Today is the Feast of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
the Patroness of our parish!
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
the Patroness of our parish!
Marian devotion has a privileged place. Mary is an advocate, but these days the word advocate is too functional. It is better to say that she is a “facilitator.” Mary is a facilitator when conflicts and problems arise, such as the lack of wine at the wedding. She helps us to “untie the knots” that can be created in us and between us. In other words, Mary also paves the way for friendship between peoples, inviting us to turn our gaze to the origin and goal of our existence, which is Jesus Christ, and encourages us to follow His example, walking the paths of peace, kindness, listening and patient and trusting dialogue.
--Pope Francis
Image source 1: Our Lady of Mount Carmel banner, sewn by Gail Angiulo, OLMC-Mill Valley (2023), https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=673482714817146&set=a.673491021482982
Image source 2: Johann Georg Schmidtner, Our Lady, Untier of Knots (1700), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Untier_of_Knots#/media/File:MaryUntier.jpg
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Image source 2: Johann Georg Schmidtner, Our Lady, Untier of Knots (1700), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Untier_of_Knots#/media/File:MaryUntier.jpg
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