Brown Scapular

[landon13]

Hello,

I have a very nice brown scapular that I wear on occasion. I was wondering if it is necessary to be enrolled in the Brown Scapular for me to wear it and, if I become enrolled, do I have to wear it every single day?
Also, I want to know what has drawn people to wearing the brown scapular in their own lives? I personally want to wear it so that it can be a private expression of my faith that I can have on but no one else has to see, that is why I don’t wear it daily because if it could be seen through a shirt or something, it would not be a private expression.

Thank you and God bless!

 

[CF_Mathews]

You do not have to be enrolled to wear it, but it is certainly wonderful to be enrolled in this Service to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. If you are enrolled, it is preferable to wear it at all times, except when there is an obvious inconvenience.

We do it for love of Our Lady and Our Lord. The Brown Scapular admits us into an elect part of the Church Militant and should be taken seriously. It is a reminder of the virtue of chastity and that our bodies are the Temple of the Holy Ghost and living Tabernacles of the Body of Christ. It reminds us that we are called out of the world and above it. The Brown Scapular is also a sacramental, endowed with the promise, “Behold the Sign of Salvation. Whosoever dies wearing this Scapular shall not suffer eternal fire.” This means the soul will be given all the graces for final perseverance, but can still reject them due to free will.

You should not worry about people seeing your scapular on occasion-it is an opportunity to share this great vocation with others!

 

[englishredrose]

Does the Church of England have any suchlike items and organisations as this? just asking out of curosity. I know we have Walsingham Shrine and not keen on that and know we have the Curio society but wonder what else we have.

 

[marywarfield]

Hello,

I have a very nice brown scapular that I wear on occasion. I was wondering if it is necessary to be enrolled in the Brown Scapular for me to wear it and, if I become enrolled, do I have to wear it every single day?
Also, I want to know what has drawn people to wearing the brown scapular in their own lives? I personally want to wear it so that it can be a private expression of my faith that I can have on but no one else has to see, that is why I don’t wear it daily because if it could be seen through a shirt or something, it would not be a private expression.

Thank you and God bless!

Not a bad idea to be enrolled. Or be invested by a priest. Why not? On the other hand, from the point of view of St. Therese of Avila, if you feel called to the Carmelite lifestyle, then you ARE a Carmelite already. Why not study further? There are some excellent online studies you can view that might be enriching. Here is a good beginner’s site. global-mc.com/cs_courses/moodle/ And welcome!