Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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For more information contact Bill Nagy, at 973-919-8554, or Terry O’Connor, at 201-874-9836.

 

HOLY DAYS:  8:30 AM  |  7:00 PM

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD (JAN. 1):  9:00 AM

HOLY THURSDAY:  7:00 PM
GOOD FRIDAY:  3:00 PM
EASTER VIGIL:  8:00 PM

MEMORIAL DAY:  9:00 AM
FOURTH OF JULY:  9:00 AM
LABOR DAY:  9:00 AM
THANKSGIVING DAY:  9:00 AM

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION:  8:30 AM & 7:00 PM

CHRISTMAS EVE:  6:00 PM  |  12:00 AM
CHRISTMAS DAY:  
          7:30 AM  |  9:00 AM  |  11:00 AM

Tuesday, November 1st is All Saints Day.  This is a Holy Day of Obligation and Masses will be at 8:30 am and 7:00 pm.  

Wednesday, November 2nd is All Souls Day and Mass will be at 7:00 pm. While it is not a Holy Day of Obligation, attending Mass this day is a great blessing for our faithful departed. Please bring a picture of your departed loved ones to be placed by the altar for Mass. There will be a candle lighting ceremony after the Mass followed by light refreshments in the church hall. All Are Welcome!
 

Please join us for our Fall Harvest Dinner on November 12th in the Church Hall immedicately following the 5 pm Mass.

Serving Fire Roasted Vegetable Soup, Corn Bread Casserole, Oven Baked Chicken, Pork Lion w Apple Glaze, Autumn Slaw, Mac & Cheese, & Apple Spice Cake. Volunteers needed day of. Please contact the parish office if you can help.  

Tickets: Senior $15 Adult & Take-Out $20, Kids $10 Family of 4 or more $40.  

TICKETS NOW ON SALE.  TAKE OUT AVAILALBLE

OLMC is holding a 50-50 raffle for our church hall renovation fund.  Drawing will be Sunday, December 18, 2022 after the 11 am Mass.  Winner need not be present to win.

Tickets are available after all Masses, or from the Parish Office (973-383-3566).  Donation is $3 per ticket or $5 for two tickets.  Please consider requesting a few books (10 tickets to a book) to sell to help make the much needed repairs to our church hall.  Thank you.

CHURCH TEACHING ON PURGATORY

The souls in purgatory died in the mercy of God, this is why they are called holy; however, because they still had attachment to sin at the time of their death, they must undergo a spiritual purification of their souls before they are able to fully love God with their whole heart, mind, and soul for all eternity.

The holy souls are "saved souls"—they will enjoy the reward of heaven—but during their lives they were not the perfect souls that Christ commanded them to be (Mat. 5:48), and for which he provided every grace and means for them to become (2 Pet. 1:3). We are meant to die after living as saints. Those who die in the love God but fall short of holiness due to habitual sinful clingings must be pure before being admitted to the beatific vision, that is, the vision of God that the saints in heaven enjoy for all eternity.

Daily prayers for the Souls in Purgatory can be found under the "Home" link above.  Please consider praying for those souls every day in November.