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St. Simon Stock receiving the
brown scapular from the
Blessed Mother |
History
Simon was a Carmelite monk
who started a lot of Carmelite communities in Europe. He became Vicar General
of the order, but that mean dealing with a lot of problems. Some people made
fun of the monks. Other people were tired of donating money to them. And the
monks argued with each other. One day when Simon was praying, he saw a vision
of the Blessed Mother with a brown scapular. She told him that it would make a
difference for his order, and it did. Things got better almost immediately.
Activity
The idea of a scapular is
rooted in the words of Christ: “Take
my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my
burden is light.” (Matthew 11:29-30) The brown scapular is two small
pieces of brown wool with string or wool connecting them so that the wearer has
one piece of fabric over his or her chest and the other over his or her back.
Any Catholic can wear one – even a baby – but you have to have your scapular blessed
and “imposed” by a priest – basically, that means that as the priest places the
scapular over your head, he prays a certain prayer. If you don’t have a brown scapular, get one
today – you can even get one for free on this website.
Saint
Simon Stock, pray for us!
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