Our Lady of Mt Carmel Novena - Day 8 (July 14th)

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Novena begins July 7th and ends on the 15th, with the feast day on July 16th. However, you can say the novena whenever you wish. If you are later or cannot do all 9 days, try doing each day every hour instead. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patron of the Carmelite Order. Her first appearance recorded was with Saint Simon Stock in the 13th century. She gave him the brown habit as protection (for the Carmelites were under persecution at the time.) She said, “This is a privilege for you and the order: whoever dies wearing the Scapular will be saved."Today, there is a smaller version of the Scapular. Perhaps you have one? Do you wear it? "The Sabbatine Privilege is the promise that those who wear the Brown Scapular will be delivered from purgatory on the first Saturday after their death – Saturday being the day dedicated to the Blessed Virgin."  Novena: Day 1: O Beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remaining a pure virgin, assist us in our necessity! O Star of the Sea, help and protect us! Show us that you are our Mother! [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 2: Most Holy Mary, Our Mother, in your great love of us, you gave us the Holy Scapular of Mount Carmel, having heard the prayers of your chosen son Saint Simon Stock. Help us now to wear it faithfully and with devotion. May it be a sign to us of our desire to grow in holiness. [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 3: O Queen of Heaven, you gave us the Scapular as an outward sign by which we might be known as your faithful children. May we always wear it with honor by avoiding sin and imitating your virtues. Help us to be faithful to this desire of ours. [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 4: When you have us, Gracious Lady, the Scapular as our Habit, you called us to be not only servants, but also your own children.We ask you to gain for us, from your Son, the grace to live as your children in joy, peace, and love. [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 5: O Mother of Fair Love, through your goodness, as your children, we are called to live in the spirit of Carmel. Help us to live in charity with one another, prayerful as Elijah of old, and mindful of our call to minister to God's people. [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 6: With loving provident care, O Mother Most Amiable, you covered us with your Scapular as a shield of defense against the Evil One.Through your assistance, may we bravely struggle against the powers of evil, always open to your Son, Jesus Christ. [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 7: O Mary, Help of Christians, you assured us that wearing your Scapular worthily would keep us safe from harm. Protect us in both body and soul with your continual aid. May all that we do be pleasing to your Son and to you. [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 8: You give us hope, O Mother of Mercy, that through your Scapular promise we might quickly pass through the fires of purgatory to the Kingdom of your Son. Be our comfort and our hope. Grant that our hope may not be in vain but that, ever faithful to your Son and to you, we may speedily enjoy after death the blessed company of Jesus and the saints. [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Day 9: O Most Holy Mother of Mount Carmel, when asked by a saint to grant privileges to the family of Carmel, you gave assurance of your Motherly love and help to those faithful to you and to your son. Behold us, your children. We glory in wearing your holy habit, which makes us members of your family of Carmel, through which we shall have your powerful protection in life, at death and even after death.Look down with live, O Gate of Heaven, on all those now in their last agony! Look down graciously, O Virgin, Flower of Carmel, on all those in need of help!Look down mercifully, O Mother of our Savior, on all those who do not know that they are numbered among your children.Look down tenderly, O Queen of All Saints, on the poor souls! [petitions] Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. Image by Romy from Pixabay