The Novena in Honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Classic Reprint): Followed by a Notice of the Origin, Privileges, and Blessings of the Brown Scapular

Excerpt from The Novena in Honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Virgin Mary of Mount Car mel! With confidence I approach thee, that I may obtain the grace necessary for my salvation. This is my very first wish, to be freed from the stain of sin and return to God, my Father. By what way can I more readily expect to reach my end than through thee, the Mother of His Divine Son. My sins are very great and very numerous, and I do not deserve any hearing, but rather to be spurned from thy presence. Still I will come to visit thee and will make this nine days’ devotion. I can in this way atone a little for my past, and thou wilt certainly look with favor on me when thou seest the sincerity of my heart and my willingness to serve God in the future. This I promise, and am sure that with thy help the obstacles to my conversion will be removed and I will be again a beloved child of God, my Father.