Topic summary
Brown Scapular
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Associated beliefs
The earliest form of the Scapular promise states simply that wearers of the brown scapular, the Carmelite habit, will be saved. Originally, this referred to Carmelite religious who remained faithful to their vocation. Later the small Brown Scapular became popular with the laity as a sacramental.