The Green Scapular

[ready]

I understand that the green scapular may be worn on a person not necessarily around the neck … so that means that a green scapular need not have a green cord (or string) attached to it, is that correct?

 

[midori]

Honestly, I’ve never seen a green scapular that came with a cord in the first place. It always comes as a single tag, in a manner of speaking, versus, say, a Brown Scapular, which has two tags on a cord.

You can keep it on your person. You can put it in a room if the person you’re praying for won’t carry it. One person kept hers for her husband under their mattress; I keep mine for my husband in our room on my dresser.

This scapular is not like others (it is not the clothing-habit of a confraternity) but merely two holy pictures on a single piece of material. Therefore no special formula is required to bless it or enroll someone in its use. It suffices that it be blessed by a priest and worn by the one whom we desire to benefit by Our Lady’s intercession. If, on the other hand, the person is unable or even unwilling to wear it or carry it, it may even be slipped, unknown to him, into his clothes, bed, room, or possessions etc.

There is only one prayer that needs to be said, at least once a day: “Immaculate heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.” If the person who is the intended beneficiary of the scapular’s use does not say it, then someone else can say it in his place. The Green Scapular may be used anywhere, for anyone. The greatest graces are attached to its use, but these graces are more or less great in proportion to the degree of confidence of the person praying. This was the meaning of the different kinds of rays that fell from the Mother of God’s hands at the last apparition.

 

[MS_SURVEYOR]

I have one between my mattress. The Green Scapular was the first scapular I got. Sitting here thinking back it has changed me. That and keeps me protected while I sleep. Mine has a cord on it. Thou I’ve never wore it much. Kept it in my rosary pouch until I put it between the mattress. I did a lot of reading and viewing youtube videos on the graces and power of the Green Scapular. WOW! The Green Scapular has transformed me, and up to this very moment I’ve never noticed.

 

[stjoe4u2]

The Green Scapular is famous for the graces it obtains, especially graces of conversion.

In one instance, I secretly placed it in a home of a relative who was living with a woman. The result: the man confessed, and returned to an active Catholic life. The woman: received an annulment, went to RCIA, confessed, was received into the Church and married the man in the Church. Both are learning and trying to live their faith…and asked me just this past week how they could be more of service to their parish.

Now, the conversion obviously did not happen overnight, and there was much prayer involved, so don’t look for an instant miracle, but I just wanted to tell the Green Scapular does work!

stjoe4u2

 

[ready]

Thanks, guys, for the feedback! The reason I asked my question about the green string is because my string broke and so I removed it altogether from the scapular. Now I wear the scapular on me without the string. I thought it would be alright, I just wanted to make sure and ask. Peace!