Scapular

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The Brown Scapular Your Scapular...
The Scapular is a sacramental that is effective according
to the dispositions of its wearer. It is a sign of our contract,
of our covenant with Mary. She promised: "Whosoever
dies clothed in this Scapular shall not suffer eternal fire."
The condition for obtaining this promise is to wear the
Scapular imposed by the priest devoutly and at all times.

The Sabbatine Privilege

Our Lady appeared to Pope John XXII telling him:
"As a tender Mother, I will descend into purgatory on ...is a rich present brought down from Heaven
the Saturday after their death, and will bring them into by Our Lady herself.
the heavenly mansions of life everlasting." This Sab-
batine Privilege was promulgated and taught by Pope "Wear it devoutly and perseveringly",
John XXII in the famous Bull "Sacratissimo Uti Culm- she says to each soul,
ine" in 1322. Yet the Holy See gave it a definitive ratifi-
cation only in 1908 during the pontificate of St. Pius X. "It is my garment. To be clothed in it means
you secure eternal life."

"Scapular, Rosary and

Miraculous Medal — here are
three things that the Immaculata
The conditions for obtaining this promise are: herself has deigned to offer for
• to wear the Scapular imposed by the priest devoutly the salvation of mankind."
and at all times;
St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
• to strive particularly for the virtue of chastity by ob- (Hrodna, July 1925)
serving ardently the 6th and the 9th commandments;
• to choose amongst the following prayers: "Accept this Scapular. It shall be a sign
— either to pray the Little Office of Our Lady every of salvation, a protection in danger
day (original condition); MILITIA IMMACULATÆ and a pledge of peace. Whosoever dies
— or for one week to fast on Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday (original condition); www.militia-immaculatae.info/en clothed in this Scapular shall not suffer
— or to pray the rosary (privilege granted by Pope MI [email protected] eternal fire."
Pius XII);
— or to say the prayer imposed by the investing www.mi-library.org Our Lady of Mount Carmel
to Saint Simon Stock
priest (generally one decade of the Rosary). www.kolbepublications.com on the 16th of July 1251
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The Scapular is a prayer Who love Mary's Scapular The Scapular
Our Lord taught us to say the "Our Father." Pope Benedict XV granted an indulgence of 500 days • On the 16th of July
Mary taught us the value of the Scapular. When we each time the Scapular is kissed. Mary’s Motherhood is 1251 Simon Stock, Su-
use it as a prayer, Our Lady draws us to the Sacred Heart not limited to Catholics, it is extended to all men. Many perior General of the
of her Divine Son. It is well, therefore, to hold the Scapu- miracles of conversion have been wrought in favour of Order for Carmelites
lar in the hand, while addressing Our Lady. good non-Catholics who have been induced to practice poured out his heart
the Scapular devotion. to the Blessed Virgin
A prayer uttered thus while holding the mystical Mary — the Flower of
Scapular is as perfect as a prayer can be. It is especially Mount Carmel — ask-
in time of temptation that we need the powerful interces- ing her to help him
sion of God’s Mother. and all the Carmelites.
The evil spirit is utterly powerless when a Scapular- Then, accompa-
wearer who is facing temptation, besides his silent devo- nied by a multitude
tion, calls Mary. of angels, the Bless-
ed Virgin appeared to him, holding in her hands the
Scapular of the Order, and said: "This shall be to you
"If thou hadst recom- and to all Carmelites a privilege that anyone who dies
mended thyself to clothed in this [Scapular] shall not suffer eternal fire."
me, thou wouldst not Wearing the Brown Scapular is a sign of predestina-
have run into such tion just as reciting the Holy Rosary is a sign of pre-
The craftsmanship destination.
danger"
— was Our Lady’s gen-
of a Brown Scapular • At Lourdes in 1858, the Virgin chose to make her
last apparition on the 16th of July, feast of Our Lady
The regulations regarding the make-up of a Scapular
tle reproach to Blessed are these: it must be of brown wool; the colour of the of Mount Carmel, the day the Church commemorates
Alan de la Roche. string connecting the wool is not important; the wool is her apparition to Saint Simon Stock. On the 16th of July
not required to have writing nor pictures. 1858, on the eighteenth and last apparition of Our Lady
at Lourdes, she appeared to Bernadette, dressed as Our
The Scapular must be worn on the shoulders in such
Lady of Mount Carmel.
The Scapular a manner that one part hangs in front of the body and the
other on the back. Worn in any other way it carries no in- • Our Lady of Fatima, on the 13 of October 1917, held
th

Represents three things dulgence or promise. the Brown Scapular in her hand, making the three
child seers, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, understand
• It is a sign of our Catholic Faith, by which we become
Please keep this in mind when you receive your Scapu-
lar. It is the act of wearing the Scapular which will bring that she wants all of us to wear the Scapular.
sons and servants of Mary.
benefits, not the perfect appearance of it. In a letter of 1936, written at Pontevedra, Sister Lu-
• It is a sign of our love for the Mother of Christ, who is St. Alphonsus says: "Just as men take pride in having cia quotes Our Lord as saying that He wants devotion
also our own spiritual Mother. others wear their livery, so the Most Holy Mary is pleased to His Mother´s Immaculate Heart alongside devotion
• It is a sign of Our Lady’s protection for she watches over when her servants wear her Scapular as a mark that they to His own Sacred Heart. So consecration to Mary, as
a means of giving her greater honour and love, is God´s
her sons & servants. have dedicated themselves to her service, and are mem-
bers of the Family of the Mother of God." will for us, and in no way detracts from His own glory.