Do you wear a scapular? Poll

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CradleCath0lic said:
I think the wearing of items like that is individualistic. It is not required by the Church. For me, and for my personal decision making only I think the wearing of talismans is anachronistic and superstistic (yes, it’s a word). I think it is akin to idolatry. But again, that is just my opinion, for my decision making. You all do what you want.
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If you think a Scapular is a talisman or superstitious, then you’ve a lot of learning to do about what the Church REALLY teaches. You better brush up on your catechesis.

What you describe is a caricature, a mockery of sacramentals.
 
Honestly I can say as a nurse and someone who has worked in nursing homes and with elderly a lot the nurses and CNAs should remember they are caring for the whole person and that means respecting their faith. It is probably best just to work around bathing them with their scapula and medals on.
 
None of that sounds superstitious to me but people who are dedicated to God and want to obey him.
 
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CradleCath0lic said:
And tell me where the Church requires me to wear any religious hang-tags. You can’t, can you?
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The Church doesn’t require it but allows and encourages these devotions. That is what they are, devotions. Ways to show our faith and love for Our Lord and Our Mother. Our Lord and Our Mother, because of our love shown to them, grant us special graces for wearing the medals and scapulas
 
I do kiss mine. Usually when I put it on or take it off or just whenever.

I’ll also say this prayer daily in the morning with it:

O Mary, Immaculate Queen of Carmel, Mother of God, and my Mother, the wearing of they holy Scapular signifies that I am entierly thine. Assist me this day, and obtain for me the grace to live faithfully my Scapular Consecration, whereby my heart, my mind, my body, my whole being, is thine without reserve, forever. Amen.
 
Thanks @Tis_Bearself . Very helpful article. So if I understand it correctly, there’s no reason to wear a scapular really. By wearing it, we are associating ourselves with the Carmalites, and it is an outward sign of our inward devotion, which may help us to avoid sin. (But we can have that devotion anyway, so wearing a scapular is just a matter of personal choice). It also pointed out that “there are huge problems with the story of Simon Stock and the scapular”. If Simon Stock’s vision never happened, then what’s so special about the brown scapular? Respectfully, of course.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is what I got from the article.

I have been invested in the scapular but I don’t think I will start wearing it again - at least for now. I think personal devotion to Our Lady is just as good without wearing it. I have made my St Louis de Montfort’s 33 days total consecration a few times so I reckon I’m good for the moment. 🙂
 
CradleCath0lic said:
You have no standing to tell me what I need to do spiritually. I was careful not to tell anyone else to do. I have a right to expect the same. What I describe is my beliefs and feelings, which are what they are. I do not mock anything unless I declare my beliefs to be a universal truth.

And tell me where the Church requires me to wear any religious hang-tags. You can’t, can you?
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No, and that’s not what I object to.

I object to your calling the scapular superstitious and a talisman. You are wrong and I do not care what you think about “standing.” I am a Catholic who understands what the Church teaches and she teaches that the proper use of devotional articles is NOT superstition and that they are NOT talismans. That is all the “standing” I need.

You are not required to wear scapulars. You are are required, however to not call them talismans or superstitious.
 
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Actually, I take mine off to swim only but not to shower, and only if I am swimming shirtless. When I am at the beach bodyboarding, I usually have a rash guard on, so I just keep it on under that.

I leave it on to shower and shampoo it every time – I figure it has to get dirty from being worn all day.
 
CradleCath0lic said:
Show me where it specifically says that.
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I think not calling sacramentals “talismans” or “supersitious” could fall under the call to charity towards the faithful Catholics who embrace these sacramentals. You are under no obligation to wear them, and it isn’t charitable to denigrate them.
 
Mine stays on all the time. Sometimes I wash it with detergent.
 
MockSock said:
I stopped wearing it because I realized I didn’t really know why I was wearing it. I began thinking of it as a lucky charm or something.
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I can understand that concern. God can shield us from danger if He wills it, but there is no guarantee that wearing the scapular will protect us from evil or even death. I wear it as a reminder to myself that I am set apart for a sacred purpose. Sometimes I give into sin anyway, but even then, the scapular reminds me of who I am supposed to be and motivates me to go to confession and begin anew as soon as possible.
 
Yes, you clean your clothes, your jewelry, you do not want to wear something around your neck that is not kept clean.
 
I like St. Simon Stock, regardless of whether he received the Scapular from Mary or not.

I also like the two most famous Carmelite saints, St. Teresa of Avila and St. Therese of Lisieux, and am especially close to St. Therese. I am also a devotee of Fatima, which promotes the Brown Scapular, and Sister Lucia, who I am sure will one day be St. Lucia, was also a Carmelite. Elizabeth Kindelmann, another favorite of mine, was a lay Carmelite. So it’s quite natural for me to want to practice some Carmelite Spirituality.

If you identify more with another order, devotion, or saint, you can choose a sacramental that fits your preferences.
 
I’m afraid that the scapula seems to often end up with too much superstition attached to it.
 
You do not have to wear any sacramentals, true, that is your choice and you certainly can have your own opinion but it is not right to treat sacramentals in a disrespectful or uncharitable way. IMHO that would be speaking disrespectful of them.

Probably just good to remember that the sacramentals people are wearing are blessed items and should be respected.
 
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