About The brown The Brown Your Scapular... The Scapular is a that operates accor- ding to the dispositions of its wearer. It is a sign of our Scapular contract, of our covenant with Mary. For our part, the terms of this contract are as follows: • First, to be enrolled and wear the Scapular devoutly at all times; • Secondly, to observe chastity by avoiding all sins aga- inst the 6th and the 9th commandments; ...is a rich present brought down from Heaven • Thirdly, to pray the Little Office of Our Lady every by Our Lady Herself. day. Fortunately, Pius XII gave all the po- "Wear it devoutly and perseveringly", wer of commuting the Little Office to the daily recita- tion of the 5 decades of the . She says to each soul, Honestly, can there be an easier insurance of obta- "It is My garment. To be clothed in it means ining a holy death and gaining the kingdom of heaven? you secure eternal life."

The Scapular, the Rosary and the — it is three things which the Immaculate deigned to give Our Lady appeared to Pope John XXII telling him: for the rescue of humanity. "As a tender Mother, I will descend into on the Saturday after their death, and will bring them into St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe the heavenly mansions of life everlasting." (Hrodna, July 1925) "Accept this Scapular. It shall be This was promulgated and tau- a sign of salvation, a protection in ght by the famous Bull "Sacratissimo Uti Culmine" in danger and a pledge of peace. Who- 1322. Yet the gave it a definitive ratification soever dies clothed in this Scapular only in 1908 during the pontificate of St. Pius X. shall not suffer eternal fire." What is certain is that if we keep our terms of con- MILITIA IMMACULATAE tract faithfully, the "Virgin most Faithful" would surely www.militia-immaculatae.asia fulfill her promises also! [email protected] Our Lady of to Saint (, 1251) A short history of The Scapular is a Who love Mary's Scapular The Scapular Our Lord taught us to say the "Our Father." Pope Benedict XV granted an of 500 days • On July 16, 1251 Si- Mary taught us the value of the Scapular. When we each time the Scapular is kissed. Mary’s Motherhood is mon Stock, use it us a prayer, Our Lady draws us to the not limited to Catholics, it is extended to all men. Many General of the Order of Her Divine Son. It is well, therefore, to hold the Scapu- of conversion have been wrought in favor of for poured lar in the hand, while addressing Our Lady. good non-Catholics who have been induced to practice out his heart to the the Scapular devotion. Blessed Virgin Mary — A prayer uttered thus while holding the mystical Sca- the Flower of Mount pular is as perfect as a prayer can be. It is especially in Carmel — asking Her time of temptation that we need the powerful interces- to help him and all the sion of God’s Mother. Carmelites. The evil spirit is utterly powerless when a Scapular- Then, accompa- -wearer facing temptation, besides his silent devotion, nied by a multitude calls Mary. of angels, the Bles- sed Virgin appeared to him, holding in Her hands the "If thou hadst re- Scapular of the Order, and said: "This shall be to you and to all Carmelites a privilege that anyone who dies commended thyself clothed in this [Scapular] shall not suffer eternal fire." to Me, thou wouldst Wearing the Brown Scapular is a sign of predestina- not have run into such tion just as reciting the Holy Rosary is a sign of pre- destination. dander" — was Our Lady’s • At Lourdes in 1858, the Virgin chose to make Her last The craftsmanship apparition on July 16th, feast of Our Lady of Mount Car- gentle reproach to mel, the day the Church commemorates Her apparition Blessed Alan. of a Brown Scapular to Saint Simon Stock. On July 16, 1858, on the 18th and The regulations regarding the make-up of a Scapu- last apparition of Our Lady at Lourdes, She appeared lar are these: it must be of brown wool; the color of the to Bernadette, dressed as . string connecting the wool is not important; the wool is The Scapular th not required to have writing nor pictures. • Our Lady of Fatima, on October 13 , 1917, held the Brown Scapular in Her hand, making the three child Represents three things Please keep this in mind when you receive your Sca- seers, Lucy, Jacinta and Francisco, understand that She • It is a sign of our Catholic Faith, by which we become pular. It is the act of wearing the Scapular which will bring wants all of us to wear the Scapular. sons and servants of Mary. benefits, not the perfect appearance of it. In a 1936 letter, written at Pontevedra, Sister Lucy St. Alphonsus says: "Just as mean take pride in having quotes Our Lord as saying that He wants devotion to His It is a sign of our love for the Mother of Christ, who is • others wear their livery, so the Most Holy Mary is pleased Mother´s Immaculate Heart alongside devotion to His also our own spiritual Mother. when Her servants wear Her Scapular as a mark that they own Sacred Heart. So to Mary, as a means • It is a sign of Lady’s protection for She watches over have dedicated themselves to Her service, and are mem- of giving Her greater honor and love, is God´s will for Her sons & servants. bers of the Family of the Mother of God." us, and in no way detracts from His own glory.