Nª Sr. ª do Carmo (3rd Sunday of July)
The brown Scapular is connected to a venerable tradition, carmelite, namely, the "vision" of St. Simon Stock. According to this tradition, Our Lady of the Carmo would have appeared to saint Simon Stock, in 1251, bringing with it the scapular in the hand and saying: "Hoc tibi et tuis privilegium: in hoc moriens salvabitur". In other words: he who dies wearing the Scapular with devotion shall suffer in the fire of hell.[1]
Vast was the spread of the devotion to the brown Scapular among the faithful, from the century XV. There have been several Popes who were devotees of the Scapular, such as Innocent IV, John XXII, Alexander V, Benedict XIV, Pius VI, Clement VII, Urban viii, Nicholas V, Sixtus IV, Clement VII, Paul III, St. Pius V, Leo XI, Alexander VII, Pius IX, Leo XIII, St. Pius X, Benedict XV, Pius XI, Pius XII and st John Paul II.[1] In addition to wearing the Scapular, these Popes have stimulated and advised catholics to use it and awarded to this devotion, approving its privileges, and to heap favors the Confraternities of the Carmo.
There were also many saints who used the Scapular, as, for example, st. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Peter Claver, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Francis de Sales, St. John Mary Baptist Vianney, the Blessed Baptist Mantovano, Are Pompílio Pirrotti, st John Bosco, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Santa Terezinha do Menino Jesus, St. John of the Cross, St. Maria de Jesus and Edith Stein.
In this way, the scapular has served as an instrument to extend the family Carmelite beyond the circle of friars and nuns, with the large aggregation of lay devotees of the Scapular.
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