July 16
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
This feast was established in 1726 to commemorate the apparition of the Blessed Virgin to St. Simon Stock, the Superior General of the Carmelite order, on July 16, 1251. She promised him a special blessing for everyone who wears her scapular. Since then, the Church has solemnly and repeatedly approved this devotion with began in England. For centuries, Christians have taken advantage of the protection promised by the Blessed Virgin. The devout use of the scapular shows our trust in the Blessed Virgin's motherly aid to help us at the hour of our death.
Opening Prayer
Father, may the prayers of the Virgin Mary protect us and help us to reach Christ her Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for every and ever.
Exodus 1:8-14, 22
Psalm 124:1-8
Matthew 10:34-11:1
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