Scapulars and Showers

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Hey everyone. I know you are supposed to wear a scapular all the time but does that mean you have to wear it even when showering? I just wonder because I used to do that with my brown scapular but it made the string rot and it was broken in very little time. Also, my fivefold scapular that I wear now tends to bleed in the water when I wear it in the shower so I usually just hang it on this thing beside the shower before I get in. Is it okay to take the scapular off for bathing or swimming?
 
I take mine off to shower. I don’t like to, but I do for the short time it takes to shower. I wash mine once or twice a week. I have a spare I wear. I pray I can make it out the shower to my scapular if needed. I haven’t had any problems yet.
 
You don’t have to wear a scapular. It is just a devotion, nothing more. One shouldn’t be scrupulous about when and when not to wear it or else it becomes superstition.
 
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I take mine off to shower. I don’t like to, but I do for the short time it takes to shower. I wash mine once or twice a week. I have a spare I wear. I pray I can make it out the shower to my scapular if needed. I haven’t had any problems yet.
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I wear mine in the shower… that way I don’t have to wash it! 😃
 
Why wouldn’t you take it off in the shower? It’s not a talisman. It’s a spiritual reminder.

However, you may prefer my solution: get the one made of thread with 2 wooden beads (or whatever you call them). That version is waterproof. I slip it over my head, it stays on until it breaks then I get a new one…🙂

Shalom, ICXC NIKA
 
Thank you all for your answers. I wasn’t being superstitious in asking this. I sincerely promise you that. I was just wondering if there has ever been any instruction about wearing it in the shower or not. I also know that I don’t have to wear a scapular. However, I have been invested in the Fivefold Scapular and so I wear it all the time except for when I am showering.
 
I know of people who do wear the scapular at all times, even in the shower, I wear my brown scapular all the time, except when I shower 😃
 
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I know of people who do wear the scapular at all times, even in the shower, I wear my brown scapular all the time, except when I shower 😃
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I would happily wear my scapular in the shower if it didn’t bleed. Also, I used to wear only the brown scapular and I wore it in the shower but the water caused it to rot and the string came apart. Therefore, I don’t wear my scapular in the shower anymore because I want it to last as long as possible.
 
I doubt that there are guidelines as to whether or not to wear the scapular in the shower. I reckon that the people who invented the scapular probably expected their devotees to use common sense. So if the scapular rots or bleeds in the shower, and you don’t want the scapular to rot or bleed, it would probably be wise to take it off in the shower.
 
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