Umthandazo kuNkosazana Yethu yaseKarmeli ukunqoba izikhathi ezinzima
La INkosikazi Yethu yaseKarmeli ingesinye sezindala futhi esinye sezithombe ezithandwa kakhulu zeNcasakazi uMariya. Inkolo ye-Madonna del Carmelo yasabalala kusukela ngekhulu le-XII, kodwa umlando wayo uhlehlela emuva ngisho nasezikhathini zeBhayibheli.
Esikweni lobuKristu, umprofethi Elia wabaleka wangena ihlane laseKarmeli, lapho abamba khona ingxoxo noNkulunkulu.” Phakathi nale ngxoxo, u-Eliya wabona ifu ngesimo sonyawo lomuntu ekudeni, ememezela imvula ebusisekile eyayizosindisa izimpilo zabantu. Lo mcimbi uhunyushwe ngokuthi a uphawu ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu eNtabeni iKarmeli kanye nokusabalala kwehlelo leNkosazana Yethu yaseNtabeni iKarmeli kusekelwe kule ndaba.
Kamuva, yadalwaI-Carmelite Order, ibandla lenkolo elizinikele emthandazweni nasekuzindleni, elafeza indima ebalulekile ekusakazeni ihlelo likaMadonna del Carmelo. Ngokwesiko iNcasakazi uMariya yavela kuyo I-St. Simon Stock, umKarmeli, emnikeza isikali sakhe.
I-scapular yeNkosazana Yethu yaseNtabeni iKarmeli
Il 16 Julayi 1251 INkosikazi yethu yavela izikhathi ezintathu a I-St. Simon Stock, emnika isikali saseKarmeli. I-scapular iyingubo ekhethekile yoboya obumhlophe elenga entanyeni njengohlobo lwendondo. Le ngubo ifanekisela ukuvikelwa kweNcasakazi uMariya. I-scapular ibhekwa njenge-a uphawu lokuzinikela kanye nesivikelo futhi sigqokwa yibo bobabili abantu bezenkolo nabavamile.
Ifomu layo lilodwa indwangu encane emhlophe ukumboza amahlombe, eboshwe izintambo ezimbili, enye ehlombe lesokunxele futhi enye ehlombe langakwesokudla, njengokungathi ukwakha uhlobo lwengubo encane. INkosikazi yethu yaseNtabeni iKarmeli ikhona umphathi kusukela ama-scouts nabashayeli bezimoto, kanti futhi uthandwa kakhulu amatilosi. Inganekwane inalokho St. Peter weqhude, itilosi elizinikele, lathola insindiso phakathi nesiphepho ngenxa ye-scapular ye-Madonna eyayiyigqokile.