How many parishes are named in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel? The Great St. Teresa, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. John of the Cross, all were Carmelites. This feast, not observed today because of the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, commemorates the giving of the Scapular to St. Simon Stock on this date in 1251. Those who wear the scapular, a long piece of cloth covering front and back the religious habit of Carmelites, Benedictines and Dominicans, for example, and now worn by many as two pieces of brown or green cloth, identify closely with Mary and receive her special protection.
They are also special Sowers of the Seed, as we read in today's Gospel, dedicated to cultivating the Word of God and making it effective in their own lives and in the lives of others. As the Sower lavishly casts his seed, not concerned about the percentage of return, for indeed, some falls on rocky ground or gets choked by the weeks, so must today's Sowers be extravagant in living and preaching the Word by example and "preaching", Might we take one point from the Gospel or homily today and pass it on to others as our way of honoring Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Bro. Rene
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