O queen, who art the beauty of Carmel, pray for us.
An indulgence of 300 days.
A Prayer – Raccolta #406
O Blessed Virgin, full of grace, Queen of all Saints, how
sweet it is for me to venerate thee under the title of our Lady
of Mount Carmel. It takes me back to the days of the prophet
Elias, when thou wast prefigured on Mount Carmel under the
form of the little cloud, from which, as it increased, there fell
a kindly rain, symbolic of the sanctifying graces that come to
us from thee. Even from the days of the Apostles, thou hast
been honored under this mystic title; and today I am filled
with joy at the thought that we are united with those first
clients of thine, and in union with them we salute thee,
saying: O beauty of Carmel, glory of Libanus, thou purest of
lilies, mystic rose in the flowering garden of the Church.
Meanwhile, O Virgin of virgins, be mindful of me in my
misery, and show thyself my Mother. Shed upon me ever
more and more the living light of that faith which made thee
blessed; inflame me with that heavenly love wherewith thou
didst love thy dear Son, Jesus Christ. I am filled with miseries
both spiritual and temporal. I am straitened by many sorrows
in body and soul, and I take refuge, like a child, in the
shadow of thy motherly protection. Do thou, Mother of God,
who hast such power and might, obtain for me from blessed
Jesus, the heavenly gifts of humility, chastity, and meekness,
which were the fairest ornaments of thine immaculate soul.
Do thou grant me to be strong in the midst of the temptations
and bitterness, which so often overwhelm my spirit. And
when the days of my earthly pilgrimage are accomplished
according to God’s holy will, grant that my soul may obtain
the glory of paradise, through the merits of Christ and thine
intercession. Amen. An indulgence of 500 days.