Question About Four Way Medal

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Hey guys!

I have a question about the four way medal that I own. First of all, does this qualify as a scapular? I’ve been looking online for answers and I’m getting mixed results. Some people say that it does not take place of a scapular like the brown or green scapular, and others say that because of what a past Pope said (I forget which Pope it was), it does count as a scapular. I believe this Pope said that as long as it is not for vanity or to attempt to hide one’s faith, it is ok to wear a non-wool scapular. I did not know if my four way medal would count.

If it does qualify, then what are the indulgences granted and what does one have to do to receive these indulgences? From what I gathered, each scapular type varies with the type of indulgences given, and some have specific acts and prayers that must be done in order for the indulgences to be granted. Because my medal does not exactly fall into one of the traditional categories of scapulars, I am not clear about what I need to do.

Thank you in advance!
 
It counts as a brown scapular if you have been invested by a priest in the brown scapular.
 
It’s funny you ask, because I bought myself a four-way medal for myself and had it blessed by my priest after my confirmation.

I approached him and said, “Father, could you please bless this medal for me?”

He responded by saying, “Certainly. It’s actually a scapular, though.”

I was confused because I though scapulars were only brown and made of cloth. Apparently not.
 
Topaz1128 said:
It’s funny you ask, because I bought myself a four-way medal for myself and had it blessed by my priest after my confirmation.

I approached him and said, “Father, could you please bless this medal for me?”

He responded by saying, “Certainly. It’s actually a scapular, though.”

I was confused because I though scapulars were only brown and made of cloth. Apparently not.
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This medal combines four popular devotional images into one: the sacred heart, miraculous medal, St. Joseph and St. Christopher medals.

And this is not the scapular medal, tho it is sometimes mistakenly called that.

There is a scapular medal that replaces the brown scapular and may be substituted for the brown scapular cloth one but only under certain circumstances.
 
fred_conty said:
This medal combines four popular devotional images into one: the sacred heart, miraculous medal, St. Joseph and St. Christopher medals.

And this is not the scapular medal, tho it is sometimes mistakenly called that.

There is a scapular medal that replaces the brown scapular and may be substituted for the brown scapular cloth one but only under certain circumstances.
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The sacred heart medal, with an image of Our Lady on the reverse side is the scapular medal and it is included in the for way medal. If it is blessed and the person is enrolled, it counts as a scapular.

Here is the vatican document which defined it:
catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=5197
 
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