SATURDAY OF OUR LADY

Photo: R. Massaro (c)2018 Spirit Singing Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine North Jackson, Ohio

St. John of the Cross' love for Our Lady:

Among his favorite feasts, besides those of the Blessed Trinity and Corpus Christi, were the feasts of the Blessed Virgin. In his prison cell, on the Vigil of the Assumption, after nine months of severe privation, he was asked what he was thinking of. He replied, "I was thinking that tomorrow is the feast of our Lady and that it would give me great joy to say Mass."

From the Collected Works of St. John of the Cross Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez, O.C.D.

Ancient Hymn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel 

Listen to the hymn in Gregorian Chant

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Flower of Carmel

Blossoming Vine,

Splendor of heaven!

Child-Bearing Virgin,

Immaculate one,

Yet tender Mother,

On all Carmel's children

Graces bestow,

Star of the Sea!

Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, O.C.D.S.