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Brown Scapular Enrollment	James	Friday, July 12, 2013
Question: Hello Brother Ignatius I hope your health is improving. We will keep you in our prayers. My question is in regards to the enrollment in the brown scapular. My mom and sister have already been enrolled but the priest did not use the procedure for the blessing and investiture, instead opting to use a simple prayer invoking the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary on those who were going to use the scapulars. Was the enrollment valid? Should he have used the official enrollment prayers? Thank you and God Bless.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCL, LTh, DD, LNDC Dear James: Thank you for your prayers. My health continues to deteriorate. This is one reason I was so thrilled to reconnect with my youngest daughter these last few days (which is why I am late in responding). Time is short and I pray I can reconnect with my other daughters too before it is too late (and see all my grandkids). As for your question: The Carmelite Order is the authority on now enrollment is to be done. The form for the enrollment is here. Since the Brown Scapular belongs to the Carmelite Order any priest or deacon must follow the rules of enrollment specified by the Order. It sounds like this priest used the general "blessing of a sacramental" prayer found in the Book of Blessings. That blesses a sacramental and the people who use it, but it does not enroll the person into the Confraternity of the Brown Scapular. The priest ought to have known that. Thus, your mom and sister need to find a priest who will use the authorized enrollment, found at the link above. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Brown Scapular Enrollment

James

Friday, July 12, 2013

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Hello Brother Ignatius I hope your health is improving. We will keep you in our prayers.

My question is in regards to the enrollment in the brown scapular. My mom and sister have already been enrolled but the priest did not use the procedure for the blessing and investiture, instead opting to use a simple prayer invoking the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary on those who were going to use the scapulars. Was the enrollment valid? Should he have used the official enrollment prayers? Thank you and God Bless.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCL, LTh, DD, LNDC

Dear James:

Thank you for your prayers. My health continues to deteriorate. This is one reason I was so thrilled to reconnect with my youngest daughter these last few days (which is why I am late in responding). Time is short and I pray I can reconnect with my other daughters too before it is too late (and see all my grandkids).

As for your question:

The Carmelite Order is the authority on now enrollment is to be done. The form for the enrollment is here.

Since the Brown Scapular belongs to the Carmelite Order any priest or deacon must follow the rules of enrollment specified by the Order.

It sounds like this priest used the general "blessing of a sacramental" prayer found in the Book of Blessings. That blesses a sacramental and the people who use it, but it does not enroll the person into the Confraternity of the Brown Scapular. The priest ought to have known that.

Thus, your mom and sister need to find a priest who will use the authorized enrollment, found at the link above.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum