Church of Our Lady  

of Mt. Carmel

On behalf of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we add our support to our Muslim brothers and sisters who grieve the loss of their faithful in New Zealand. It is idolatry to believe that the Almighty desires anyone to kill people of different faiths, races or nationalities.  Pray for peace and good will among all peoples."  Fr. Bob.

I share  a post from a good friend and neighbor, Sayed Alirahi. 

Asalamualaikum Wa Rahmatuli Wa Barakatuhu (May Peace and Blessing be upon you)

To All of my Brothers and Sisters in Islam, and our Community Friends, I am deeply saddened by the horrific events that took place on Friday, March 15th, 2019, during the blessed Jummah salah at the Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.  On behalf of the Westchester Muslim Center, and ISWR/Islamic (Sunday) School, we strongly condemn these actions against our Muslim brothers and sisters. Our prayers are with the families of those who have lost loved ones and who did not return home after salah. May Allah (SWT) grant the ones who lost their lives Jannat-ul-Firdous (Highest level of Paradise), and the ones who survived, may Allah (SWT) give them complete Shifa (healing with ease) and Sabr-ul-Jameel (patience). I request that you keep the families of those who have lost their lives in your duas/prayers. This is an opportunity for all of mankind to help each other through the simple act of supplication.

Syed Alirahi

Principal

Monday through Thursday, we gather for Morning Prayer during Mass and on Fridays after the Mass.  There are a limited number of prayer book so we invite parishioners, who have smart phones to download the app ibreviary.  It is a free site that offers daily prayers including Morning Prayer. For those who do not have a smart phone there will still be books available.  Even for those who don’t come to daily Mass it is a wonderful tool to prayer the psalms and canticles on a regular basis.  It would be a great Lenten practice to try for the next 40 days.

http://www.formed.org is an exciting web site that is offered to parishes throughout the Archdiocese and it has made it available to all our parishsioners.  Just click  attachment and you will see how useful it is to you and your family, a great resource for all ages. Enter your email and the parish code 8X386F  The resources are available in English and Spanish.