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Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel novena brings celebration to Melrose Park

Parishioners from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish-Shrine in Melrose Park celebrate the 128th annual Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 18, 2021. The event started July 9 with a nine-day novena and events leading up to the feast day with Masses in English and Spanish. It concluded with a mobile procession with the statue of Our Lady making her way through the surrounding neighborhood where families greeted her at their homes. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
An image and statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel are on display in a home. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel travelled the procession on a cart. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Pones family sit in front of their house with the family’s candle house dedicated to St. Joseph on display. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Pones family touch the statue’s mantel. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
An image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is displayed on the fence of a home. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Many homes in Melrose Park displayed banners for the novena and feast in their windows. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A man and child walk along the procession route. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
People set up shrines in their yards to remember loved ones who have died. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Maggie Martinez and Anna Maria Martinez toss roses as the Madonna. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Anna Maria Martinez touches the statue’s mantel. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Manzo family greet the Madonna as she passes by their neighborhood. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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