Marie du jour 2020: 16 May

Mother fair above all mothers,
by the scapular we wear
be your own sign of salvation,
which our willing shoulders bear.
Shield us from the foes of darkness,
we are prey they seek to win.
Guard us as your loving children
from the tragedy of sin.

Sr. Miriam of the Holy Spirit, OCD

Jessica Powers
Hymn for the Office of Readings
Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Maria verschijnt aan heilige Simon Stock
Mary appears to Saint Simon Stock
Engraver: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)
Print-maker: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804)
Etching on paper, 1749
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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