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Simon Stock, OCarm was an English Catholic priest and saint who lived in the 13th century and was an early prior of the Carmelite order. The Blessed Virgin Mary is traditionally said to have appeared to him and given him the Carmelite habit, the Brown Scapular. [1]
16 May is the feast day of the only canonised British Carmelite Saint – St Simon Stock (also known as St Simon of England.) Little is known of his early life but during the 1250s he became Prior General of the Carmelite Order at a crucial time of transition.
Simon Stock's lasting fame came from an apparition he had in Cambridge, England, on July 16, 1251, at a time when the Carmelite Order was being oppressed. In it the Virgin Mary appeared to him holding the brown scapular in one hand.
Heavenly Father, you called Saint Simon Stock to serve you in the brotherhood of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Through his prayers, help us, like him, to live in your presence, and to work for the salvation of the human family.
Jul 17, 2024 · 'Flos Carmeli' - Flower of Carmel. A hymn and prayer honouring Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In the Carmelite Rite of the Mass, this hymn was the sequnce for the Feast of Saint Simon Stock (c. 1165 - 1265), and since 1663, for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 16 July.
Saint Simon Stock is considered a patron saint of Bordeaux, France. He passed away on May 16, 1265, while on a visit to the Carmelite monastery in Bordeaux, France. His remains were eventually laid to rest in the Carmelite friary in Aylesford, England, with his skull being transferred there in 1951.
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Saint Simon Stock is primarily known for his association with the Carmelite order and the legend of the Brown Scapular. Born in England around the year 1165, Simon joined the Carmelites, a religious order with roots tracing back to hermit monks on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land.
