Marian Prayers
Flower of Carmel (Flos Carmeli)
Flower of Carmel,
Blossoming Vine,
Splendor of Heaven,
Childbearing Virgin, none like to thee.
Mother most tender,
whom no man didst know,
on Carmel's children
thy favors bestow.
Star of the Sea.
Strong stem of Jesse,
who bore one bright Flower,
be ever near us
in trial's dark hour.
Root of Jesse, giving
a flower whose breath is heaven,
sweet Sister of the seraphim,
be our shield against all evil.
O Purest of creatures,
sweet Mother, sweet Maid,
the first Star of the morning,
send down thy protection
in sickness and sorrow.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us. Amen.
St. Simon Stock, c. 1251; Carmelite Proper of the Office
About the prayer
Composed by St. Simon Stock, English Prior General of the Carmelite Order, around 1251, on the occasion of the vision in which Our Lady presented him with the Brown Scapular at Aylesford, England. It is the oldest surviving Carmelite hymn to the Blessed Virgin and remains the signature prayer of the Carmelite orders and the Confraternity of the Brown Scapular.
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