Devotion
The Red Scapular of the Passion
Devotion to the Passion
A scapular of red wool showing the crucified Lord with the instruments of his Passion on one side and the Hearts of Jesus and Mary on the other, worn as a daily reminder of the price of redemption.
Background
A private devotion associated with a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in 1846 and formally approved by Blessed Pius IX on 25 June 1847, who entrusted its blessing and imposition to the priests of the Congregation of the Mission. The sources that transmit the devotion report a promise of a great increase of faith, hope, and charity to those who wear it and honour it each Friday; nothing beyond that is claimed for it.
How to practice
Ask a priest with the proper faculty to bless and impose the red scapular. Wear it over the shoulders so that one square rests on the breast and the other on the back. Each Friday, the day of the Lord's death, kiss it devoutly and spend a few moments meditating on the Passion — the scourging, the crowning with thorns, the nails, the lance — asking for an increase of faith, hope, and charity.
Indulgences
- Citation
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, 4th ed. (Apostolic Penitentiary, 1999), grant on the use of articles of devotion: a partial indulgence for the devout use of a crucifix, rosary, scapular or medal properly blessed by a priest. The governing norms are those of Paul VI, Indulgentiarum Doctrina (1967).
Content subtype
passion