The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an optional memorial celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church on September 12. It has been a universal Roman Rite feast since 1684, when Pope Innocent XI included it in the General Roman Calendar to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Vienna in 1683.

It was initially removed from the current Church calendar in the liturgical reform following Vatican II. But it was restored by Pope John Paul II in 2002 along with the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus in January.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast is celebrated on September 7 in the Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate.

Promoters of veneration of the Holy Name of Mary include St. Anthony of Padua, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, & St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori. A number of religious orders such as the Cistercian & the Servites, customarily give each member “Mary” as part of their religious name as a sign of honor & of entrustment to the Virgin.

The feast is a counterpart to the Feast for the Holy Name of Jesus on January 3. Its object is to commemorate all the privileges granted upon Mary by God & all the graces received through her intercession & mediation.

The feast day began in 1513 as a local celebration in Cuenca, Spain, celebrated on September 15. In 1587, Pope Sixtus V moved the celebration to September 17. Pope Gregory XV extended the celebration to the Archdiocese of Toledo (Spain) in 1622.

In 1666, the Discalced Carmelites received permission to recite the Divine Office of the Name of Mary 4x a year. In 1671, the feast was extended to the whole Kingdom of Spain. From there, the feast spread. It soon extended to the Kingdom of Naples.

In 1683, the Polish King John Sobieski arrived in Vienna with his army. Before the Battle of Vienna, Sobieski placed his troops under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In 1684, to celebrate the victory, Pope Innocent XI added to the Roman calendar, assigning to it the Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity of Mary. An octave, in this case, is the 8th day after a feast, counted inclusively. So this always falls on the same day of the week as the feast itself. The Nativity of Mary refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of the Virgin Mary.

The reform of Pope Pius X in 1911 restored to prominence the celebration of Sundays in their own right, avoiding their being replaced by celebrations from the sanctorale. The sanctorale is 1 of the 2 main cycles that, running concurrently, comprise the Liturgical year in Roman Catholicism, defined by the General Roman Calendar, & used by a variety of Christian denomination.

The celebration of the Holy Name of Mary was moved to September 12. Later in the same century, the feast was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969 as part of its reform by Pope Paul VI. As something of a duplication of the September 8 feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

But it didn’t cease to be a recognized celebration of the Roman Rite, being mentioned in the Roman Martyrology on September 12. In 2002, Pope John Paul II restored the celebration to the General Roman Calendar.

William Joseph Chaminade chose the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary as the patronal feast of the Society of Mary (Marianists). Rather than a day commemorating a particular dogma or devotion in order to focus on the person of Mary.

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19 November: Saint Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski

November 19
SAINT RAPHAEL OF ST. JOSEPH KALINOWSKI
Priest

Memorial

Raphael Kalinowski was born to Polish parents in the city of Vilnius in 1835. Following military service, he was condemned in 1864 to ten years of forced labor in Siberia. In 1877 he became a Carmelite and was ordained a priest in 1882. He contributed greatly to the restoration of the Discalced Carmelites in Poland. His life was distinguished by zeal for Church unity and by his unflagging devotion to his ministry as confessor and spiritual director. He died in Wadowice in 1907.

From the common of pastors or of holy men (religious)

Office of Readings

Second Reading

From the exhortations of Saint Raphael, Religious

(C. Gil, O. Rafał Kalinowski, pp. 109-110)

You must be holy

The Holy Scriptures praise nothing more than a perfect and holy life lived in the exact and perfect fulfillment of each one’s duties. In the Old Testament our Lord and God taught his people and told them: You must be holy because I am holy.

The Eternal Father gave us our Lord Jesus Christ as our teacher, master, and guide. He confirmed and ratified the Old Testament injunction where he taught us that we must emulate the holiness of the Father: You must be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect. How does one become perfect and holy? The Doctors of the Church, the leaders of souls, and the masters of the spiritual life answer: If you would be perfect and become holy, fulfill your duties faithfully.

Once a desert father was asked by a certain young hermit what books he ought to study in order to advance in holiness. The old man replied: My practice is to read two books only. In the morning hours I read the Gospel, and in the evening I read the Rule. The first teaches me the way I should walk as a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. The other teaches me what I should do to be a good religious. That is enough for me.

Let us, therefore, be students of the laws of God so that we may conduct ourselves according to them. When you walk, these will guide you; when you lie down, watch over you; when you wake, talk with you. Wherever we may be or go, may they go with us to direct our footsteps. May they be so near us when we sleep that they may fill our thoughts as soon as we awaken. His voice will speak to us in them. He will refresh us for the day ahead. Through his laws, we will gain the victory over our doubts. We will cast away every obstacle. We will free ourselves of that sluggishness of nature which is the enemy of strength, the foe of devotion, and the lover of ease. The law of life will help us to overcome our fears in the time of temptation and to follow eagerly in the way of obedience. May it always be at hand to counsel us, so that by it we may find the strength to follow God’s call with generous hearts and willing souls.

Responsory

℟ Free your minds, then, of encumbrances, since it is the Holy One who has called you * be holy in all you do.
℣ For it is I, the Lord, who am your God; you have been sanctified and have become holy because I am holy. * Be holy in all you do.

Prayer

Lord God, you made your priest Saint Raphael
strong in adversity and filled him with
a great love in promoting Church unity.
Through his prayers, make us strong in faith
and in love for one another,
that we too may generously work together
for the unity of all believers in Christ.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever.

Catholic Church 1993, Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and the Order of Discalced Carmelites (Rev. and augm.), Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome.

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Advent Online Retreat: “Mariam, or the Way of the Lord’s Poor”

This year, Saint Mariam (Baouardy) of Jesus Crucified, the “little Arab” born in Palestine, will guide us on our Advent journey toward Christmas. Saint Mariam (1846-1878), a humble Carmelite who learned to read and write as an adult, founded Carmelite monasteries in India and the Holy Land. Her simple and radiant life, led by the Holy Spirit, invites us to let ourselves be loved and transformed by Jesus…

This online retreat was written by Fr. Didier Maury, OCD (from the convent in Avon, France), aided by a Carmelite working group. Carmelite Quotes provided the English translation. The English distribution is organized by Discalced Carmelite friars in the United States in collaboration with ICS Publications in Washington, DC.

Each Friday in your email inbox you’ll receive:
● A meditation on the Gospel and quotes from the Saint
● Practical suggestions to enrich your prayer
● A brief video from our Carmelite friars on the weekly theme
● An Advent calendar with prayer starters for each day

You can also follow the retreat on our Facebook page: Carmelite Retreat Online

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Please share this with your friends, family, and parish. Together, let’s prepare our hearts to meet Saint Mariam at the crib in Bethlehem.

Copyright © 2025 Carmelo Teresiano, all rights reserved. A collaboration of the Teresian Carmel in Austria, the Edith Stein Society Austria, and the Sisters of Mary of Mount Carmel. The texts for the Carmelite Online Retreat for Advent 2025 were written by the Paris Province of the Carmelites and translated by Carmelite Quotes.

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Quote of the day, 26 October: Miguel Márquez, ocd

I would like to wake up and wake you up, if you allow me, dear brothers and sisters, not to the terror of the war that paralyzes, but to the humble courage of those who unite like the first Christians to pray with certain conviction that Jesus on the cross is the victor of history.

We are Discalced Carmelites. We come from hermits who were probably some crusaders and disarmed for another war, no less arduous and difficult.

We come from a woman who spent her life in an inner war to surrender to the Love of her life, and thus to conquer her own freedom as a child of God.

War often reveals that we are outraged but not awake, frightened but not on our feet, angry but not on our way, in solidarity with those far away but not so attentive to those close to us, generous but safe in our comfort zones.

To pray is to wake up to what we are not seeing and recognizing about ourselves, our family, community, and country in this crucial hour of the world, the Church, and Carmel.

Father Miguel Márquez Calle, o.c.d.

Praying in Times of War

Note: Father General Miguel Márquez wrote this letter on 4 April 2022, during Lent, as Russian forces besieged Ukraine. Ten days later, on Holy Week Wednesday, he crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border on foot to meet with Carmelite communities trapped by war. He wrote in his diary: “Before the border, we came across a multitude of NGOs from all over the world in order to give help and support to those who were coming from the Ukrainian side: food, clothing, etc. We found a group of young Spaniards who had come on their own from Cadiz, Malaga, Barcelona… They asked us if we were going to celebrate the ceremonies at the border, because they would like to share in these days of Holy Week.” His call to open convent spaces to refugees, deliver material aid, and stand in solidarity with the suffering was not theoretical — he was announcing what he was about to do himself.

Márquez Calle, M 2022, Praying in Times of War: Teresa’s Carmel Awakens, Order of Discalced Carmelites, viewed 24 October 2025, https://www.carmelitaniscalzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-4-4-ING-ORAR-EN-TIEMPOS-DE-GUERRA.pdf.

Featured image: Refugees. Image credit: © jaci XIII / Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). Image has been cropped and resized.

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Quote of the day, 9 September: St. Raphael Kalinowski

The Visitation for 1901 was held on September 9 and was repeated every year at about the same time whenever [St. Raphael Kalinowski] was strong enough to undertake the journey. He wrote:

“They sent me to you in spite of my unworthiness. In order to carry out this visit well, I would have to have the spirit of our Father Elijah, our Mother Teresa and our Father John of the Cross, which I don’t have. So if anything good is to happen, it will be the work of God, but I will boast of my weaknesses.”

In the opinion of Kalinowski, the purpose of a canonical visit is found in the Lord’s Prayer: “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” and he used this as a motto for the nuns.

“We are in Carmel,” he would say, “to submit to God in giving up the things of this world, and in that way drawing down on ourselves and others the help we need to attain eternal happiness. The best part of this sacrifice, which is also the most pleasing to God, is that we surrender our will to Him by the vow of obedience. Obedience is the death of one’s own will, but that’s not enough. We need to persevere until death…. Our obedience offers us the perfect opportunity for our will to disappear completely and the will of God to be the guide of our actions. So when is our obedience perfect? We can see it in the mirror which the canonical visitation holds up to us. This is a mirror of our sacred obligations. If you do not obey them perfectly, the visitor will point it out to you, and you should take that as if it came from the lips of God – with respect and joy.”

Timothy Tierney, O.C.D.

Chapter 8, “Vicar Provincial for the Carmelite Nuns”

Note: Saint Raphael Kalinowski was appointed Vicar Provincial for the Discalced Carmelite nuns in Galicia in 1901.

Tierney, T  2016,  Saint Raphael Kalinowski: Apprenticed to Sainthood in Siberia,  Balboa Press  Australia.

Featured image: Ruins of the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Zagórz, Poland. Image credit: uranos1980 / Adobe Stock.

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Quote of the day, 27 August: St. John Paul II

Once again, during my service to the universal Church in the See of Saint Peter, I come to my native town of Wadowice.

With great emotion I gaze upon this city of my childhood years, which witnessed my first steps, my first words and those “first bows” which, as Norwid puts it, are “like the eternal profession of Christ: ‘Be praised!’” (cf. Moja piosenka [My Song]).

The city of my childhood, my family home, the church of my Baptism… I wish to cross these hospitable thresholds, bow before my native soil and its inhabitants, and utter the words of greeting given to family members upon on their return from a long journey: “Praised be Jesus Christ!”

In a particular way, I wish to greet the Discalced Carmelite Fathers of Górka in Wadowice. We are meeting on an exceptional occasion: 27 August this year marks the centenary of the consecration of the Church of Saint Joseph, at the Convent founded by Saint Raphael Kalinowski.

As I did as a young man, I now return in spirit to that place of particular devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which had such a great influence on the spirituality of the Wadowice area. I myself received many graces there, and today I wish to thank the Lord for them.

I am pleased that I was able to beatify, together with one hundred and eight martyrs, Blessed Father Alfonsus Mary Mazurek, a pupil and later a worthy teacher in the minor seminary attached to the Convent.

I had the opportunity to meet personally this witness of Christ who in 1944, as prior of the convent of Czerna, confirmed his fidelity to God by a martyr’s death.

I kneel in veneration before his relics, which rest in the Church of Saint Joseph, and I give thanks to God for the gift of the life, martyrdom, and holiness of this great Religious.

Saint John Paul II

Homily, Eucharistic celebration in Wadowice, Poland
Wednesday, 16 June 1999

Featured image: Opening of the John Paul II Museum in Wadowice, 9 April 2014. Image credit: M. Śmiarowski / KPRM (Polish Foreign Ministry) / Flickr

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Quote of the day, 25 August: St. Mary of Jesus Crucified

But I saw His Beatitude the Patriarch long ago. Our Lord showed him to me years ago, even during the lifetime of his predecessor. He told me then: “One day he will be your Father.” I recognized him as soon as I saw him.

Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified

On the 8th of September 1875, feast of the Nativity of Mary, the group participated at Mass and received Communion at the church of Saint Anne, which according to Byzantine tradition, was built by the Crusaders on the birth home of the Virgin. Afterwards the Carmelites were warmly received by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. In the evening they made a moving visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and participated in the Stations of the Cross to the sound of hymns and litanies.

They returned there the next day for the celebration of Mass. As can be imagined, there was great emotion during the visits to holy places: the Cenacle, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Pater Noster cave, and the place of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives.

From the latter the Carmelites were able to see the wonderful panorama before their eyes: to the East the desert of Judah and the Dead Sea, to the West the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock with its golden and purple reflexes.

Father Francesco Zampini
Life and thoughts of Mariam Baouardy the ‘little nothing’, Chapter 18

Zampini, F 2022, Life and Thoughts of Mariam Baouardy: ‘The Little Nothing’, Leontini, C (trans.), Little Red Apple Publishing, Haymarket, NSW.

Featured image: Outer cloister walkway at the Carmel du Pater Noster, Jerusalem. The walls of the monastery church are covered with panels carrying the Lord’s Prayer in different languages. The Swedish and Georgian versions are seen in the foreground. The Carmel is built on the spot where Jerusalem tradition says Jesus taught the Lord’s Prayer to his disciples. Image credit: Alex-David Baldi / Flickr (Some rights reserved).

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Quote of the day, 24 April: Pope Francis & St. Teresa

Saint Teresa is above all a teacher of prayer.

The discovery of the humanity of Christ was central to her experience. Moved by the desire to share this personal experience with others, she describes it in a lively and simple manner, within the reach of all, for it consists simply in “being on terms of friendship … with Him who, we know, loves us” (Life, 8:5). 1

Often the narrative itself transforms into a prayer, as if she wished to introduce the reader to her inner dialogue with Christ.

Teresa’s prayer was not reserved to only one space or one moment of the day; it arose spontaneously on many different occasions: “It would be hard if our prayers could only be made in corners” (The Book of the Foundations, 5:16).2

She was certain of the value of constant, albeit not always perfect prayer. The Saint asks us to be persevering, faithful, even in the midst of aridity, of personal difficulties or of the pressing needs that call to us.

Starting with her encounter with Jesus, St. Teresa lived “another life”; she became a tireless communicator of the Gospel (cf. Life, 23:1).3 With the desire to serve the Church, and confronted by the serious problems of her time, she did not limit herself to being a spectator of the reality that surrounded her. As a woman with health problems, she decided — she says — “to do the little which lay in my power, viz. to follow the evangelical counsels with all the perfection I could, and to induce the few nuns who are here to do the same” (The Way of Perfection, 1:2).4

Thus began the Teresian reform, in which she asked her sisters not to waste time praying to God about “things of little importance” while “the world is on fire” (Way, 1:5).5

This missionary and ecclesial dimension has always distinguished the Discalced Carmelite men and women.

Today, as then, the Saint opens new horizons for us, she convokes us to a great undertaking, in order to look at the world through Christ’s eyes, to seek what He seeks, and to love what He loves.

Pope Francis

Letter for the Fifth Centenary of the Birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus (2015)

Note: The English quotations in this excerpt are drawn from Pope Francis’s 2015 letter for the Fifth Centenary of the Birth of Saint Teresa, translated from the original Spanish. For reference, the corresponding passages in The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, translated by Kavanaugh and Rodriguez (ICS Publications), read as follows:

Teresa of Avila, St. 1985, The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K; Rodriguez, O, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: Our featured image is a detail from Diego Velasquez’s portrait of Saint Teresa, created in 1630. It is currently held in a private collection. Image credit: Discalced Carmelites (Public domain).

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Quote of the day, 23 April: Sr. María José, ocd

Francis, a Pope Close to Carmel

Published 21 April 2025 by Sister María José, o.c.d.
Teresa, de la rueca a la pluma blog, Carmel of Puzol

This Easter Monday, Pope Francis has departed for the Father’s house. His death saddens us, yet it also fills us with hope—the hope that comes from knowing that someone who spent his life serving the Church has now encountered the merciful face of God.

From this corner of Carmel, we wish to remember him with special gratitude. Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis showed heartfelt affection toward our family. He accompanied us with profound words, with simple gestures, and with a closeness we will not forget.

In 2015, on the occasion of the Fifth Centenary of the Birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus, he wrote two letters: one to the Order and another to the bishop of Ávila. In them, he recalled how the Saint, after her encounter with Christ, began to live “another life” and became a tireless communicator of the Gospel. He said that she did not want to be a “spectator” in a world that was burning, but gave herself—out of her littleness—to follow and live the Gospel radically. “This missionary and ecclesial dimension,” he wrote, “has always distinguished the Discalced Carmelite men and women.”

He also affirmed—beautifully and truthfully—that it would be wonderful to have Teresa before us and ask her so many things. But, he added, her witness continues to encourage us to enter into God, in order to go out and serve our brothers and sisters.

Years later, on the 50th anniversary of Teresa’s being declared a Doctor of the Church, he wrote about her again. He called her “an exceptional woman” and recalled that her flame still shines in this world, so in need of courageous witnesses.

Little Thérèse was also very present in his pontificate. He had a deep devotion to her. In 2023, he published an apostolic exhortation on her “little way” of confidence in God’s merciful love. “It is trust,” he wrote, that “enables us to put into God’s hands what he alone can accomplish.”

Exactly one year ago, in April 2024, he met with a group of Discalced Carmelite nuns who were preparing to draft new Constitutions. He spoke to them with tenderness and clarity: “The contemplative vocation is not about tending embers, but rather about fanning into flame a fire that can continue to burn.”

His final great gesture toward the Order was the beatification of Mother Anne of Jesus in Brussels on 29 September. There, he recalled how, in the midst of difficult times, her simple life—marked by prayer and charity—drew many to the faith.

Throughout these years, Pope Francis carried the saints of Carmel in his heart. And he taught us, as they did, to trust, to serve, and to walk with simplicity.

Today, we bid him farewell with deep gratitude. And we pray that he now hears the words he longed to hear:

“Well done, good and faithful servant; enter into the joy of your Lord” (Mt 25:21).

http://delaruecaalapluma.com/2025/04/21/francisco-un-papa-cercano-al-carmelo/

Translation from the Spanish text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.

Featured image: Screenshot from Vatican Media livestream of Pope Francis’s visit to the Discalced Carmelite nuns in Madagascar on Saturday, 7 September 2019. One of the sisters is shown kissing the Holy Father’s hand. Used for editorial and educational purposes only. © Vatican Media. All rights reserved.

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Blessed Marie-Eugene: Contemplation and Mission

Why are we in this world? The great reason is that God is love and that He has loved us. He created you out of love, He called you out of love, and this love remains alive. What He has loved, He still loves; what He has given, He will never take away. As St. Paul, who deeply understood God’s nature, reminds us: “The gifts of God are irrevocable” (Rom 11:29), and what He has begun, He will bring to completion!

God cannot let us go, He cannot abandon us, because He loves us. Our great hope is God; our great hope is eternity! He sees all things in truth and clarity, while we only see appearances. He sees us in our eternal reality. He longs to share His vision with us, to awaken our hope in this eternal reality.

Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus

Homily, 1 December 1963 (excerpt)

Blessed Marie Eugene of the Child Jesus dedicated his life to helping souls discover and respond to God’s love. Born Henri Grialou in 1894 in Le Gua, France, he discerned his call to Carmel while still a seminarian but was delayed by military service during World War I.

Ordained in 1922 for the Diocese of Rodez, he soon followed his call to the Discalced Carmelites, taking the name Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus. His life was marked by a deep trust in the Holy Spirit and an unwavering commitment to the teachings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross.

One of his greatest contributions was the foundation of the Secular Institute Notre Dame de Vie in 1932. He envisioned a path where secular laity and diocesan priests could integrate deep contemplative prayer with their daily lives in the world, living out Carmelite spirituality while remaining in their respective vocations.

As Vicar General of the Discalced Carmelites, he was also instrumental in restoring unity among the Discalced Carmelite nuns in France, fostering their collaboration and guiding them in implementing Pope Pius XII’s Sponsa Christi. His efforts laid the groundwork for the federations that continue to support Carmelite nuns today.

Discover more about Blessed Marie Eugene’s life and spiritual wisdom in our latest podcast episode, embedded below. Listen in as we reflect on his teachings and explore how his legacy continues to inspire us today.

https://youtu.be/pI4LVrSt5fM

Translation from the French text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.

Featured image: Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus is featured in this vault painting by Maltese artist Manuel Farrugia in the Church of St. Teresa, administered by the Discalced Carmelite friars in Cospicua, Malta. Image credit: Discalced Carmelites

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