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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Catholic Church

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church was founded in 1894. For over 130 years, it has been an integral part of the Italian-American community in Denver.

In North Denver's "Little Italy," Mariano Lepore joined Mother Cabrini in building a parish for their countrymen. Father Lepore became a champion of the poor Italian immigrants who wanted a parish to call their own. With the help of the Mount Carmel Society, Father Lepore purchased seven lots and on Palm Sunday, March 18, 1894, Bishop Matz dedicated the original Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a small-frame church, which was ultimately destroyed by arson in 1898. This prompted the Mount Carmel Society to plan a larger, grander church. Father Lepore, who helped lay the cornerstone in 1899, was not there to see the dedication of the Romanesque church you see before you. On November 18, 1903, the thirty-five year old priest was fatally shot under unsolved circumstances. The dedication featured hundreds of singing, flag-waving, flower-carrying Italians led by Bishop Matched Mother Cabrini's advice, Bishop Matz invited the Servites, an Italian-American order based in Chicago, to tend the new parish. The Servites sent Father Thomas Moreschini who, with the help of Mother Cabrini, set out to unite the fractious Italian community. Aided by Frank Damascio, a prominent Denver contractor, Father Moreschini set out to make Mount Carmel an elegant house of the Lord. Marble statues from Italy were brought in, Italian frescoes were painted on the ceiling and walls, and the exterior was transformed into one of Denver's finest examples of Roman architecture with its twin copper domes and a 1,000 pound bell the parish proudly baptized "Maria del Carmelina." Father Julius Piccoli succeeded Father Moreschini and put the parish in financial order while helping make Mount Carmel the hub of north Denver's "Little Italy." Eventually,the Servites transformed the struggling parish they adopted in 1904 into one of the staunchest bulwarks of the archdiocese. Today, Mount Carmel still stands as a testament to the perseverance of the immigrants who built it, shining as a beacon of hope and faith while preserving the traditions 120 years later.

10/15/2026

Vinnie Tree Season begins on Saturday! Please prayerfully consider helping our St. Vincent de Paul Society in this ministry.

10/10/2026

Last call for tickets!

Tickets are now on sale for the Altar & Rosary Society's Purse Auction! Only 100 will be sold, so purchase yours now ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Ppg8um

10/07/2026

Ave Maria, piena di grazia, il Signore è con te.
Tu sei benedetta fra le donne e benedetto è il frutto del tuo seno, Gesù.
Santa Maria, Madre di Dio, prega per noi peccatori, adesso e nell'ora della nostra morte. Amen.

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us.

10/06/2026

Happy Italian Heritage Month! 🇮🇹🇺🇸 For our October Prima Domenica (Mass in Italian), local Italian organizations come together to sponsor and volunteer for the breakfast. We are grateful to this year's organizations:

Sons and Daughters of Italy Denver 2075
OLMC Altar & Rosary Society
OLMC Men's Club
Italians of America North Denver
Potenza Lodge
Filitalia Denver Chapter
IABA Colorado - Italian American Business Association
Dante Alighieri Society of Pueblo

Grazie mille and enjoy Italian Heritage Month!

10/05/2026

Happy Cabrini Day! Join us tonight at 6pm for a special Cabrini Day Mass.

Get ready for Cabrini Day and Italian Heritage Month with us. We'll have a special Mass for Mother Cabrini and a screening of the film, 'Cabrini.' See poster for details.

10/02/2026

O ye holy angels, our guardians, defend us in the day of battle that we may not be lost in the dreadful judgment.

V: God hath given His angels charge concerning thee.
R: To keep thee in all thy ways.

Buona Festa dei Ss. Angeli custodi.

📷 Gene DeFosse, 2018 via the Parish Archives.

10/01/2026

Happy Month of the Holy Rosary! Here's a flashback to our Living Rosary in 2015 with our Religious Ed. students and teachers. Make an effort to pray the rosary every day this month.

09/25/2026

Get ready for Cabrini Day and Italian Heritage Month with us. We'll have a special Mass for Mother Cabrini and a screening of the film, 'Cabrini.' See poster for details.

09/22/2026

Come get your pets blessed in honor of St. Francis of Assisi!

Address

3549 Navajo Street
Denver, CO
80211

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 3pm
Friday	9am - 3pm

Telephone

(303) 455-0447

Website

http://www.ourladymountcarmel.com/

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