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IN WEEKS LEADING UP TO FEAST, IT PAYS TO
RECALL POWER BEHIND CARMEL, SCAPULAR
Next month is the feast of
Our Lady of Carmel, and perhaps we
can begin to appreciate that devotion in the weeks leading up to it.
How many of us have a Scapular -- or have replaced
ones that have worn out? How many at least maintain one in the night-stand?
Our Lady appeared as the Virgin of Mount Carmel not only in the final
vision of Fatima, but also at Lourdes. Bernadette said "she had never
seen her so beautiful."
As one website has written:
"'Carmel' means 'garden' because the Mount Carmel headland was always green with life, as its heights dominated the semi-arid plains around
its base. Metaphorically, it is the 'garden enclosed' of the Song of
Songs, which [kind of relates to] the Church as the Bride of the Lamb, and
simultaneously of the individual soul with its Bridegroom-Savior.
"The Virgin of Carmel wears robes of brown -- the color of the earth, of
humility -- showing that she is the humblest of God's creatures.
"She, typifying not only the Church, but also redeemed Creation, wears the
white mantle of salvation given her by her savior-son. The Scapular
is an apron, the garb of a servant; it is formed like a yoke, which her Son said was
'easy, and His burden was light.'"
Perhaps, leading up to the feast, we can secure
Scapulars -- as the Virgin of Mount Carmel is God's true help-mate
(as Eve failed to be) -- making herself servant to the work of the
Redemption accomplished by her Son. "She is crowned as
Queen of Heaven to show the power and glory God has conferred on
her," notes that site. "As a mother clothes her children, so she offers her
garment of grace to each of her children who will accept the brown Scapular.
Does it really protect?
Take it from our viewers!
Writes
Debbie Crosby of Madison, Ohio: "After reading your article on the feast
day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel [some time back], I felt compelled to
write and share my own scapular story.
"I not only wear the Scapular but made it a
habit years ago to hang one on each doorway entrance of our home.
"Several years back in the middle of the night
we had a fire that started in our finished basement.
"I awoke around 3:00 a.m. and thought I smelled smoke but
figured I was crazy and tried going back to sleep yet something nudged me
to wake my husband and have him investigate.
"He no sooner got to the end
of our hallway and was yelling to get the kids up and to get out of the
house and call 911!
"When it was all said and done, we had extensive damage
to our basement, the curtains that had hung over our sliding door were
burned, as was everything around, but in the rubble and ashes we found the
Scapular that had hung over our basement door still intact and showing no
fire damage. That same Scapular hangs today over our basement door. I
attribute the safety of my family and home to Our Lady Of the Brown
Scapular."
As do many!
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