Flos Carmeli

Our love for our Lady, Queen and Mother of Religious Life, is renewed and manifested by our expressions of devotion related to each of her feastdays. On this feast of the Flower of Mount Carmel, we reflect in gratitude on her gift, the brown scapular, which we wear as a sign of our union with Jesus and Mary. We trust that as we strive to imitate Christ her Son she will wrap us in her maternal mantle of protection, strengthening us in the battle against evil.

Flos Carmeli Prayer

​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 me in this necessity.
O Star of the sea, help and protect me!
Show me that Thou art my Mother.

O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to Thee!

Mother and Beauty of Carmel,
pray for us!
Virgin, Flower of Carmel,
pray for us!
Patroness of all who wear the Scapular, pray for us!
Hope of all who die wearing the Scapular,
pray for us!
St. Joseph, Friend of the Sacred Heart, pray for us!
St. Joseph, Chaste Spouse of Mary,
​pray for us!

St. Joseph, Our Patron, pray for us! O sweet Heart of Mary, be our salvation! Amen.