Description
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a title for the Blessed Virgin Mary, serving as the patroness of the Carmelite Order, symbolizing a life of prayer, contemplation, and virtue, and is strongly associated with the Brown Scapular, a sacramental signifying her protection and a commitment to following Christ. The devotion originated with hermits on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land who dedicated their chapel to “the Lady of the place,” seeing Mary as their spiritual mother, guide, and model for purity and union with God.
