, the Sermon is preached in Polish and a Coffee Hour usually follows the Mass. All are welcome to this Mass organized by the Polish Apostolate. There is an accessible lift at the 115th Street entrance and parking is available on a first come, first serve basis at the 116th Street driveway.)

Friday, November 8, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY,  6:00 P.M. Confessions; 7:00 P.M. Anniversary Requiem Mass, Missa Cantata for the deceased members of the Regina Coeli Council #423 of the Knights of Columbus, Sermon and Absolution at the Catafalque. 8:00 P.M. Talk with Father Fidelis Moscinski CFR in the Parish Hall.

Monday, Nov. 11, Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport, 6 pm, Armistice Day Requiem. Requiem High Mass for all the War Dead, particularly those of our parish. Absolution at the catafalque after Mass, followed by the placing of a wreath on the war memorial.

Wednesday, Nov. 13: Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY, Annual Requiem Mass for Deceased Priests and Religious of the Archdiocese, 7 pm Upper Church

Tuesday, Nov. 26: St. Ann Church, Hampton, NJ, 7 pm, Traditional Latin Vespers for the Dead. Enroll deceased at PurgatorialSociety.org

Catholic Church suspends operations at Connelly Theater in flap over controversial plays….

After the New York archdiocese prevented the production of “Becoming Eve” at the church-owned Connelly theater, the general manager resigned in prostest. The theater itself announced that it is ceasing operations with no sign when, or if, it will reopen.

This came after the archdiocese, which owns the Connelly Theater, prevented New York Theatre Workshop from putting on the play “Becoming Eve,” which tells the story of a transgender woman within the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. 1)

Well, since 1993 this building has housed the “Cornelia Connelly Center,” an initiative of the Sisters of the Holy Child aimed at “disadvantaged” girls. The name is that of the foundress of the Holy Child schools. The Catholic faith is still present on East 4th Street today, but cannot be said to feature prominently in the school’s publicity. And how long will the school remain here? From the strategic plan of the Cornelia Connelly Center:

 Continue to utilize and maintain the building at 220 East 4th Street.
 Explore options for alternate locations once our lease expires. 2)

The theater in the school building has been leased out for years to various off-broadway productions.

Now it is welcome news that the archdiocese is finally paying attention to what takes place on its properties. But is what was proposed to be shown at Connelly that different in spirit from a recent event at St. Patrick’s cathedral itself?3)

1. Blum, Gillian, “Catholic Church suspends operations at Connelly Theater in flap over controversial plays“ The Spirit (10/28/2024)
2. Cornelia Connelly Center, “Strategic Plan 2021-2026.” About the school see connellycenter.org
3. See “Rosary Rally Organized as Act of Reparation for Sacrilege at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,” The Society of St Hugh of Cluny (2/23/2024)