Scapulars . . .What about them?

SCAPULAR scapular (Latin: scapula, shoulder-blade) A sacramental worn as a badge of a religious confraternity. It consists of two pieces of cloth, one of which is worn on the breast and the other on the back, with bands or strings passing over the shoulders. A scapular gives its wearer a share in the merits and [...]

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The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne taken from the Caramel Clarion March – April issue of 2004 by Father Phelim, OCD Carmelite foundation The community of Carmelite nuns at Compiegne had been established and 1641.  It was a daughter house of the monastery of Amiens.  The community flourished and was renowned for its fervor and fidelity [...]

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