THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS

In Traditional Catholicism, the month of July is dedicated to Jesus’ Most Precious Blood, and July 1st is the official Feast of the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Many Traditional Catholics pray The Seven Offerings of the Precious Blood, as a part of their daily prayer routine, and especially during the month of July. In it, we pray for the world, the Church, the union of all Christians, for public morals, for the sick, for our enemies, and much more. In a special way, this prayer assists us in bringing our prayer life to maturity. Praise and thanksgiving be evermore to Jesus, Who with His blood has saved us!

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16), was instituted in the late 14th century, in commemoration of the approval of the rule of the Carmelite Order. 

In 1 Kings 18, the prophet Elijah (spiritual father of the Carmelites) engaged in a dramatic confrontation, on Mount Carmel, with those worshipping the false God of Baal. Calling down fire from heaven, Elijah proved God’s power. Emulating Elijah, and living in caves on Mount Carmel, the first Carmelites dedicated their first chapel to the Virgin Mary, soon turning their spirituality to Her.The Blessed Virgin is a perfect model of the interior life of prayer and contemplation to which Carmelites aspire.

On July 16, 1251, Our Lady gave St. Simon Stock, a leader of the Carmelite order, a scapular for the Carmelites with the following promise:

"Receive, My beloved son, this habit of thy order.  This shall be to thee, and to all Carmelites, a privilege that whosoever dies clothed in this shall never suffer eternal fire .... It shall be a sign of salvation, a protection in danger, and a pledge of peace."