by Francine Calabrese | Apr 30, 2022 | Blog
The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is the habit of the Carmelite Order. For the religious members of the Order, the Scapular is made of two long brown cloth panels joined at the shoulders. One panel is in the front and one in the back. As the devotion spread...
by Francine Calabrese | Apr 24, 2022 | Blog
A novena is a special prayer said for nine consecutive days asking God to answer a specific petition. Since Our Lady is the most powerful intercessor before God, this is a very powerful prayer. First Day: “O most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine,...
by Francine Calabrese | Apr 15, 2022 | Blog
St. Simon Stock’s Prayer to the Blessed Mother St. Simon Stock wrote a beautiful prayer to the Blessed Mother asking for special favors when the Carmelites were being persecuted by the Turkish people during the thirteenth century. The night before the Blessed...
by Francine Calabrese | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
This is the origin of the Brown Scapular. Eight hundred and sixty years before Jesus’ birth the Jewish people had fallen into idolatry. The prophet Elijah who lived on Mount Carmel in Palestine warned the Israelites if they were to continue to serve pagan gods they...
by Francine Calabrese | Mar 27, 2022 | Blog
Our Lady of Fatima appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal on the 13th of each month beginning on May 13, 1917. This continued for six consecutive months. The Blessed Mother appeared to Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia asking them to pray for conversion of...
by Francine Calabrese | Mar 18, 2022 | Blog
Protection Against the Devil Miracle In 2005 a priest was giving a talk about how people are being possessed by the devil. There are many ways the devil is doing this such as Ouija boards, fortune tellers and the Harry Potter’s children’s books. This is a sure way to...
by Francine Calabrese | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog
The Bullet, Lightning and Famine Miracles are three more examples of miracles attributed to the Brown Scapular. The Bullet Miracle The King of France, Louis XIII witnessed a miracle with one of the officers in his army in a town call Montpellier in 1622. Champrond De...
by Francine Calabrese | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog
There are many miracles attributed to the Brown Scapular. In this post I will share some more of these stories with you. The Hurricane Miracle In the year 1845 there was an English ship called King of the Ocean. A horrible hurricane broke out in the middle of the...
by Francine Calabrese | Feb 14, 2022 | Blog
The Brown Scapular was given to a humble Carmelite Monk, Saint Simon Stock in England more than 700 years ago. The Carmelite legend tells us that The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock on July sixteenth during the twelfth century. She handed him the Brown...
by Francine Calabrese | Feb 12, 2022 | Blog
There are many miracles that occurred because of the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Before I tell you about some of the miracles, I must say there is no power in the Brown Scapular. It’s NOT a lucky charm or a rabbit’s foot! These miracles happened because...
