500th Anniversary of the Arrival of Christianity in the Philippines
On Saturday, the 23rd of October 2021, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, in collaboration with the Fil-Am Catholic Community of the Hudson Valley celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving in honor of the 500th Anniversary of the Arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. As part of the 500th Anniversary celebrations, a pilgrim statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag arrived at the Shrine on Friday the 15th of October. People were encouraged to make a private novena during her stay.

Retreat day - St. Catharine of Alexandria Church, Blauvelt, NY.  -  August 5, 2021

"Thank you again for the great day and thank you, Brother Gregg"

2021 Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Feast Day Celebration

The Way of the Cross

with the Carmelite Saints

at the National Shrine

History of the Stained Glass Windows

at the National Shrine Chapel

2020 Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Feast Day Celebration

Lay Carmelite May Crowning

at the National Shrine on May 2nd, 2020

Father Mario Esposito, O'Carm., Prior Provincial, Celebrating Mass in honor of the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1st, 2020

Cardinal Dolan Visits the National Shrine to pray during the Coronavirus Pandemic March 21, 2020

2019 celebration at the shrine

for our lady of la vang

2019 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Day Celebration

2018 celebration at the shrine

for our lady of la vang

On Saturday, September 8, 2018 more than 1000 people gathered to celebrate mass at the new Our Lady of La Vang shrine on the Carmelite property in Middletown, NY.

our lady of mount carmel feast day 2017

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Middletown, NY

Feast Day of St. John of the Cross

The Feast Day of St. John of the Cross, Spanish mystic and Carmelite saint was celebrated on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel In Middletown, NY. The day was devoted to the spirituality of St. John of the Cross and his teachings, beginning with a Feast Day Mass, followed by lunch and a Conference presented by Fr. James Hess, O.Carm. The person who journeys with St. John of the Cross  enters into a union with God that is identified as a purification process and a maturation of the human being, one that is both active and passive at the same time.  Knowing and experiencing God through the “dark night of the soul” can ultimately lead us to know and understand ourselves in a whole new way, allowing the light of God to be revealed in its fullness. “As we  journey together in faith and begin to understand the value of our own dark nights, whether frequent or infrequent, we are able to step aside and find strength and solace in knowing that we are never alone in our pain, that God journeys with us” says Carol Bezak, Shrine Director.  For further information on upcoming programs at The National Shrine of our Lady of Mt. Carmel, please call  845-343-1879 Ext. 22.