HISTORY OF THE VIRGIN OF CARMEN

According Carmelite tradition, Pentecost, some devout men, who had followed the traces of life of Elijah and Elisha, crisitana embraced the faith; and they are the first ones to raise a temple to the Virgin Mary at the summit of Mount Carmel, in the same place from where Elijah saw the nuve, contained the fruitfulness of the Mother of God. These religious Brothers of St. Mary of Mount Carmel were called, and came to Europe in the thirteenth century, with the Crusaders, approving the rule Innocent IV in 1245, under the generalship of St. Simon Stock. The July 16, 1251, the Virgin Mary appeared that his fervent server, and handed the habit was to be his hallmark. Innocent blessed habit and granted various privileges, not only for the religious of the Order, but for all the Brethren of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Taking these scapular, which is the reduction of carrying the Carmelites, participate in all the merits and prayers of the Order and they can expect from the Sma. Virgin soon be free of Purgatory, if they had been faithful to observe the conditions for use. On this day we ask increase of devotion to Mary that is so splendid with their devotees; it promises to those who put their scapular ultimately carried the eternal salvation and relief and short for the pains of Purgatory.