Brown Scapular

[ChristIsTheWay]

I ordered the following Brown Scapular because all my cloth ones wear out and break off at the seams holding the scapular to the necklace. Is this a valid scapular?

amazon.com/gp/product/B009R1KPN0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[ChristIsTheWay]

I also ordered this one, because it says it has cloth in it: catholiccompany.com/Wood-Scapular-Oval-p2011370/

 

[ChristIsTheWay]

I cancelled the order on the one from Amazon, because it was not clear from the product listing whether it had cloth in it. I read that the scapular must be made of cloth.

 

[SecretaryMonday]

Maybe someone else has a link to something official, but I think that you only HAVE to have the cloth scapular for the original enrollment. After you’ve been enrolled, you may wear a scapular medal instead.

 

[waanju]

The medal is okay for practical reasons (not because it looks more stylish, but say if you lived in the tropics and cloth degraded quickly), but you need a cloth one to get invested. Your reason sounds practical (though I suppose you could just find a better stitched cloth one) so I’d say go for it.

 

[tafan]

Maybe someone else has a link to something official, but I think that you only HAVE to have the cloth scapular for the original enrollment. After you’ve been enrolled, you may wear a scapular medal instead.

I do not have a link handy, but this is what I remember from my enrollment class. After the enrollment, I started wearing a medal version

 

[ZxM]

when you are originally enrolled with the scapular, its a cloth one.

if the cloth one wears out you dont have to have subsequent ones blessed.

if you decide to wear the medal, those do have to be blessed each time.

i have this one, the lady hand makes them. very nice.

etsy.com/listing/97309640/hand-embroidered-all-wool-scapular?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=scapular&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

 

[ChristIsTheWay]

Would this count as a scapular: catholiccompany.com/brazilian-stainless-steel-scapular-color-images-p2003152/?

 

[ChristIsTheWay]

Anyone? Is this a proper medal scapular? Thanks.

 

[Mystrx]

This is what I was told by the Carmelite monastery where I get mine from.

(The scapular should be made of brown wool. The medal should not be worn in place of the cloth without sufficient reason.)

Try the link below, I order my scapulars from the sisters there and have been wearing my current one for a year and a half and its still going strong. Very good quality.

sistersofcarmel.com/brown-scapulars-brown-scapular-of-our-lady-of-mount-carmel.php

 

[ChristIsTheWay]

This is what I was told by the Carmelite monastery where I get mine from.

(The scapular should be made of brown wool. The medal should not be worn in place of the cloth without sufficient reason.)

Try the link below, I order my scapulars from the sisters there and have been wearing my current one for a year and a half and its still going strong. Very good quality.

sistersofcarmel.com/brown-scapulars-brown-scapular-of-our-lady-of-mount-carmel.php

Thanks. I’ve already ordered mine. Does anyone know if you have to be in a state of grace when originally enrolled with the brown scapular?