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Personal Green Scapular Use


Spooky

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I'm beginning to wear/carry and use a Green Scapular for myself (it has benefits for believers too, yanno! :V ) and I need a little help. I know all the ways it can be used to obtain a conversion but, unfortunately, I'm a bit in-the-dark about how to use it for my own benefit. In particular, I don't know when I am required to keep it on my person, or if I'm required to do so at all (The Green Scapular is not a true scapular, after all. Plus, hiding it in someone's room is a legitimate way of using it.). I'd like to know:

1. Must the Green Scapular be worn/carried constantly, like the Brown Scapular, for any benefit to be gained?

2. May I remove the scapular while sleeping/showering/swimming/etc.?

3. If I opt to carry the scapular--in, say, my wallet--instead of wearing it, must I keep the scapular's container on my person at all times to receive any benefit?


Here's the Wikipedia entry on the Green Scapular, just in case that helps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Scapular

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As wearing the Scauplar is a private devotion and is only a symbol of one's enrollment, I believe it would be okay to remove it for bathing and the like.
It's not the scapular itself that has any magical powers, so as long as your heart is in the right place you should be good to go.
It's kind of like the novena question: if I miss a day of a novena, do I have to start over? The answer is: no, you can pick up where you left off, because God knows your intention and understands your effort. That's the same faith we have to have when we wear - or remove - the scapular.

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