Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Intercession

We are truly blessed to celebrate this year’s Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel July

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16th with Holy Mass and three Final Professions of Marilyn Baker, Dorothy Loftus-Nall and Niniek Pranoto! These three beautiful Carmelites giving their Final Promises inspire us to renew our Professions too.

We recall that wearing the Scapular is a sign of consecration to Mary, the Mother of God, and is a symbol showing that we are putting on the virtues of Mary and being protected by her. Mary symbolizes for us everything that we hope for - to enter into an intimate relationship with Christ, being totally open to God's will and having our lives transformed by the Word of God.

We as Carmelites have always thought of Mary as the Patroness of the Order, its

Mother and Splendor. We seek to live in spiritual intimacy with her so that we can learn from her how to live as God's children.

Elijah and Mary are inspirational figures for all Carmelites. They play a very important part in the life and spirituality of the Order which sees itself as belonging to Mary and looks to Elijah as our spiritual father.