Exodus 3:13-20; Psalm 105 The Lord remembers his covenant for ever; Matthew 11:28-30;
Today in the universal church we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. The feast dates all the way back to the 14th century, where the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Simon Stock and gave him the Brown Scapular.
The Brown Scapular is a devotion to the Blessed Mother, where the wearer devotes himself to the service of the Blessed Virgin by seeking to imitate her virtues to God, in saying yes to his will.
It focuses on two aspects: Mary's spiritual maternity of the faithful and her role as mediator of grace. Mary promises to aid the believer in the grace of final perseverance and happy death.
Two requirements are necessary for this devotion: one must honor the Blessed Mother and live a faithful Christian life.
St. John Vianney had a deep devotion to the Blessed Mother. He states in his little catechism
"the Ave Maria is a prayer that is never wearisome. The devotion to the Holy Virgin is delicious, sweet, nourishing. When we talk of earthly subjects we grow weary; but when we talk of the Holy VIrgin, it is always new. All saints have a great devotion to Our Lady; no grace comes from Heaven without passing through her hands. we cannot go into the house without speaking to the porter; well, the Holy Virgin is the portress of Heaven."
St. John Vianney pray for us
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