Traditional Catholic Novena

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Novena

Prayed for Mary’s protection, growth in faith, hope, and love, and help at the hour of death.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is traditionally invoked as patron of brown scapular devotion, protection, Carmel, help at death.

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel by Pietro Novelli

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pietro Novelli

Pray This Novena

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Begin the novena now, move one day at a time, and come back here whenever you are ready for the next day.

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Day 1 of 9

The same principal prayer is used each day. Choose the day you are on, pray the main prayer below, and mark the day complete when you finish.

Private intention

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Day 1

Pray the principal prayer below for this day of the novena.

Principal Prayer for Each Day

Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Blessed and Immaculate Virgin, splendid beauty of Carmel, you look with love on all who wear your blessed habit; look kindly on me and spread the mantle of your loving protection over all mankind.

By the power of your intercession strengthen my weakness, and by your wisdom light up the darkness of my mind.

Increase in me those virtues in which you excelled - faith, hope and love; adorn my soul with such graces and virtues that it may ever be pleasing to your divine Son.

Assist me in all the activities of life, and, by your presence console me at the time of my death.

In that hour present me to the Blessed Trinity as your child redeemed by the blood of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Pause here for the grace you are asking.

O Queen, who are the beauty of Carmel, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

O Beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remaining a pure virgin, assist us in our necessity! O Star of the Sea, help and protect us! Show us that you are our Mother!

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary Glory Be

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us!

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

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