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What does Mary have to do with Jesus?Please don’t be offended. I don’t mean any disrespect. But…what does the Brown Scapular have to do with Jesus?
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redrosetea
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Mary always brings us to Christ, she is His mother…The purpose of every Marian sighting was to draw people back to God
Mary never comes to be honored, she comes to warn, to advise ,and to teach…to get us back on the right path
Mary never comes to be honored, she comes to warn, to advise ,and to teach…to get us back on the right path
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redrosetea
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This is what Pope John Paul II had to say about the scapular
catholicculture.org/library/view.cfm?id=3525&repos=1&subrepos=&searchid=268392
catholicculture.org/library/view.cfm?id=3525&repos=1&subrepos=&searchid=268392
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sneakers
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The only reason I’m not wearing a scapular is because mine broke and I have to get another one! Thanks for reminding me.
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(hardly what you’d call a ‘fanatic’)
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water
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I’ve been wearing it for two years. It is under your cloth not to be exposed for others to see. The scapula is not a magic piece of cloth that will save us. There are much devotions to it.
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steboyz
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The Scapula…
Although I recognized the word I had to google it to find out exactly what this thread was about.
I know that tucked somewhere in our house there is a scapula or a few.I know that I saw it used as a bookmark(dont get mad now) for a missle(sp) or prayer book. It might have been placed there for safe keeping.
When I was a kid(1950s-1960s) we received Scapulas probably bought by my parents as First Communion gifts along with rosaries.
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Although I recognized the word I had to google it to find out exactly what this thread was about.
I know that tucked somewhere in our house there is a scapula or a few.I know that I saw it used as a bookmark(dont get mad now) for a missle(sp) or prayer book. It might have been placed there for safe keeping.
When I was a kid(1950s-1960s) we received Scapulas probably bought by my parents as First Communion gifts along with rosaries.
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CradleCath
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Love it. :tiphat: My parents were also enrolled & wore the brown scapular. Mother had brain surgery twice during her last decade of life & the nurses took her scapular when preping her for surgery. Both times she had anticipated this & asked me to pin it on the blanket that covered her surgical cart. Of course, when they actually moved her to the table, she didn’t really have it with her…but she was out by then & never knew. She set great store by her scapular & she came through both surgeries just fine, though she was 80 when they performed the second one. I still have both of their scapulars & wear one of them all of the time.
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I thought I’d read everything that has been written about Fatima, but didn’t know that the Blessed Virgin held the Brown Scaputar when appearing there. Thank You.
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Gottle_of_Geer
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Not only is it possible - that is how it is meant to be worn. The kind of piety that parades itself is worthless - it’s a form of exhibitionism, & is forbidden in the Sermon on the Mount. That may be why you’ve not seen anyone wear it. 
The other scapular, that forms part of the monastic habit, is also worn so as not to be seen, though it is much larger than the brown scapular - which is a much-abbreviated version of it. The brown scapular is the model for the other dozen or so that have been used by Catholics, & very colourful they are too The brown scapular also differs from the monastic scapular in its meaning: the monastic one symbolises the yoke of Christ (Matthew 11), whereas the brown one,like some but not all of those that have followed it, symbolises devotion to the BVM.Reason: Devotion to the Mother of God. That there have been monstrous & horrible exaggerations about her, & still are 
, is no reason not to love her 
- to do so, is a very great grace, which should be fostered. She can be an obstacle to Christ, but so can all created things - it is certainly not necessary for that to happen; it happens because of the sinfulness of the human heart. If anything, devotion to her by wearing that scapular can be a very powerful means of loving her in a way that is right. It is not wrong to love Christ’s creatures - it is wrong & mad to idolise them, which is something entirely different.
Scapulars are not magical; they have no “virtue” or power in themselves - they are a means of grace only if used as such. As for the scapular promise, that is not an incentive to sin, but a description of what cannot but happen, provided only that those who wear this sacramental live in a manner worthy of their vocation as Christians - something possible only by the constant assistance & grace of God. (that is the logic of OSAS too, but let’s not digress :0)Hope that helps.
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Pax_et_Caritas
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The only time I remove my scapular is when I take a shower. I wouldn’t be caught dead without it 
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LJN21
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Scapular is not a medal. It is a piece of wool (it can’t be made of anything else) on a cord. You do not have to be enrolled in one to wear it, I believe you do get more graces out of it if you are.
This is a Scapular:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Escapulariocafe.JPG/180px-Escapulariocafe.JPG
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Gottle_of_Geer
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There is a Scapular Medal too - it was approved by St. Pius X, even though he expressed a preference for the woollen scapular.
FWIW. Any with $500 to throw might like this:- ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/images/catalog/detail/801KT.jpg
STM there can be a fine line between fashion accessories & devotional objects
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drforjc
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Actually no longer true according to the revised rite of blessing and enrollment in the scapular approved by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 1996.
That being said, wool is traditional and most commonly used.
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Matt33
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I get your point but just to be a stickler if I am wearing a New York Yankees hat then I probably am a “fan” The word fan is just a shortened version of fanatic. Just to be linguistically correct.
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credo
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The Brown Scapular of OLMC works hand in hand with the Rosary. St. Padre Pio said the scapular was his shield and the rosary was the weapon against the devil. After all, we are the Church Militant, engaged in spiritual warfare, as St. Paul tells us.
All who pray the rosary should be enrolled in the confraternity of the Brown Scapular OLMC. Any priest can bless your first wool scapular and the blessing carries over to all future scapulars. It is really easy. Just do it!
It is not superstition. The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is Our Lady’s dog tags, identifying us as being in Mary’s Army. Our Lady is a warrior. She will crush the devil in the end.
Look to Mary as our model for all, religious and laity.
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Dempsey1919
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I know that it is a great way to express your devotion to the Blessed Mother, but I would find it rather inconvenient. What do you do when you want to go to the gym? Can you take it off? Also, what about on hot days, or when you go to bed? Do you have to wear it when you go to work?
I have gotten the impression that you aren’t supposed to take it off. Are there times when you can take it off and not wear it?
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credo
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Rose Scapular Company sells an athletic brown scapular for outside and vigorous activities. I have a few. They go around your neck like a choker chain. This is also called a Mel Gibson scapular as these are the only kind he wears.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
I have never been bothered in the summertime with wearing a wool scapular and i do perspire. Just do it!
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CassiusLonginus
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I didn’t know this. I wonder why they are still being made? Oh well, I guess it’s back to brown dye stains on all my lighter colored shirts from perspiration etc. Maybe I’ll just buy brown t-shirts from now on…
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Deacon_Ed_B
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I wear my scapula constantly. I even keep it on in the shower at times to clean it. I am not in your face with it. But I do not hide it. When in the hospital, as a patient, nurses even commented on my wearing it. One comment surprised me when one said, “I wish I had the courage to wear one.” I told her it does not take courage, it takes faith.
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Deacon Ed B
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