Fr. Herb Jones, O.Carm.

I am a Carmelite priest serving as Director of the St. Therese Carmelite Chapel-in-the-Mall at the Northshore Mall in Peabody, MA. Born in Methuen, MA, I did my seminary formation in Carmelite seminaries in Niagara Falls, Ont., New Baltimore PA and Washington, DC. Ordained on June 4, 1960, I have served in Santiago, Chile(1961-67), Teaneck, NJ(1967-72), Cresskill, NJ(1972-75), Bogota, NJ(1975-84, Lima, Peru (1984-2000) and Peabody MA(2000). In Spanish I am known as P. Santiago.

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Fr. Herbert Jones, O.Carm. is the Director of the Chapel-in-the-Mall ably assisted by Frs. Felix Prior, O.Carm. and Mario López, O.Carm. and Deacon John Sprissler, O.Carm. Bro. Damien Chong, O.Carm. is also a member of the staff serving as Sacristan. Fr. Herbert has been Director of the Chapel for the past twelve years. He has been ordained 52 years and before coming to Peabody he served in Santiago, Chile, Lima, Peru, Teaneck, NJ, Cresskill, NJ and Bogota, NJ.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Fr. Felix and I attended the "Priests Appreciation Dinner" at the Convention center in Boston last night. It was quite an experience. About 300 priests were gathered to receive the homage of about 1300 parishioners and friends. It was a very ejoyable evening. We could only marvel at how well it was organized. They served 1,600 delicious meals.

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Fr. Herb

How time flies! I entered the Carmelite Seminary in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 57 years ago today, the Feast Day of the Birth of our Blessed Mother. Little did I know then where my commitment to Jesus, to his mother, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and to the church would take me. It has been a wonderfully full life. Praise the Lord!

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