Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

One of the important Marian Feast days commemorated by the Catholic Church is today's feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This one is particularly important because we are called to wear our Lady's own garment...the Brown Scapular. She made a promise to St. Simon Stock that whoever wore the Brown Scapular would not suffer eternal fire.

The Blessed Virgin Mary gave the scapular to St. Simon Stock with the following words:
"Receive, my dear son, this scapular of thy Order, as the distinctive sign of my confraternity, and the mark of the privilege which I have obtained for thee and the children of Carmel. It is a sign of salvation, a safeguard in danger, and a special pledge of peace and protection till the end of time. Whosoever dies wearing this shall be preserved from eternal flames."

To learn more about our Lady's feast day and to learn how to become enrolled with the Brown Scapular, please visit St. Michael's Center for the BVM, Honolulu, Hawaii