City - Muntinlupa City State - MANILA Country - Philippines
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Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Manila, Philippines
Saw this today. There are many Virgin Marys in the Philippines. (note: I am not Catholic, but I found this scapular story interesting)
What is a scapular? These brown plates that the Virgin and the child are holding apparently
The word scapular indicates a form of clothing, which monks wore when they were working. With the passage of time, people began to give symbolic meaning to it: the cross to be borne every day as disciples and followers of Christ. In some religious orders, such as the Carmelites, the Scapular turned into a sign of their way of life. The Scapular came to symbolize the special dedication of Carmelites to Mary, the Mother of God, and to express trust in her motherly protection as well as the desire to be like her in her commitment to Christ and to others. Thus it became a sign of Mary.