The Brown Scapular - A Protection Given to us by Our Mother Mary!

Greetings in Jesus and Mary....

Tomorrow marks 775 year anniversary of St. Simon Stock receiving the Scapular from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Today I am posting more from Fr. Terence W Fitzgerald, O Carm. regarding the gift of the Brown Scapular and how Our Lady protects us.

Taken from the book...."Take This Scapular" page 23.

"When Our Lady gave the Scapular, she said that it would be not only a sign of salvation, but also a protection in danger. She was speaking of the most important danger, that of losing God's friendship through sin. In the life of the Cure of Ars, St. John Vianney, there is an example which brings out this fact: One day a young girl came to the Saint to make her confession before entering the convent. He said to her: "You remember, my child, a certain ball which you attended a short time ago?" "Yes, Father," "You met a young man there, a stranger, elegant in appearance and of distinguished bearing, who at once became the hero of the fete? And you wished he would invite you to dance? You were vexed and jealous when he preferred others to you?" "You are certainly right, he preferred others to you." "You are certainly right, Father." "Do you recollect that when he left the assembly you thought you saw, as he walked, two small bluish flames beneath his feet, but you persuaded yourself that it was an optical illusion?" "I remember it perfectly." "Well, my child, that youth was a demon. Those with whom he danced were in a state of serious sin! And do you know why he failed to ask you? It was owing to the Scapular which you did well not to lay aside and which your devotion to Mary impelled you to wear as your safeguard."

In the life of Ven. Francis Yepes, Carmelite Tertiary and brother of St. John of the Cross, hell's hatred for the Scapular is clearly brought out: "One night" Father Velasco, his biographer, tells us, "while he was praying for the conversion of sinners, infernal spirits came to assail him with the most frightful temptations. Finally, seeing the uselessness of their efforts they cried to him in rage: "What have we done to you that you torment us so cruelly? Why do you persuade so many persons to wear and to venerate the Scapular of Carmel? Wait until you fall into our power? You shall pay dearly for it! But the venerable tertiary did not allow himself to be intimidated and quietly finished his prayers. Then he took the discipline, Now, while he was flagellating himself, his Scapular was flicked off and he had no sooner hastened to pick it up and replace it than he heard a fury of demons, as though they felt cheated, crying: "Take it off! Take off the Habit which snatches so many souls from us!" They then cried that three things particularly torment them: the first is the name of Jesus; the second is the name of Mary; and the third is the Scapular of Carmel."

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us!

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775 years of miracles - Thank You Mother Mary