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The
Blessed Virgin Mary handed the Scapular to Saint Simon Stock and promised that
“Whosever dies wearing this Scapular shall not suffer eternal fire” to make
this privilege available to everyone the Church extended it to all the laity
who are willing to be invested in the brown Scapular of the Carmelite.
Over
the Centuries the Roman Catholic Church has approved a number of scapulars for
popular devotional use; it includes the Blue Scapular of the Immaculate
Conception, the Green Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the White
Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom. The most famous is the Scapular of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel or popularly called the Brown Scapular.
The
Brown Scapular has also figured in two of Our Lady’s greatest modern
apparitions: the last apparition at Lourdes occurred on July 16, the feast of
Our lady of Mt. Carmel; and when Our Lady of Fatima made the sun dance, she was
wearing the scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Great
saints were clothed in this Garment of Grace like Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint
Therese of the Child Jesus, Saint Maravillas of Jesus, Saint Mariam Baouardy
and many more Holy Carmelites.
The Sabbatine Privilege
The Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel has promised
to save those who wear the scapular from the fires of hell; She will also shorten their stay in purgatory if they
should pass from this world still owing some debt of punishment.
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This promise is found in a Bull of Pope John
XXII. The Blessed Virgin appeared to him and, speaking of those who wear the
Brown Scapular, said, “I, the Mother of Grace, shall descend on the Saturday
after their death and whomsoever I shall find in purgatory I shall free so that
I may lead them to the holy mountain of life everlasting.”
The Blessed Virgin assigned certain conditions
which must be fulfilled:
1.Wear the Brown Scapular continuously.
2.Observe chastity according to one’s state in life (married/single).
3.Recite daily the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin OR Observe the fasts of the Church together with abstaining from meat on Wednesdays and Saturdays OR With permission of a priest, say five decades of Our Lady’s Most Holy Rosary OR With permission of a priest, substitute some other good work.
1.Wear the Brown Scapular continuously.
2.Observe chastity according to one’s state in life (married/single).
3.Recite daily the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin OR Observe the fasts of the Church together with abstaining from meat on Wednesdays and Saturdays OR With permission of a priest, say five decades of Our Lady’s Most Holy Rosary OR With permission of a priest, substitute some other good work.
Pope
Benedict XV, the celebrated World War I
Pontiff, granted 500 days indulgence for
devoutly kissing your scapular.
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