‘Return to the scapular’ call for feast day

Sydney
14 July 2002

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‘Return to the scapular’ call for feast day

Catholics are being urged this Tuesday, the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel (July 16), to take up or revisit the traditional devotion of wearing the brown scapular (pictured).

The Servants of Mary Help of Christians, a group of lay people who promote Marian devotions, have called on Catholics to make or renew consecration to Our Lady by becoming enrolled in and wearing the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in honour of her feast day.

They have even offered to supply the scapulars to parishes with a leaflet explaining the origin of the scapular as a sign of consecration to Our Lady, a sign of salvation, safeguard in dangers, and pledge of peace, which she gave to the Carmelite, St Simon Stock, on July 16, 1251.

The popularity of the brown scapular, with its two pieces of cloth bearing the images of Mary, Jesus and the saint, quickly grew well beyond the Carmelites.

It is still worn by Catholics today.