Brown Scapular: Sabbatine Privilege?

[tjmiller]

*Agree or Disagree? * “By wearing the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, not only am I guaranteed not to go to Hell, but also that I will get out of Purgatory on the first Saturday following my death.”

 

[edward_george]

The purpose of the Brown Scapular and the Sabbatine Privilege is to remind the wearer to live a chaste, prayerful life. Most people who live a chaste, prayerful life end up not going to hell and not having a long stopover in purgatory. The Scapular is just an outward sign of inward belief. So I wholeheartedly agree.

-ACEGC

 

[tjmiller]

Dear Fellow Scouter:
One would wish that wearing the scapular truly were, as you say, an outward sign of an authentic inward belief. But I fear that all too often it is nothing more than gross superstition…

 

[Jade]

tjmiller:

Dear Fellow Scouter:
One would wish that wearing the scapular truly were, as you say, an outward sign of an authentic inward belief. But I fear that all too often it is nothing more than gross superstition…

Hi tj!

I think that while there are those out there that think the scapular as only a gross superstition, there are many who view this sacramental as an outward sign of a inner belief. My father is one of them. He is very cynical about things that promise relief and the like if one wears whatever object that the promise is attached to. Personally, I think that there is a fine line to be walked. As a wearer of the Brown Scapular, I view it as a reminder of my attempt to modle my life after our Blessed Mother and Her Son. I am still new at this, so I’m not sure 100% about the sabbatine privilege, but all I know is that I feel very drawn towards this sacramental b/c I want to draw closer to Mary. IT’s rather difficult to explain. But we must always keep in mind that these are tools to help us live a better christian life. If there are privieges attributed to it, then that may be so, but we are to be reminded that it is not the scaplar itself that will obtain for us any privilege, but our Blessed Mother, whom we entrust our life, trust and care to. She alone can obtain for us the graces, not a material thing.

 

[canadianlife]

Well, if its given by Our Lady, I’m going to believe it. There have been a couple documented cases of saints or religious being aided as promised by the scapular.

 

[Catholic29]

Wearing the brown scapular doesn’t get us out of going to confession, and if we have mortal sin on our souls when we die we’ll be damned just the same scapular or not.

 

[Melanie01]

The scapular is a sacramental, it is not a magic charm or get out of jail free.

It is intended to remind one of their faith and if in doing so lead a prayful and holy life yes, there is the reward we all aspire to.

 

[Demotriton]

I can’t believe the survey results! Have we forgotten just how powerful our Lady’s intercession is?

 

[JaredR]

Our Lady did not guarantee that wearing the scapular will keep you from hell. She guaranteed that whoever dies wearing the scapular will be kept from hell. There is a subtle difference.

The brown scapular is an occasion of great graces, but if one rejects God and rejects these graces, Mary will ensure that this soul does not die wearing the scapular. There is a good sermon on this subject: audiosancto.org/sermon/20100718-Stories-Of-The-Brown-Scapular.html. The priest relates several stories about people who were wearing the scapular and leading lives of sin. Their scapulars were providentially removed before they died.