Marian Prayers

Act of Consecration on Receiving the Brown Scapular

This act of consecration is prayed at the moment of enrollment in the Brown Scapular, when a priest blesses and imposes the cloth for the first time.

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O Mary, Mother of God and Queen of Carmel, I consecrate myself to thee this day and receive thy holy habit as the sign of that consecration. Clothe me in thy virtues as thou hast clothed me in thy garment: in purity of heart, in humility, in obedience to thy Son. Let this cloth remind me every hour whose child I am. Obtain for me the grace to wear it worthily, to live chastely in the state to which God has called me, and to persevere in prayer until the end. And when my last hour comes, be thou my Mother still, that clothed in thy livery I may be presented to thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Rite of enrollment in the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (traditional form)

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Enrollment happens once in a lifetime; afterwards the scapular may be replaced without further blessing. The prayer expresses what the scapular means in Carmelite theology: not a charm but a habit, the same garment worn by the friars and nuns of Carmel, given to lay people so that they may share in the Order's spirit of prayer and hidden service. The language of being "clothed" is drawn from St. Paul's exhortation to put on Christ (Romans 13:14) and from the ancient monastic rite of investiture.

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