As the soul is united to Christ, so Carmel is hidden in Mary. She is, par excellence, the contemplative soul.
Quote of the day, 12 August: Paul-Marie of the Cross, O.C.D.
Quote of the day, 16 May: Paul-Marie of the Cross, O.C.D.
She extended, in visible fashion, her special protection over the Order that has always called itself her own.
Marie du jour 2021, May 16: St. Edith Stein
We give thanks that our dear Lady has clothed us with the “garment of salvation.”
16 May: Saint Simon Stock (Not observed in 2021)
Venerated for his personal holiness and devotion to Our Lady
Quote of the day: 16 May
England, the birthplace of the devotion of the Scapular
16 May: Saint Simon Stock
Venerated for his personal holiness and devotion to Our Lady
Quote of the day: 24 March
The scapular of the Virgin cannot separate us from the Gospel
Quote of the day: 3 March
The scapular is essentially a habit
Quote of the day: 5 December
The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel echoes the promise of Divine Revelation
Quote of the day: 21 July
There is no house where one does not wear the garment of Carmel
Marie du jour: 16 May
Carmelites have long ascribed the composition of the hymn. Flos Carmeli to St. Simon Stock
Quote of the day: 16 May
Whoever has a mind to become a leader among you must make himself servant to the rest
16 May: Saint Simon Stock
Simon Stock has been venerated in the Carmelite Order for his personal holiness and his devotion to Our Lady
Quote of the day: 3 March
It would be far better to have holiness under a worldly habit than a worldly heart under a holy habit
"Hail, Gate of Heaven, with glory now crowned"
Flos Carmeli, the Carmelite sequence hymn
The Marie du jour – May 16
We give thanks that our dear Lady has clothed us with the “garment of salvation.” Saint Edith Stein The Hidden Life: Essays, Meditations, Spiritual Texts (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, Book 4, p. 3) Edited by L. Gelber and Michael Linssen; translated by Waltraut Stein ICS Publications, © Washington Province of Discalced Carmelites,... Continue Reading →
Recent comments