The feast date is July 16, 2023, a Sunday.
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Flos Carmeli was used by the Carmelites as the sequence for the Feast of St. Simon Stock, and, since 1663, for the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel. It also appears in an ancient metrical office of Carmel as an antiphon and responsory. Its composition is ascribed to St. Simon Stock himself (ca 1165 – 1265).
| Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor caeli, virgo puerpera singularis. |
Flower of Carmel, Tall vine blossom laden; Splendor of heaven, Childbearing yet maiden. None equals thee. |
| Mater mitis sed viri nescia Carmelitis esto propitia stella maris. |
Mother so tender, Who no man didst know, On Carmel’s children Thy favors bestow. Star of the Sea. |
| Radix Iesse germinans flosculum nos ad esse tecum in saeculum patiaris. |
Strong stem of Jesse, Who bore one bright flower, Be ever near us And guard us each hour, who serve thee here. |
| Inter spinas quae crescis lilium serva puras mentes fragilium tutelaris. |
Purest of lilies, That flowers among thorns, Bring help to the true heart That in weakness turns and trusts in thee. |
| Armatura fortis pugnantium furunt bella tende praesidium scapularis. |
Strongest of armor, We trust in thy might: Under thy mantle, Hard press’d in the fight, we call to thee. |
| Per incerta prudens consilium per adversa iuge solatium largiaris. |
Our way uncertain, Surrounded by foes, Unfailing counsel You give to those who turn to thee. |
| Mater dulcis Carmeli domina, plebem tuam reple laetitia qua bearis. |
O gentle Mother Who in Carmel reigns, Share with your servants That gladness you gained and now enjoy. |
| Paradisi clavis et ianua, fac nos duci quo, Mater, gloria coronaris. Amen |
Hail, Gate of Heaven, With glory now crowned, Bring us to safety Where thy Son is found, true joy to see. |
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| Sr. Miriam of the Holy Spirit (1905–1988) |
Assynt (1884) |
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| 1. Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, Whom in ancient prophecy God revealed to Saint Elijah By an Oriental sea, Rise again on God’s creation, Bring to bloom this arid place With the white cloud of your beauty And the rainfall of your grace. |
2. Lady of the mystic mountain Where the Lord has set his throne, Up its steep ways of the spirit None can walk save love alone. Grant us grace to climb Mount Carmel And to learn that love is loss; Guide us till our ways outdistance All earth’s treasures save the Cross. |
| 3. Blessed cloud of God’s protection And his luminous abode, Light the pathway of your pilgrims To the Promised Land of God. On the mount of contemplation Be our surety and stay, In the night a pillar glowing And a cloud of love by day. |
4. Virgin of the Incarnation, In the mysteries of grace God has made his habitation In our soul’s most secret place. Toward that bright and inner kingdom All our words and ways compel, For the Father, Son and Spirit In its sacred silence dwell. |
| 5. Queen and beauty of Mount Carmel, Virgin of the solitude, In the wilderness of Carmel Lies the world’s eternal good. Draw us to its deep seclusion And make God alone our goal In the mystical Mount Carmel That lies hidden in the soul. |
6. Mother fair above all mothers, By the Scapular we wear, By your own Sign of Salvation, Which our willing shoulders bear, Shield us from the foes of darkness, We are prey they seek to win. Guard us as thy loving children From the tragedy of sin. |
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