New PO Box address

Please note that our PO Box address has changed to:

Carmelite Friars

PO Box 289

FAVERSHAM

Kent

ME13 3BZ

If you have sent any mail to the old PO Box (140), please don't worry, we will still receive!

Thank you.

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Novena for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel: 8 - 16 July 2018

The novena from the National Shrine of Saint Jude for Our Lady of Mount Carmel begins on 8 July. The novena is for the nine days leading up to the Feast of Our Lady of Carmel, which falls on 16 July. You can pray the novena in private, with your friends or family, or in a group.

Statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, National Shrine of Saint Jude

O God, 

you have given us Mary as our Mother

and, through the Order of Carmel, 

we learn to call her sister.

May we imitate her goodness and faith

and be ever joyful in the wonderful things

you have done for us.

May Mary watch over and protect us

on our pilgrim way to your holy mountain,

Christ the Lord.

We make our prayer through the same Christ, 

Our Lord. Amen.

Make your special request now

Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be...

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The Carmelite News - Summer 2018

The Carmelite News - Summer 2018

We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of Carmelite News is now available to all our online friends. Carmelite News is available to view via a system called Page Tiger. You do not need special software for the online magazine and you will be able to print all, or part of it, if you wish to do so. Page Tiger will allow you to read the newsletter as if it was printed. The summer issue has all relevant web links enabled so you can click to go directly to any site mentioned. Each newsletter can be read either as a two-page spread or as a single spread. It is also possible to zoom into each page. In this edition, the Prior Provincial, Fr Kevin Alban, O.Carm writes his fourth letter to the friends of Saint Jude. This time, Fr Kevin has discussed the up coming Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; the Summer Celebration last month; an update on province and Saint Jude news; plus much more. In addition, the newsletter promotes our first set of events called: "Reflection and Prayer with Saint Jude". Read more

Church is currently closed - Shrine still open

Unfortunately, in May 2018, a storm caused massive damage to the suspended ceiling in the church. To rectify the damage and prevent further issues from occurring it has been suggested that the lime render should be completely removed and replaced. This will take a few months to sort out. Regrettably the church will be closed for the next few weeks. Please note that daily mass will be celebrated in the Infant of Prague chapel and weekend masses are being celebrated in the Welcome Centre. The Shrine of Saint Jude remains open.

If you would like to donate to help with the costs you can do that via our online donation site. Thank you.

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Reflection and Prayer with Saint Jude

All welcome

Happy Pentecost! Come Holy Spirit!

Saint Jude

Happy Pentecost! Come Holy Spirit!

Pentecost is the celebration of the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus, who were gathered together in the Upper Room.

A “strong, driving” wind filled the room where they were gathered, and tongues of fire came to rest on their heads, allowing them to speak in different languages so that they could understand each other. The image shows our statue of Saint Jude (who was present) with the tongue of fire on his head.

It was such a strange phenomenon that some people thought the Christians were just drunk - but Peter pointed out that it was only the morning, and that the phenomenon was caused by the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit also gave the apostles the other gifts and fruits necessary to fulfill the great commission - to go out and preach the Gospel to all nations. It fulfills the New Testament promise from Christ (Luke 24:46-49) that the Apostles would be “clothed with power” before they would be sent out to spread the Gospel.

Saint Jude went out and spread the Good News of the Lord.

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Novena to Saint Jude

Our novena to Saint Jude started on 18 May 2018 and can be prayed over the next eight days until 26 May. You can pray the novena in private, with your friends or family, or in a group:

Jesus, I praise you and bless you

And give you thanks for

all the graces and privileges

you have bestowed upon

your chosen apostle Saint Jude...

(Make your special request now)

Loving God,

who revealed to Saint Jude

your desire to come to us,

and share your life with us,

open our hearts

so that your Spirit may teach us your truth,

and that keeping your commandments

we may know your abiding presence.

Pictured is the Adam Kossowski statue of Saint Jude in the Shrine Information Centre

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