I would like to make known more about one of Virgin Mary’s wonderful gifts. As a convert myself, I feel that one of the most important missions I have is to pray for the conversion of my family and do everything I can for the salvation of their souls. That is why I gifted them all the Green Scapular and I can already see changes in their ways in the last very few months.
The Green Scapular or The Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is, like the Miraculous Medal, a gift of our Blessed Mother to the daughters of charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
On November 27, 1939, Justine Bisqueyburu, destined by Providence to make known this devotion, entered the Seminary of Novitiate of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. On January 28, 1840, during her first retreat, the young sister was favoured with a celestial vision. Our Lady appeared to her clothed in a long white robe over which hung a bright blue mantle. Her hair, which fell loosely over her shoulders, was not covered with a veil, and in her hands, She held her Heart from the top of which issued brilliant rays. To the dignity of her bearing was joined the dazzling brightness of celestial beauty. The young sister, seized with admiration and fear, could scarcely repress an exclamation.
The same apparition was repeated 4 or 5 times during her Seminary on the principal feasts of the Blessed Virgin. This favour seemed to have no other end than to increase in the Sister herself tender devotion to Mary Immaculate.
Clothed with the habit, Sister Bisqueyburu was sent to Blagny, a small commune in the north of France. Shortly after her arrival there, on the Feast of the nativity of the Blessed Virgin, September 8th, 1840, during her prayer, Our Lady appeared to her again. This time She was holding in her right hand Her Heart surrounded by flames and in her left hand some sort of scapular consisting of a single piece of green cloth suspended by a cord of the same colour. On one side was a picture of the Blessed Virgin as She had shown herself in the apparitions, on the other, a Heart all inflamed with rays more brilliant than the sun and clearer than crystal.
This Heart pierced with a sword was surrounded by an oval inscription surmounted by a cross. The inscription read: “Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.” At the same time an interior voice revealed to the sister the meaning of the vision. She understood that this new Scapular, through the medium of the Daughters of Charity, would contribute to the conversion of those who have no faith, and, above all procure for them a happy death and that it should be distributed immediately with confidence.
After various reasons delayed the distribution of the Green Scapular, finally it was produced and distributed, contributing to wonderful conversions and some bodily cures.
Among favours obtained some documented are the following:
A sick man, a self declared enemy of all religions was thrown into a frenzy by the mere sight of a priest, accepted the Green Scapular in September 19th, 1842. Eleven days later, arising from dinner he fell on his knees, took out the Scapular and started kissing it, bathing it with tears, he promised Our Lady he will go to confession and the next day he received the Sacraments.
Other have been cured from hideous leprosy and other converted in no time having depraved morals.
The manner of using the Scapular was indicated by the Blessed Virgin. Since it’s not a badge of a confraternity but simply an image attached to the cloth suspended by the cord, the formalities of a Scapular are not required for the Benediction and Imposition. It suffices that it be blessed by a priest. It may be worn around the neck, carried in a pocket, placed under a pillow or mattress or hung somewhere in a room. The only prayer to be recited is the inscription surrounding the Heart on the reverse side of the Scapular, “Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death."
This should be repeated daily, if not by the one wearing it, by the one giving it and it may be distributed everywhere.
Although wonderful graces are granted through Our Lady’s intercession, they are proportionate to the confidence with which it is given, as signified by the rays of different length which in the last apparitions, issues from the hands of the Blessed Virgin.
The Green Scapular was approved twice by Pope Pius IX, in 1863 and in 1870 when he said: “Write to these good Sisters that I authorise them to make and distribute it.”
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