To Lady of Carmel

To Lady of Carmel

– God, come to my aid.
– Lord, hurry to help me.

Glory to Father…
 

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© May the intercession of St. Body especially accompany and protect us in the field of spirituality and prayer of Carmel Simon Stock

 

Devotional prayer or promise

 

Blessed Virgin, Mother and Queen of Carmel, I dedicate myself to You out of gratitude and love; I promise to serve You with childlike love and fidelity. Following Your example, I want to follow Your Son, Jesus Christ, in Faith and Love. Like you, I want to serve God and people with prayer, sacrifice and effective love. Listen, good Mother, to my promise and receive it graciously. Give me the Grace to persevere in faithfulness to Christ and His Church under Your Protection.

 

After the consecration prayer, we take a small rosary in our hands, which is composed of twenty-two beads.

 

On the first bead after the cross we pray:

Apostles’ Creed

On each subsequent three grains, we pray:

Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory to the Father…

 

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© Let us take refuge in His Wounds… Let’s embrace His Wounds…

 

After we have prayed these three prayers seven times: Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father, we pray in honor of the Wounds of Jesus:

Glory to the Father… (5×)
 

When we have finished praying the rosary, let’s crown our address to Our Lady of Carmel by the prayer of St. Simon Stock, which he himself often prayed:

Carmel flowers, fruitful Vine,
Heaven shines, Virgin pure and unique;
Mother flower, untouched honor,
bestow upon us, what a gentle favor,
Oh Star of the Sea.

 

Mary, Commander of the heavenly troops

 

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© The Triumph of the Heart before the faces of the angels will rule, conquer and satirize all the traps of Evil forever and ever

 

Most High Queen of Heaven and Mistress of Angels, You, who received from God the power and mission to crush the head of Satan, we beseech You to send the heavenly troops, so that under Your command they would banish the Devil, oppose him everywhere, restrain his insolence and throw him into eternal abyss! WHO IS LIKE GOD?

Oh, Good and Gentle Mother, You will always be our Love and our Hope. Oh, divine Mother, send the saints to defend us and drive away the Devil, the cruel Enemy! All angels and archangels, defend us and protect us!

 

Litany to Our Lady of Carmel

 

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.
 
 

Christ, hear us.

Christ, hear us.
 
 

Heavenly Father, God, …

Son, Redeemer of the world, God, …

Holy Spirit, God, …

Holy Trinity, one God, …

… have mercy on us.

 
 

Holy Mary, Mother of God, …

Saint Mary, Queen and woven Part of Carmel, …

Virgin Mary, …

Mother of beautiful Love, …

Mother of Mercy, whose glory is higher than that of angels, …

White Clouds over the peak of Carmel, …

Cloud, which rises from the Sea of Divine Mercy, …

The robe of Mercy, which rains on the Land of the righteous, …

Steps from the Cloud, which leads us through the desert of life, …

The terrifying Fog, which covers the whole Earth, …

Holy Mountain of God, …

Fertile Mountain in the middle of our dried-up valleys, …

Mount, on which the Most High has pitched his Tent, …

Mount, to which the Most High sent the Lamb of God, which bore our sins and weaknesses, …

Mountain, from which the corner stone that broke the altars of the idols fell, …

The Holy City of God, …

Saint City, Illuminated by Light, …

Throne of the Most High, …

The Sanctuary dedicated to God, which towers above all creatures, …

Immaculate Palace, the highest King, …

Chambers of the eternal Word, …

You, blessed by the Lord, through whom we receive the Fruit of Life, …

The spiritual Garden, in which the unfaded rose of our Salvation blooms, …

… pray for us.

 

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© You too, with soul and body, offer the flower of prayer to the Flower of Mercy

 

The lovely Garden, in which the life-giving Tree of Truth blooms, …

Paradise from which the waters of immortality flow, …

Flowers, on the slopes of Carmel, …

The most beautiful Flowers of Carmel, …

Sources sealed with the Seal of the Holy Trinity, …

The River of Wisdom, which runs through the depths of the Earth to enlighten those who trust in the Lord, …

Firstborn of the Most High, born before all creation, …

A woman illuminated by the sun, …

Brilliant Star over the sea of Life, …

Bright fiery Stand in our darkness, …

Beauty, whose Dress exudes unspeakable fragrances, …

The Royal Bride, who was given the beauty of Lebanon, …

Queens, decorated with the beauty of Carmel and Sharon, …

The longing of the patriarch, …

Burning, yet not burning the Bushes, which Moses saw, …

Aaron’s rod in bloom, …

The Closed Door that Ezekiel saw, …

The roots of Jesse, which sprouts according to the prophecy of Isaiah, …

Gideon’s Fleece covered with dew, …

Queen of prophets,…

Glory and Confidence of the Carmelite Order, …

Loving Mother of those who wear Your Scapular, …

Patroness of the Order of Mount Carmel, …

… pray for us.

 

By being ready for the Sacrifice, with which you participated in Jesus’ Work of Salvation, …

By your maternal faithfulness under the Cross, when you received us as your children, …

By the motherly Kindness of her Immaculate Heart, …

By the motherly Care with which you always watched over Karmela, …

By the motherly love that prompted You to give us the sign of Your Protection in the Holy Scapular, …

By the motherly fidelity with which you will protect Carmel until the end of the ages, …

By the motherly Power with which you protect your children from hell fire, …

By maternal Joy, with which you introduce your children to eternal Joy, …

In all needs and anxieties, …

In the moment of death, …

Before the Court of God, …

… intercede for us, Mary.

 

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, forgive us Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, hear us Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Let’s pray.

God, which Carmelite Order you decorated with the honorable name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with childlike confidence we pray for Her maternal Protection. Let us feel Peace and Security under Her Protection, and reach eternal Joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 

– Let’s bless the Lord.
– Thank You Lord.

 
 
Sources:

  1. Josip Marenić, 1998. – „KARMELSKI ŠKAPULAR!”, Apostle’s center „SAV TVOJ”, 18. 04. 2021.
  2. https://karmelbsi.hr/blog/2014/07/16/litanije-karmelskoj-gospi/