Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saints (Simon Stock, Angelus of Jerusalem, Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi, Teresa of Avila), by Pietro Novelli, 1641

A Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel,
fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven,
Blessed Mother of the Son of God,
Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity.
O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein
that you are my Mother.

O Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Queen of Heaven and earth,
I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart,
to succor me in this my necessity.
There are none that can withstand your power.
O show me herein that you are my Mother.

O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us that have recourse to thee. (3 times)

Sweet Mother,
I place this cause in your hands. (3 times)
Amen.

Saint Bonaventure

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St Bonaventura Receiving the Host from the Hands of an Angel, by Francisco de Herrera the Elder, 1628

“If you learn everything except Christ, you learn nothing.
If you learn nothing except Christ, you learn everything.”

St. Bonaventure

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

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St. Kateri Tekakwitha, by Father Claude Chauchetière, S.J., 1696

“I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love.”

Lily of the Mohawks – St. Kateri Tekakwitha