Gotta scapular?

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Andruschak said:
As an RCIA Candidate, I currently wear the Green Scaplar and the Brown Scapular. The Green Scapular has been properly blessed, and I recite the required prayer every day.

I also wear the Brown Scapular even though I have been told I cannot be properly blessed and invested until after Confirmation. I wear it anyhow as a mark of respect to Mother Mary, with no hope for all the privilages and indulgences granted to invested wearers. My little dedication to Her:o
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I have never heard this before. Who told you that you cannot wear a brown scapular until you recieve confirmation? What I deduce from that statement is that peope who were vested as kids (even someone on here posted they were vested as a child) are not legitemately vested. I had a friend that faithfully wore his many many years ago and we were in the 5th grade at a private Catholic school. He, obviously had not received confirmation.
I know there are some people on here that like to quote CCC or other published church documents. Please quote for me where the church states one cannot be vested if they had not received confirmation.
Thank you.
 
DiscerningDave said:
I have never heard this before. Who told you that you cannot wear a brown scapular until you recieve confirmation? What I deduce from that statement is that peope who were vested as kids (even someone on here posted they were vested as a child) are not legitemately vested. I had a friend that faithfully wore his many many years ago and we were in the 5th grade at a private Catholic school. He, obviously had not received confirmation.
I know there are some people on here that like to quote CCC or other published church documents. Please quote for me where the church states one cannot be vested if they had not received confirmation.
Thank you.
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I also wore my brown one in sixth grade. I went to Catholic School and my teacher who was a nun gave them to the whole class, and we had a special prayer that went along with it. The Pastor at our Parish blessed all of them and none of us were confirmed either. Why would it be wrong to wear a brown one if you weren’t confirmed then? :confused: I am now and still have a brown one, in fact, I have 2 brown ones. A few years ago I bought a white one and accidentally cut the thread but I still have the ends of it in a box.

So again, what’s wrong with wearing a brown one??

When I was in my RCIA class for my confirmation last year, the instructor said that wearing a scapular was a bit fanatic… if that is so, then why did a nun give them to my whole class and why would the Priest bless them?
 
yessisan said:
I also wore my brown one in sixth grade. I went to Catholic School and my teacher who was a nun gave them to the whole class, and we had a special prayer that went along with it. The Pastor at our Parish blessed all of them and none of us were confirmed either. Why would it be wrong to wear a brown one if you weren’t confirmed then? :confused: I am now and still have a brown one, in fact, I have 2 brown ones. A few years ago I bought a white one and accidentally cut the thread but I still have the ends of it in a box.

So again, what’s wrong with wearing a brown one??

When I was in my RCIA class for my confirmation last year, the instructor said that wearing a scapular was a bit fanatic… if that is so, then why did a nun give them to my whole class and why would the Priest bless them?
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Somebody was obviously mistaken in saying that one had to be confirmed to wear and have devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel by the wearing of the Brown Scapular.

There was a time when all children making their first Holy Communion were invested in, and had a Brown Scapular placed around their neck by a priest.

So, those of you who are wearing your Brown Scapulars and have not been confirmed yet…be at peace. This is how rumors are started - someone’s mistake.
 
LilyM said:
Possibly you could knot the string (one on each end) to make it shorter and less slippable. Make it just big enough to fit your head through.
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Here is how I did mine.

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Brown scapulars do not have to be blessed, it is blessed when you put it on. You must be enrolled by a preist who says the required formula prayer. The best site on the internet with all the information you could possibly require is available here. In my opinion they are the best quality too:

www.rosescapular.com

Also - NONE of the miracles associated with scapulars have taken place with the medals. The fact that they are wool is important - we are God’s sheep - that is the reason for the wool. The wool should be worn next to the skin with love and devotion, understanding we are God’s creatures. Also, wearing a scapular is not at all fanatic, it is an approved and recommended sacramental of our Church.

This is from www.vatican.va, under search for *brown scapular

*The Brown Scapular and other Scapulars
  1. The history of Marian piety also includes “devotion” to various scapulars, the most common of which is devotion to the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Its use is truly universal and, undoubtedly, its is one of those pious practices which the Council described as “recommended by the Magisterium throughout the centuries”(255).
The Scapular of Mount Carmel is a reduced form of the religious habit of the Order of the Friars of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel. Its use is very diffuse and often independent of the life and spirituality of the Carmelite family.

The Scapular is an external sign of the filial relationship established between the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Mount Carmel, and the faithful who entrust themselves totally to her protection, who have recourse to her maternal intercession, who are mindful of the primacy of the spiritual life and the need for prayer.

The Scapular is imposed by a special rite of the Church which describes it as " a reminder that in Baptism we have been clothed in Christ, with the assistance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, solicitous for our conformation to the Word Incarnate, to the praise of the Trinity, we may come to our heavenly home wearing our nuptial garb"(256).

The imposition of the Scapular should be celebrated with “the seriousness of its origins. It should not be improvised. The Scapular should be imposed following a period of preparation during which the faithful are made aware of the nature and ends of the association they are about to join and of the obligations they assume”(257).
 
Ok, I have a small problem. I am allergic to the wool, and so if I wear it directly next to my skin, I start to break out and become very uncomfortable by the end of the day. I’ve recently been putting it in my pocket. Is this wrong?
 
mommyof4 said:
Ok, I have a small problem. I am allergic to the wool, and so if I wear it directly next to my skin, I start to break out and become very uncomfortable by the end of the day. I’ve recently been putting it in my pocket. Is this wrong?
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Not really wrong … although I believe you can get some that have a plastic coating on the outside, or else you could try wearing a Scapular Medal instead.
 
I tried the plastic ones, and they scratch like crazy! I think I end up cursing more than I get any spiritual graces from them!😃 I mean, I’m willing to suffer and offer things up for the Lord, but scratchy scapulars are just too much!🙂 I think I’ll just settle for martyrdom to get my way to heaven!🙂
 
mommyof4 said:
I tried the plastic ones, and they scratch like crazy! I think I end up cursing more than I get any spiritual graces from them!😃 I mean, I’m willing to suffer and offer things up for the Lord, but scratchy scapulars are just too much!🙂 I think I’ll just settle for martyrdom to get my way to heaven!🙂
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Rather than suffer from the allergies you can wear the Scapular medal. I know a priest that does this because of allergies.

And, I am not sure, but I believe I heard that it is not mandatory to have 100% wool scapulars any longer. Check and see if you can find one made from a different material. Scapulars should be worn on the shoulders with one in back, and one in front.
 
mommyof4 said:
I tried the plastic ones, and they scratch like crazy! I think I end up cursing more than I get any spiritual graces from them!😃 I mean, I’m willing to suffer and offer things up for the Lord, but scratchy scapulars are just too much!🙂 I think I’ll just settle for martyrdom to get my way to heaven!🙂
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Uh - aren’t we supposed to take the plastic off?

I’ve been wearing mine for more than a year. I was enrolled in the Brown Scapular at the Marian Eucharistic conference in Winnipeg in 2005, the same day as the miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe happened there. I didn’t actually witness the miracle, but I was in the same room when it happened (distracted by something else, as usual), which was very cool - it’s not every day that that kind of thing happens. Mine came in a bag; it wasn’t wrapped in plastic.
 
havemercy said:
Is there a site where I can read up on the various scapulars that exist? Ever since my reversion I’ve been interested in this devotional/sacramental, and I think it would be best to acquire a devotional as soon as I can (prayerfully, of course).
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Can anyone list the carious scapulars and what their purpose is? Also, is a scapular the same as wearing a medal (i.e., the Miraculous Medal. a medal of a Saint -and some come with a piece of cloth from the Saint, etc). Thanks in advance!
 
Lion said:
Can anyone list the carious scapulars and what their purpose is? Also, is a scapular the same as wearing a medal (i.e., the Miraculous Medal. a medal of a Saint -and some come with a piece of cloth from the Saint, etc). Thanks in advance!
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We need speel check on this 😉
not “carious” but VARIOUS
 
jmcrae said:
Uh - aren’t we supposed to take the plastic off?

I’ve been wearing mine for more than a year. I was enrolled in the Brown Scapular at the Marian Eucharistic conference in Winnipeg in 2005, the same day as the miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe happened there. I didn’t actually witness the miracle, but I was in the same room when it happened (distracted by something else, as usual), which was very cool - it’s not every day that that kind of thing happens. Mine came in a bag; it wasn’t wrapped in plastic.
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You were in Guadalupe… or you meant there was a miracle in Winnipeg?
joking. The only miracle i can see happening in “Winterpeg” is a 4 month winter
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Okay, not so funny…i’m bad
 
havemercy said:
Is there a site where I can read up on the various scapulars that exist? Ever since my reversion I’ve been interested in this devotional/sacramental, and I think it would be best to acquire a devotional as soon as I can (prayerfully, of course).
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I tried doing a search to find a site for you, but all I found was online stores where sacramentals are sold. They had a few kinds of scapulars, but didn’t really tell about them. I’ll try to be a little help here.

The most popular is the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which is associated with the Carmelite order. It is a sign of consecration to Our Blessed Mother. I wear one, and it reminds me to imitate her.

There is a Green Scapular, the purpose of which is spiritual healing. One can give one to someone, or put it in a room where they are and say the prayer daily for them: “Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.” I put one under the mattress where my husband sleeps (he is deceased now), and prayed for him every day. He did come to the faith a few months before his death.

There is a white Scapular of the Dominican order, and there is a Red Scapular, where the person who wears it has a particular devotion to the Blood of Jesus.

There is a Blue Scapular of the Immaculate Conception, and a Black Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of our Blessed Mother.

Maybe a search on individual scapulars will come up with something for you.

God bless…
 
Dorothy said:
I tried doing a search to find a site for you, but all I found was online stores where sacramentals are sold. They had a few kinds of scapulars, but didn’t really tell about them. I’ll try to be a little help here.

The most popular is the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which is associated with the Carmelite order. It is a sign of consecration to Our Blessed Mother. I wear one, and it reminds me to imitate her.

There is a Green Scapular, the purpose of which is spiritual healing. One can give one to someone, or put it in a room where they are and say the prayer daily for them: “Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.” I put one under the mattress where my husband sleeps (he is deceased now), and prayed for him every day. He did come to the faith a few months before his death.

There is a white Scapular of the Dominican order, and there is a Red Scapular, where the person who wears it has a particular devotion to the Blood of Jesus.

There is a Blue Scapular of the Immaculate Conception, and a Black Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of our Blessed Mother.

Maybe a search on individual scapulars will come up with something for you.

God bless…
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Thank you. 🙂 I’ve made a note to pray for your husband. Bless you.
 
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