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Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Festival

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish's annual festival honoring their church's patron draws thousands from the Italian-American community for a novena, Masses, processions and a festival. Numerous families construct the memorials for deceased loved ones and participate in the procession each year.

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Men prepare a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to enter the church following a full day of activities as part of the parish's annual festival on July 13.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World