The Scapular of Our Lady of Mercy is a
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
devotional scapular
The scapular (from Latin ''scapulae'', "shoulders") is a Western Christian garment suspended from the shoulders. There are two types of scapulars, the monastic and devotional scapular, although both forms may simply be referred to as "scapular ...
that traces its roots to the
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order es ...
also known as Our Lady of Ransom ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede redemptionis captivorum) which was founded by
St. Peter Nolasco in the city of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
, at that time in the
Kingdom of Aragon, for the redemption of
Christian captives.
Description
The scapular is white and the front has a picture of Our Lady of Mercy.
[Hilgers, Joseph. "Scapular." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 24 Dec. 2014]
/ref> The back has a symbol representing the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The indulgences
In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence (, from , 'permit') is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins". The '' Catechism of the Catholic Church'' describes an indulgence as "a remission before God o ...
for the confraternity were approved by the Congregation for Indulgences in 1868. After the reforms of the Second Vatican Council
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and ...
the indulgences attached to the scapular were renewed by the Apostolic Penitentiary
The Apostolic Penitentiary (), formerly called the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, is a dicastery of the Roman Curia and is one of the three ordinary tribunals of the Apostolic See. The Apostolic Penitentiary is chiefly a tri ...
in 1967 and include a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (i.e. the person must exclude all attachment to sin of any kind, even venial sin, must perform the work or say the prayer for which the indulgence is granted, and must also fulfill the three conditions of sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and praying for the intentions of the Pope.Normae de Indulgentiis, 20
/ref>) on:
# The day of enrollment
# The day of the following Mercedarian feasts: St. Peter Armengol (April 27), St. Peter Nolasco
Peter Nolasco (1189 – 6 May 1256), ''Pere Nolasc'' in Catalan, ''Pierre Nolasque'' in French and ''Pedro Nolasco'' in Spanish, is a Catholic saint, born at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, Languedoc, today's France, although some historians claim he ...
(May 6), St. Raymond Nonnatus
Raymond Nonnatus, Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, O. de M. ( ca, Sant Ramon Nonat, es, San Ramón Nonato, french: Saint Raymond Nonnat, mt, San Rajmondo Nonnato), (1204 – 31 August 1240) is a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His nick ...
(August 31), St. Mary de Cervellione
Mary de Cervellione ( ca, Maria de Cervelló; Mary of Cervellon) (1230 at Barcelona – 19 September 1290) was a Catalan superior of a Third Order of Mercedarians. She is a Catholic saint; her following, which began immediately after her de ...
(September 19), Our Lady of Mercy (September 24), St. Serapion (November 14), and St. Peter Pascual
Peter Pascual (c. 1227 – 1299/1300), in Latin originally Petrus Paschasius (Spanish: ''Pedro Pascual'', Valencian : ''Pere Pasqual''), was a supposed Mozarabic theologian, bishop, and martyr.Robert Ignatius Burns''The Crusader Kingdom of Valencia ...
(December 6)
See also
* Scapular
Notes
External links
Order of Our Lady of Mercy, United States websiteOrder of our Lady of Mercy, Spain website
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Catholic devotions
Scapulars