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November 13, 2026

Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and her novena: how to pray it from July 7 to 15

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patron saint of seafarers and one of the most beloved devotions in Spain and Hispanic America. Her feast day is July 16, and her novena is prayed from July 7 to 15, although she is prayed to all year round. Here is her oldest prayer, how to pray the novena, and a simple way to always keep her devotion close to you.

Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel: “Flower of Carmel”

The oldest prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the Flos Carmeli, which tradition attributes to Saint Simon Stock, the 13th-century Carmelite to whom, according to tradition, the Virgin gave the scapular. One of its best-known translations reads as follows:

Flower of Carmel, blooming vineyard, splendor of heaven, fruitful and singular Virgin.
Oh tender Mother, untouched by man, protect all your children with your name, Star of the Sea.

And if you are looking for an even shorter prayer for every day, the oldest of all prayers to the Virgin, from the 3rd century, will do:

Under your protection we seek refuge, holy Mother of God; do not reject the pleas we bring to you in our needs, but rather deliver us from all danger, oh glorious and blessed Virgin.

When is the novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel prayed?

July 7: first day.
July 15: ninth day, the eve of the feast.
July 16: feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, with her maritime processions in so many coastal towns.

How to pray the novena, step by step

There is no single text: every parish and every brotherhood has its own. At home you can follow this outline:

Sign of the cross and your intention: for those who sail, for those who travel, for your family.
The prayer “Flower of Carmel”, slowly.
An Our Father, three Hail Marys, and a Glory.
The Salve to finish. In the ports, the Salve Marinera is sung.

Praying with her medal or her scapular

Many people pray to Our Lady of Mount Carmel while wearing her scapular: we tell you what the scapular is and how it is worn. Wearing her medal is another way to always keep her devotion close, and a beautiful gift for a Carmen, a Carmela, or a Mamen. If you are undecided between models, see how to choose your medal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.