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Our Lady of Mt Carmel and the Brown Scapular
Our Lady of
Mount Carmel
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the
Brown Scapular
Find Our More About this Beautiful Sacramental and Devotion…
The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
A SIGN OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND COMMITMENT |
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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
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Signs in Ordinary Human Life
The world in which we live is full of material things which have symbolic meaning: light, fire, water ….. Signs in Christian Life
Jesus is the great sign and gift of the Father’s love. He founded the Church as a sign and instrument of his love. Christian
life also has its signs. Jesus used bread, wine, and water, to help us understand higher things, which we can neither see
nor touch. One of the signs in the tradition of the Church from many centuries ago is the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel. It is a sign approved by the Church and accepted by the Carmelite Order as an external sign of love for Mary,
of the trust her children have in her, and of commitment to live like her. The word scapular indicates a form of clothing which monks wore when they were working. The Carmelite Scapular
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Some Practical Rules
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People are enrolled in the scapular only once in their life. This is done by a Priest or an authorized person.
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When you replace your scapular, you do not have to be enrolled again. You should, however, get it blessed by a Priest just like you would normally do with a sacramental.
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The scapular can be replaced afterwards by a medal which has on one side the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and on the other, the image of Mary.
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The scapular holds us to live as authentic Christians in line with the teaching of the Gospel, to receive the sacraments, to profess our special devotion to the blessed Virgin, which should be expressed each day, at least, by saying the Hail Mary three times.
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Kiss your scapular daily. Pope Benedict XV, granted 500 days indulgence for devoutly kissing your scapular.
Pope John Paul II and the Brown Scapular
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Pope Reveals He Wears a Carmelite Scapular
Sends Letter to Mark a 750th Anniversary VATICAN CITY, MAR. 27, 2001 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II wrote a letter for the 750th anniversary of the reception of the scapular by the Carmelite order, in which he reveals that he has worn a smaller version of the scapular since his youth. The scapular was received by Carmelite Superior General Simon Stock in 1251. The Virgin Mary appeared to him and assured the eternal salvation of all those who wear the scapular with devotion. The Holy Father sent a letter to the generals of the two Carmelite branches: Father Joseph Chalmers, of the old, or “shod,” branch, and Father Camilo Maccise, of the discalced branch (reformed by St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross). The Pope reminded the Carmelites that in his apostolic letter “Novo Millennio Ineunte,” he entrusted the third millennium to Mary. John Paul II wrote, “I have learned that the Carmelite order, in its two branches, the old and the reformed, wishes to express its own filial love to its Patroness, dedicating the year 2001 to her, invoked as the Flower of Carmel, Mother and Guide in the Path to Holiness.” This Marian devotion, expressed “in the humble sign of the scapular, consists in the consecration to her Immaculate Heart,” he stressed. Popular scapulars consist of two small squares of woolen cloth joined by strings and worn around the neck. The original, large scapulars worn by some religious orders came to symbolize the cross and yoke of Christ. In his letter, the Holy Father made a personal revelation: “I, too, have carried the Carmel scapular over my heart for a long time!” When he was a university student in Krakow, Poland, before entering the seminary, Karol Wojtyla considered entering the Carmelite order, after reading St. John of the Cross’ works. The latter’s mystical writings so fascinated Wojtyla, that he based his doctoral thesis on them. |
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Our Lady of Mt Carmel and the Brown Scapular
Our Lady of
Mount Carmel
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Brown Scapular
Find Our More About this Beautiful Sacramental and Devotion…
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