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Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Procession

A procession was held as part of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish’s annual festival in Melrose Park on July 17. Every year the event, which honors their patron Our Lady of Mount Carmel, draws thousands of mostly Italian-Americans for a novena, Masses, processions and a street festival.

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Catholics process with a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while a little girl reaches to touch the statue’s cape.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World