BADGE OF PROTECTION
Death is never the end.
It's a transformation to eternal life — a continuation to a different world.
Like dog tags, scapulars identify someone after they die.
It's a transformation to eternal life — a continuation to a different world.
Like dog tags, scapulars identify someone after they die.
Wearing a scapular sends the message that — no matter what — you're protected.
Protected against hellfire's eternal pains and the boiling torments of purgatory.
Worn over the shoulders, almost like a vest, scapulars are breastplates that shield against the darts of spiritual enemies.
Protected against hellfire's eternal pains and the boiling torments of purgatory.
Worn over the shoulders, almost like a vest, scapulars are breastplates that shield against the darts of spiritual enemies.
The scapular is a sign of grace from Mary — the Mother of God.
Mary made a promise to Saint Simon Stock.
Simon was a 15th-century Anglican monk.
According to the 'Treatise on the Scapular,' written by R. J. Colgan (1850), Simon's teenage years began in austere devotion.
Young Simon marched into the wild...
According to the 'Treatise on the Scapular,' written by R. J. Colgan (1850), Simon's teenage years began in austere devotion.
Young Simon marched into the wild...
Simon's "home" was the inside of hollowed-out oak. Like he was nailed to a tree.
Simon was "herbaceous." He communed with nature. (Hence the name "stock.")
While tripping in the forest, Simon Stock gained hallucinogenic insight. He was a visionary.
And when Mary visited Simon, she said the scapular grants a privilege.
Mother Mary promised, "Anyone who dies wearing the scapular will escape the gates of hell."
Mother Mary promised, "Anyone who dies wearing the scapular will escape the gates of hell."