The scapular gives protection from spiritual and bodily dangers (II)

The Scapular must be worn continuously (therefore also during the night); you can of course remove it to wash it, without ceasing to benefit from the promise. 

Pope Saint Pius X granted the right to replace the Scapular of fabric with a medal, especially because of the rapid corruption of the fabric in hot countries. This concession has since been extended to the whole world. With the Scapular medal, therefore, one can benefit from the three promises of the Blessed Virgin: preservation of the eternal flames, liberation from purgatory (Sabbatine privilege) and protection against the dangers of the soul and the body.

One can wear the Scapular medal around the neck or on oneself in another way. If the medal is changed, it is not necessary that the new medal receives a blessing.

However, it must be emphasized that the Church prefers the cloth Scapular, because it better represents the garment given by the Blessed Virgin to Saint Simon Stock. The granting of the medal is only a dispensation, and the popes Saint Pius X and Benedict XV who granted it added that they wanted the faithful to continue to wear, if possible, the woolen Scapular.

Any priest can now impose the scapular; it is no longer necessary, as in the past, to have special authorization from the Order of Discalced Carmelites. One simply has to use one of the formulas of blessing provided for in the Roman ritual.

We long to be at the service of Our Lady and for this reason many of us have consecrated ourselves to her Immaculate Heart. The scapular is the sign of our consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary," Sister Lucia said. So we should consider putting on this habit given by Our Lady; for it is a visible sign of our will to consecrate ourselves to her and to do everything through her and for her.

In union of prayer in the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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