To be eligible for the scapular promise, one must be enrolled in the Brown Scapular Confraternity. “If you had recommended yourself to me, you would not have run into such danger,” was Our Lady’s gentle reproach to Blessed Alan de la Roche, one of her devoted servants. The evil spirit is utterly powerless when the wearer of a scapular faces temptation, calling upon the Holy Virgin in this silent devotion. It is especially in time of temptation that we need the powerful intercession of God’s Mother. A prayer offered while holding the Scapular is as perfect as a prayer can be. It is good, therefore, to hold the scapular in the hand. When we use it as a prayer, Our Lady draws us to the Sacred Heart of Her Divine Son.
The Scapular Is a Silent PrayerĪs Our Lord taught us to say the Our Father, Our Blessed Mother taught us the value of the scapular. By simply wearing the Scapular, we can tell her every moment of the day that we venerate her, love her and trust in her protection. True devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary consists in three things: VENERATION, CONFIDENCE AND LOVE. She handed him a brown woolen scapular and said, “This shall be a privilege for you and all Carmelites, that anyone dying in this habit shall not suffer eternal fire.” In time, the Church extended this magnificent privilege to all the laity who are willing to be invested in the Brown Scapular of the Carmelites and who perpetually wear it. In the year 1251, in the town of Aylesford in England, Our Lady appeared to St.
Simon Stock on July 16, 1251įrequently asked questions about wearing the brown scapular History “WHOSOEVER DIES IN THIS GARMENT SHALL NOT SUFFER ETERNAL FIRE.” It is a gift to you from your Heavenly Mother.
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