Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Her title began with a group of hermits who settled on the famous Mount Carmel in the 6th century A.D., located in the north west corner of Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Who is Our Lady of Mount Carmel?
This short prayer, often the first one kids learn to memorize after a sneeze, is technically a "minor exorcism" and a renewal of baptism every time you use holy water to trace it on your body.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
The Birthday of the Church: A day when the Apostles received a "tongues of fire" promotion and suddenly unlocked the gift of tongues. This is a fiery, windy, Sunday-best celebration.
What is Pentecost?
The Vatican’s version of a "Reply All" notification sent via chimney, signaling that the College of Cardinals finally stopped arguing and picked a new supervisor.
What is White Smoke?
The "Default Setting" of the ecclesiastical wardrobe, worn during the long stretches of "Ordinary Time" to suggest that the Church is currently in its botanical, growth-oriented era.
What is Green?
"Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, with roots dating back more than 150 years, is a vibrant Catholic family of word, sacrament, prayer, and service."
What is the Parish Mission?
If you are unbaptized and want to join the Church, you enter this program with an acronym that sounds like it could be a high-stakes federal agency, but actually stands for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.
What is OCIA?
A month-long, candle-lit waiting room that forces you to hold off on blasting Christmas music while anticipating the arrival of a VIP (Very Important Prophet).
What is Advent?
The specific H2O-based solvent used to spiritually "pressure-wash" a soul during its official welcome-to-the-fold ceremony.
What is water?
A duo of somber seasons where the sanctuary looks like it’s nursing a giant bruise, signaling that it's time to swap the chocolate for soul-searching and heavy-duty preparation.
What are Advent and Lent?
"Centered in Jesus Christ and with Mary as our example and patron, we deepen our faith and holiness, live and proclaim the good news in all our actions and bring help and hope to all."
What is our Parish Vision?
During Baptism, you are handed this and told to "keep the flame of faith alive," essentially making you the spiritual equivalent of a torchbearer in the longest Olympics in history.
What is the Baptismal Candle?
These policy updates were stone-carved by the Lord Almighty and handed to Moses after a very intense, high-altitude meeting on Mount Sinai.
What are the Ten Commandments?
This olfactory-heavy, Bishop-approved "holy cologne" is applied to your forehead to seal the deal during your spiritual graduation.
What is Sacred Chrism?
The high-alert shade pulled from the back of the closet when things get fiery or "lethally committed," representing both a gust of divine wind and the ultimate price paid by the bold.
What is Red?
On May 22, 1960, Monsignor Thomas F. Henninger of Saint Teresa Parish officiated at the blessing and laying of the cornerstone. Bishop John Wright blessed this new church during a Solemn Pontifical Mass on November 20, 1960.
What is St. Sebastian Church?
Before you can get dunked or sprinkled, your godparents have to speak on your behalf during this series of "I dos" that sound like a wedding, but are actually a formal "breakup" with Satan and all his empty promises.
What are the Baptismal Promises?
The ultimate theological "oopsie-daisy" prayer, officially reciting your spiritual apology tour to the priest in the box.
What is the Act of Contrition?
A couple of grocery list staples that undergo a radical, metaphysical "glow-up" at the altar to become the Guest of Honor.
What are bread and wine?
The "Salmon-Adjacent" rebellion that occurs only twice a year, providing a brief, caffeinated burst of joy right in the middle of our most serious spiritual "deprivation" cycles.
What is Rose?
Our Parish Mission and vision describes the hope and dreams that we have for our parish. This is a roadmap that guides the work of the parish to continue to grow and encourages all parishioners live out their baptismal call to bring other to Jesus.
What is a Pastoral Plan?
In the Eucharist, Catholics believe the bread and wine don't just "symbolize" Jesus; they actually become Him through this 17-letter mouthful of a process that sounds like a sci-fi teleportation glitch.
What is Transubstantiation?
The Divine "uno reverse" card of ethics, which suggests that if you wouldn't appreciate being poked with a sharp stick, you should probably put the stick down.
What is the Golden Rule?
The ancient "secret handshake" in doodle form used by early believers to avoid unwanted attention while essentially saying, "I’m with the Carpenter."
What is the Jesus Fish?
The ultimate celestial "Black Tie" (but opposite) attire, brought out when the tomb is empty and the manger is full to signal a total spiritual triumph.
What is White?