Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings of the Day
Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 37 The Elderly and Children
Mass: Micah 2:1-5; Resp Ps 10; Mt 12:14-21
Magnify the Lord.
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,
PRAY FOR US.
Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the eternal Father.
(Communion Antiphon, Mass)
On this Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we pray especially for all Carmelites, who instituted this feast in the 14th century. About this day, we learn that "Holy Scripture celebrates the beauty of Mount Carmel, where the prophet Elijah defended Israel's pure faith in the living God [see 1 Kings 18:16-46]. In the 12th century some hermits took up residence on this mountain and eventually set up the Carmelite Order, which is dedicated to living a contemplative life under the patronage of the Holy Mother of God" (The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite). Dear Mary, Holy Mother of God, please pray for all the faithful. Amen.
You've read the following quotation before, a good one to remember. Hail, Mary, full of grace ...
How much more worthy in the eyes of God is one Hail Mary offered from the heart than the greatest deed done without pure love for God.
(Saint Rafael Arnaiz, 1911-1938, from Impressions of La Trappe, in Saint Rafael Arnaiz: The Collected Works, p. 23)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL,
SAINT SIMON STOCK,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: To honor Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In loving memory of Sister Carmel Wisner, OSB, and Father Kevin Alban, O.Carm. Pray for us.
© Gertrude Feick 2022
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