Brown Scapular question...

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This might be a strange question but it crossed my mind… I was thinking about the Brown Scapular and how we should wear it all our lives, until we die… what happens if a person goes to the emergency room, let’s say they are unconscious, and the medical personnel take off their scapular in order to do surgery etc? or if their family is not Catholic and they take it off? does anyone know, are people allowed to keep on their scapular if they go to the hospital? it seems to me that it would be important for them to have it on, at such a time.

Just wondering 🙂
 
Great question! I unfortunately don’t know the answer, but I look forward to hearing from someone who is more knowledgeable. God bless!
 
Wow, that really is a good question! 🤷
I don’t really know the answer, but when Blessed Pope John Paul II was shot, he went to the hospital, and they had to cut his clothes off to get to the bullet. But when they tried to cut his scapular, he said, “Remove the bullet, not my Scapular.” I guess we should try our hardest to keep it on, and tell others to not take it off, but If we’re knocked out, we don’t have much of a choice, do we? :hmmm:
Anyway, the least we can do is pray we don’t ever get into that situation!👍
 
I had surgery once and even though the nurse said I had to remove everything, the doctor could see the scapular was in no way obstructing where he had to make an incision, so he let me keep it on. So discuss the situation if possible before.

God, Mary, look at our wearing the scapular according to our intentions. It is not a magic formula. Like it’s off for one second and then you get struck by lightening and go straight to hell. No.

If you usually wear it, and you are knocked unconscious in a fall and the EMT’s take it off to get to you, obviously God knows your intention is to wear it. Try not to be superstitious about scapulars, medals, and such. Wear it, within reason.
 
I agree with the Lady. I had three spinal surgeries in June, totalling around 20 hours. I took the scapular off for all three; I checked beforehand and I was going to be moved to different positions. The cord can become a risk for that type of surgery. I’m a retired medical worker and I saw them cause problems. No, we’re not all Popes. It was, and is, my feeling also after speaking with a priest that our Lord knows our intentions, of course, and that this is what is important. Most people I know take their scapulars off when they bathe. What if they slip and fall in the shower? When I worked in South Texas, close to Mexico, we would get poor Mexicans who might not have taken theirs off in years, and believe me, they stank! We sometimes do have to be careful not to drift off into superstition and unhealthy worship.
 
I’ve asked this question to myself at times! I agree with the pp, God knows your intention is to wear it. If you have been faithful to the devotion and have essentially clothed your heart with Mary’s scapular, you can be sure those graces will be yours, whatever the circumstances of your passing.
 
do you really think God and Our Lady are as supersitious as we are about things like scapulars and medals? the importance of the scapular devotion is the conformity to God’s will that it fosters, not the actual scrap of fabric itself.
 
well the reason I asked is because I know there are cases when people die in a state of mortal sin and they somehow lose their scapular right before they die. I hope that doctors taking off the scapular for someone’s surgery is a different matter. I do think it’s best to keep it on if it doesn’t interfere with the surgery 🙂
 
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