Novena in Honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
1st Day
This prayer, Flos Carmeli (Flower of Carmel), was composed by St. Simon
Stock and in answer he received the Scapular from Our Blessed Mother.
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! (pause and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
2nd Day
Most Holy Mary, Our Mother, in your great love for us you gave us the holy
Scapular of Mount Carmel, having heard the prayers of your chosen son St.
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. (pause and mention your
petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
3rd Day
O Queen of Heaven, you gave us the Scapular as an outward sign by which we
might be known as your special 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. (pause and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
4th Day
When you gave us, Gracious Lady, the Scapular as our Habit, you called us
to be not only servants, but also your own dear children. We ask you to gain
for us from your Son the grace to live as your children in joy, peace, and
love. (pause and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
5th Day
O Mother of Fair Love, through your goodness we are not only your children
but persons 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. (pause and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
6th Day
With loving provident care, O Mother Most Admirable, 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. (pause and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
7th Day
O Mary, Help of Christians, you assured us that wearing your Scapular worthily
would keep us safe from harm. Protect us both in body and soul with your
continual aid. May all that we do be pleasing to your Son and to you. (pause
and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
8th Day
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. (pause and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
9th Day
O Most Holy Mother of Mount Carmel, when asked by a saint to grant privileges
to the family of Carmel, you rather granted an assurance of salvation to the
whole world. Behold us your children, kneeling at your feet. We glory, dearest
Mother, in wearing your holy habit, that habit which makes us members of your
family of Carmel, that habit through which we shall have your powerful
protection in life, at death, and even after death. Look down with love, 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! (pause
and mention your petitions)
Our Father, ...
Hail Mary, ...
Glory be ...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.