Summer feast days around the archdiocese
Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Newark celebrated summer feast days with Masses, processions, and plenty of family fun.
Here’s how parishes have honored their holy feast days.
July 16: Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
According to Carmelite tradition, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock on July 16, 1251, revealing the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also known as the “Brown Scapular.” A century and a quarter later, the Carmelite Order began to commemorate this event by celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on the same date.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Lyndhurst celebrated the feast day with a carnival from July 10-13. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lyndhurst)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jersey City celebrated the feast day from July 12-16 with a Mass, a procession, and a festival including food, entertainment, and fireworks. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Jersey City)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Montclair commemorated the feast day July 20-21 with a special Mass and outdoor fun. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Montclair)
At Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Newark, a healing, solemn Mass, and grand procession were held July 12 -14 to celebrate the feast day. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Tenafly celebrated the feast day with a family BBQ outside the parish on July 13. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Tenafly)
July 26: Feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim
On July 26, the Church commemorates Sts. Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Virgin Mary. Their faith and perseverance carried them through the sorrow of childlessness to the joy of conceiving and raising the immaculate and sinless woman who would give birth to Christ. The angel who revealed this to Anne said: “The Lord has heard your prayer, and you shall conceive and shall bring forth, and your seed shall be spoken of in all the world.”
St. Ann’s Church in Hoboken celebrated its feast day with a Mass presided by Bishop Michael Saporito, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, followed by a grand procession. (St. Ann’s Church Guild, Hoboken)
The Church of Saint Anne in Fairlawn made zeppoles for parish members to celebrate the feast day in anticipation of their parish picnic on September 8. (The Church of Saint Anne, Fairlawn)
Featured Image: Joined by Bishop Michael Saporito, St. Ann’s Church parishioners processed through the streets of Hoboken in commemoration of their patroness’ feast day on July 26 (St. Ann’s Church Guild)
