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 While Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patron saint of the Carmelite Order, the basis for the universal Church honoring Mary under this title dates to her appearance to an English Carmelite St. Simon Stock in the 13th century. She gave him the Brown Scapular, a garment worn by religious over the neck and shoulders as an apron, to be worn by Carmelites “as a sign of her protection.” It is a Marian devotional practice which, over the centuries, has spread to Catholics around the world.

  Mount Carmel has been a place of prayer and closeness to God since the time of the prophet Elijah in the 10th century before Christ (cf. 1 Kings 18:41ff). There, also, Christian hermits persisted in prayer. And there, in the 12th century, the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin of Mt. Carmel was  was officially founded.

  The 13th century, however, was a time of persecution for the Carmelites, and, in the midst of this trial, on July 16, 1251, the Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Simon Stock, a Prior of the Carmelites, giving him the Brown Scapular. She said to him, “This is a privilege for you and the order: whoever dies wearing the Scapular will be

saved.”

  The wearing by others of a miniature version of the Carmelite Scapular, known simply as “the Brown Scapular” from the color of their habit, has come to mean being joined spiritually with them in accepting the Blessed Mother’s love, devoting oneself to the spirituality of the Carmelites, and trusting that Our Lady will protect them in life and at their death.

  There have been many Carmelite saints, including John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Thérèse of Lisieux, Elizabeth of the Trinity, Teresa of the Andes, and Edith Stein. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux are also Doctors of the Church.

  Patron Saint of the Carmelites, Chile, Bolivia, Protection from Danger, and for Deliverance From Purgatory

Excerpted: https://ewtnmission.com/seasonsandfeastdays/ourladyofmountcarmel/

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, has shared a letter with the faithful providing an update on We Are His Witnesses. The letter invites us to reflect on our shared mission and future together as the local Church of Newark.

You can obtain copy of the letter at the Church’s vestibule or by clicking here.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel  - July 16