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Scapular of St. Michael	Mike	Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Question: Hello, I was given a Scapular of St. Michael from friend of mine. I can't find anything on the Internet about it. Do you happen to know anything about it. Does it carry any promises like the brown Scapular? Is there a specific prayer to have it blessed with? *Note this is not a brown scapular with St. Michaels picture on it, but the scapular of St. Michael which is shaped like a shield on both ends and has a blue and black cord.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Mike: There are two primary St. Michael Scapulars. The one you have is this one: The blue and black represent the battle between Heaven and Hell. This was the Scapular of the Confraternity of St. Michael the Archangel in Rome, under Leo XIII. While this scapular originated under Pius IX, who gave it his blessing, it was first formally approved under Leo XIII. In 1878 a confraternity in honor of St. Michael the Archangel was founded in the Church of St. Eustachius at Rome, and in the following year in the Church of Sant' Angelo in Pescheria (Sancti Angeli in foro Piscium). In 1880 Leo XIII raised it to the rank of an archconfraternity, which was expressly called the Archconfraternity of the Scapular of St. Michael. To my knowledge this Archconfraternity no longer exists. BEWARE: There is a Confraternity of St. Michael that is part of a schismatic group, Traditio. Do not get hooked up with that wacko group. The Fraternity of the Chaplet of St. Michael is an associate membership of our Order of the Legion of St. Michael. The St. Michael Scapular we use is this one: This a Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (with all the benefits that comes with the Brown Scapular), with a picture of Saint Michael on one end with the words Quis ut Deus (Who is like unto God) and the Shield of St. Constantine with the words Conquer by This on the other. A Crucifix and Blessed & Exorcized St. Benedict Medal are attached. 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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Scapular of St. Michael

Mike

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

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Hello, I was given a Scapular of St. Michael from friend of mine. I can't find anything on the Internet about it. Do you happen to know anything about it. Does it carry any promises like the brown Scapular? Is there a specific prayer to have it blessed with?
*Note this is not a brown scapular with St. Michaels picture on it, but the scapular of St. Michael which is shaped like a shield on both ends and has a blue and black cord.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Mike:

There are two primary St. Michael Scapulars. The one you have is this one:

St. Michael Scapular The blue and black represent the battle between Heaven and Hell. This was the Scapular of the Confraternity of St. Michael the Archangel in Rome, under Leo XIII. While this scapular originated under Pius IX, who gave it his blessing, it was first formally approved under Leo XIII.

In 1878 a confraternity in honor of St. Michael the Archangel was founded in the Church of St. Eustachius at Rome, and in the following year in the Church of Sant' Angelo in Pescheria (Sancti Angeli in foro Piscium). In 1880 Leo XIII raised it to the rank of an archconfraternity, which was expressly called the Archconfraternity of the Scapular of St. Michael.

To my knowledge this Archconfraternity no longer exists.

BEWARE: There is a Confraternity of St. Michael that is part of a schismatic group, Traditio. Do not get hooked up with that wacko group.

The Fraternity of the Chaplet of St. Michael is an associate membership of our Order of the Legion of St. Michael.

The St. Michael Scapular we use is this one:

St. Michael Scapular This a Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (with all the benefits that comes with the Brown Scapular), with a picture of Saint Michael on one end with the words Quis ut Deus (Who is like unto God) and the Shield of St. Constantine with the words Conquer by This on the other. A Crucifix and Blessed & Exorcized St. Benedict Medal are attached.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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