16 July: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Beatae Mariae Viriginis de Monte Carmelo, quo Elias propheta populum Israel quondam ad colendum Deum vivum reduxerat et postae eremitae quidam solitudinem quaerentes secesserunt ac denique Ordinem constituerunt ad vitam contemplativum ducendam sub patrocinio sanctae Dei Genetricis.

Here is the first entry for today in the Martyrologium Romanum: I know there are some clever readers who will try their hand at a translation. NB: there is a shift of subjects here so watch the "numbers" of the verbs. Also, those verbal –nd constructions with ad will probably sound better as purpose clauses.

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