There’s no better day than the July 16 feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to recall the hope and promise in the Brown Scapular. By Joseph Pronechen. There’s a frequently republished photo of a young ...

The Miraculous Medal was revealed to St. Catherine Labouré, a French nun, in 1830. She stated that in July of that year, she felt called to the chapel, where she experienced that Our Lady was charging ...

The brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. (Credit: Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity, Notting Hill.) Listen In a secular age, believers need all the help they can get. In a culture that ignores ...

“The brown scapular is not a magic charm to protect us. It is not an automatic guarantee of salvation. It is not an excuse for not living up to the demands of a Christian life,” said Fr. Reynaldo ...

There is a decree issued by Pope Paul V in 1613 stating the importance of wearing this scapular: "It is permitted to preach that the Blessed Virgin will help by her continued assistance and her merits ...