The Green Scapular or Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is sold as a Roman Catholic devotional scapular by the Society of the Green Scapular. It should not be confused with other similarly-termed: the White Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic devotional scapular.This scapular originated in 1877 with the Sons of the lmmaculate Heart of Mary. It was sanctioned and endowed with indulgences by Pope Pius IX in May 1877. The scapular was later approved by the Congregation of...

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According to the Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices, the Green scapular is not the habit of any confraternity and is not properly a scapular, because it does not have a front and a back part. The Society of the Green Scapular is not a confraternity approved by the Catholic Church.

The Society of the Green Scapular attributes this scapular to a private revelation by the Blessed Virgin Mary

Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)

Roman Catholic veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary is based on Holy Scripture: In the fullness of time, God sent his son, born of a virgin. The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God through Mary thus signifies her honour as Mother of God...

 to Sister Justine Bisqueyburo in the early 1840s, in Paris

Paris

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France

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Sources

• CATHOLIC TRADITION: The Green Scapular and its favors

External links

• MARY'S GIFT OF THE GREEN SCAPULAR
• Society of the Green Scapular