Do you wear a Scapular or MM?

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I wear the Medal of the Immaculate Conception, popularly known as the Miraculous Medal .

It contains so much and in wearing it I am wearing the images of a Cross , of the Sacred Heart of Jesus , of the Immaculate Heart of Mary , of Mary , of a prayer .

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I wear a gold MM and an image of the Sacred Heart together on a slender gold chain all the time. As a child I was invested in the MM society run by my Catholic Girl Scout troop and I’ve had a devotion since then. I bought the good quality gold medals and chain when I was a poor student years ago and dedicated my life to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Sacred Heart of Jesus. A scapular is far too bulky for the kind of dress clothes I need to wear and it seems to be superstitious to simply layer on a bunch of religious items.
 
I wear the MM because I can always feel the medal tapping lightly on my heart as if Mother Mary is telling me that she is so near and always reminded me to recourse to her. Lol!
 
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Does anyone ever ponder whether they ought to wear the MM openly or under their shirt??
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Not really. More often than not, my miraculous medal is worn over my clothes. A lot of times, if I notice it is under my shirt I’ll pull it out.

It is on a chain with a crucifix. I’ve never had any problems with wearing them both openly. Have you?
 
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Both Brown Scapular and MM. I went through periods of trying to wear them in my youth; the scapulars then were cheap and usually stained skin or clothing and then fell apart, and the medals would also tarnish and become a problem.

I now use a hard plastic MM strung on dental floss (I change the floss every couple months when it gets grubby) and a scapular received in person from the World Apostolate of Fatima at investiture; it seems to be of better quality. Have managed to keep up wearing them daily for about a year and a half now.

I do not ponder wearing these things openly. If they flop out, not a problem, but as they are really between me and God and not for showing off, I wear them under my clothes.

I note that if you are a devoted wearer of these sacramentals and practice the associated spirituality, you can receive plenary indulgences on certain feast days, which is always helpful as I try to get one plenary a day.
 
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Mary said to St Catherine Laboure that those who wear the medal faithfully with confidence around their neck shall receive, “great graces”. (some words close to this, in any case.)

Have any of you pondered on this promised? And can you tell me what kind of great graces you might think of or hope for from the hand of the Blessed Virgin or great graces that you believe you have already received?

Sometimes I think our notions of great graces might be quite different from those that God deigns to bestow on us. So I’m wondering what others think about this.
 
Re: graces from MM

I’m still alive
I have not had suicidal impulses like I had some years ago when a close loved one died
I am not abusing substances, not even a little
My anxiety is staying under control on most days, and on some days when it is not so good I think Mary helps
I pray, although some days I pray better than other days
I go to Mass frequently
I have stopped committing certain sins, and some other sins I commit much less. Basically sin looks less attractive in general than it used to.
Any step forward I can take in the current situation is a grace for which I am grateful.
Also I always pray a lot for confidence in God so I trust Him more and say it’s okay whatever happens, because I have to play the hand I’m dealt and go forward.

I often just pray for Mary to give me the graces people forget to ask for, and ask her to choose the graces I most need and give them to me. In St. Catherine’s vision, Mary had rings with jewels, and some of the jewels didn’t emit light, and Mary said the lights were graces and the jewels with no lights represented the graces that people forget to ask for. So that is why I ask for those. To help all Mary’s jewels light up.
 
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I feel like wearing the scapluar is hard me for me because I feel like if I have any kind of devotion, I need to be all in.

I don’t feel right wearing the scapular because I don’t pray the rosary everyday and what not.

I also only wear a sterling silver medal of the sacred Heart. But I have a firm devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

I may pick up a miraculous medal one day soon to include with it.

I love our lady. I guess I just don’t have a drive to wear and be devoted to the Brown Scapular.
 
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I daily use the brown scapular with a tiny MM attached to it, and I only use the scapular medal when the heat becomes unbearable.
 
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