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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - Our Lady of Mt Carmel
DESCRIPTION:THE SCAPULAR OF \nTHE VIRGIN OF CARMEL \nFrom the writings of Fr Lawrence Lovasik \n◊◊◊ \nThe feast of the scapular is that of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The \nScapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the best known\, most celebrated\, and \nmost widespread of the small scapulars.… \n[The word scapular is derived from the Latin\, and means the shoulder \nblade\, or … the shoulders. As a garment\, it is a broad piece of cloth\, with an \nopening in it for the head\, and which hangs down in front and in back almost to \nthe ground\, as may be seen in the habits of the Carmelites\, the Benedictines\, and \nsome other religious Orders. The scapular worn by the faithful is but a symbol of \nthat worn by the religious of the Order of Mount Carmel.] \nAccording to tradition\, a number of men who embraced the Christian \nfaith on Pentecost Day [as recounted in the book of Acts] erected a church to the \nBlessed Virgin on Mount Carmel. They were called Brethren of Blessed Mary of \nMount Carmel. These religious came to Europe in the thirteenth century\, when \nMary appeared to their General\, Simon Stock\, at Cambridge\, England\, on \nSunday\, July 16\, 1251. In answer to his appeal for help for his oppressed order\, \nshe appeared to him with a scapular in her hand and said\, “Take\, beloved son\, \nthis scapular of thy order as a badge of my confraternity; and for thee and all \nCarmelites a special sign of grace; whoever dies in this garment\, will not \nsuffer everlasting fire. It is the sign of salvation\, a safeguard in dangers\, a \npledge of peace and of the covenant.” Indirectly\, the promise is extended to all \nwho from devotion to the Mother of God wear her habit until death and are \nthus…affiliated with the Carmelite Order… \nThe Scapular Devotion is one of the oldest devotions to Our Lady. It has \nbeen widespread in the Church for nearly seven centuries… [Pope] Leo XIII \nwrote: “Its nobility of origin\, its venerable antiquity\, its extraordinary spread \nin the Church\, the spiritualizing effects produced by it and the outstanding \nmiracles worked in virtue of it\, render the Scapular of Carmel commendable \nto a wondrous degree.” And [Pope] Benedict XV wrote: “Let all of you have a \ncommon language and a common armor; the language\, the sayings of the \nGospel; the common armor\, the Scapular of the Virgin of Carmel\, which you \nall ought to wear and which enjoys the singular privilege of protection even \nafter death.” \nThe scapular is the sign of being devoted to the Blessed Virgin\, just as the \ncarrying of your mother’s picture would be a sign of your being devoted to her. \nDo you wear a scapular…? It should remind you that you belong entirely to her \nand that through her you can best give yourself to God.
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