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3 unusual facts about Sacramentals


Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Since the 15th century, popular devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel has centered on the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel also known as the Brown Scapular, a sacramental associated with promises of Mary's special aid for the salvation of the devoted wearer.

Rosary and scapular

Although the Rosary and the Scapular are primarily viewed as devotional elements of Catholicism, traditions and beliefs on the power of Sacramentals have associated specific promises and indulgences with each one.

Sacramental

Sacramentals, in some churches, objects whose supernatural effects, unlike those of a sacrament, depend on the belief of the recipient


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