Scapulars

totus tuus

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. I'm wondering how many of you wear Scapulars? I have both the brown and the green scapulars!

Snappy Smurf

I have the green hanging up on the holy water font in my room.

I used to wear the brown scapular but then stopped as I found it a bit of a nuisance.

Guitar_Monkey

I wear other scapulars

Don't actually wear one...but carry a green one with me, usually in a jacket pocket. A bit of tradition my mum insists on .

totus tuus

I wear the green scapular

I wear the Brown Scapular and the Green one is on my bed!

georgieporgy

I wear the green scapular

i have worn the brown one all my life except for a brief period between age 13-26 when I thought I was smart. turning 60 next week.

totus tuus

I wear the green scapular

I have only recently been enrolled in the brown scapular, I had been using the green one before that!

Chucken

I hope you dont mind me asking, but can you explain what they are?
I remember my grandmother wearing one but never asked the story behind it

totus tuus

I wear the green scapular

Chucken wrote: »

I hope you dont mind me asking, but can you explain what they are?
I remember my grandmother wearing one but never asked the story behind it

There's a brief History of the Brown Scapular at the following link!

http://www.sistersofcarmel.com/brown-scapular-information.php

bonniebede

totus tuus wrote: »

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. I'm wondering how many of you wear Scapulars? I have both the brown and the green scapulars!

I wear a scapular medal, instead ofthe brown scapular as that is a permitted form of the devotion. Like others here i found the brown scapular difficult to wear.

The scapular medal which can be substituted at need for the brown scapular has the sacred heart on one side and Our lady of Mount Carmel on the other.

Wearing a scapular is a way of being connected to a religious order, it was essentially a mini version of their habit, hence the brown scapular with the carmelites who wear brown. One has to be enrooled - it used to be only be a priest of the order, but in recent times any priest can enrol you.

NotForResale

I don't use scapulars

I wear a rabbits foot.

Snappy Smurf

bonniebede wrote: »

I wear a scapular medal, instead ofthe brown scapular as that is a permitted form of the devotion. Like others here i found the brown scapular difficult to wear.

The scapular medal which can be substituted at need for the brown scapular has the sacred heart on one side and Our lady of Mount Carmel on the other.

Wearing a scapular is a way of being connected to a religious order, it was essentially a mini version of their habit, hence the brown scapular with the carmelites who wear brown. One has to be enrooled - it used to be only be a priest of the order, but in recent times any priest can enrol you.

Unfortunately, the medal is only permitted for serious reason, for example if one lives in a hot place. One of the Popes I believe said that the wearing of the cloth scapular was essential and that the medal should only be worn for serious reason. I would think serious reason would be an allergy to the cloth scapular or living in a hot country.

Onesimus

Yeah I second Snappy on that one about the medal.

I voted that I don't wear them because at the moment, I am not wearing one. I use to buy them all the time as I am enrolled in it but just has not crossed my mind in a while so I felt that it would be a lie on my part to say ''Yes I wear them''. But this thread has given me the incentive to go buy and wear them again.

They do tear apart easily, BUT...I have devised a plan long ago that keeps them intact. That is to purposely rip the string part off and then punch a hold through the scapular and then insert it and tie a good knot in it. This will secure it.

tommy2bad

I wear other scapulars

They do tear apart easily, BUT...I have devised a plan long ago that keeps them intact. That is to purposely rip the string part off and then punch a hold through the scapular and then insert it and tie a good knot in it. This will secure it.

LOL thats what my dad showed me to do.
Funnily as I'v fallen out with the rcc (not sure if a crisis of faith or just sulking) I still keep the thing on, out of habit, ironically.

georgieporgy

I wear the green scapular

Remember guys, it's not enough to wear the scapular. You have to walk the walk.
http://www.carmelites.ie/PDF/BrownScapular.pdf

keano_afc

georgieporgy wrote: »

Remember guys, it's not enough to wear the scapular. You have to walk the walk.
http://www.carmelites.ie/PDF/BrownScapular.pdf

Not enough for what?

georgieporgy

I wear the green scapular

keano_afc wrote: »

Not enough for what?

Not enough to obtain the sabbatine priviledge:

http://www.olrl.org/pray/rosary.shtml

Galwayguy35

I remember years ago my mother put them on us as kids but I always found it irriating and stopped wearing it at about age 12.

Onesimus

Galway guys predicament as a youth is one valid reason given by the Church for people to wear the medal instead. It's for anyone with sensitive skin.