EXORCIST FR CHAD: DEMONS PARTICULARLY HATE THE BROWN SCAPULAR!
On July 16, 1251, the Blessed Virgin Mary handed St. Simon Stock, a Carmelite, the Brown Scapular saying, “This shall be a sign to you and to all Carmelites: whosoever dies wearing this Scapular shall not suffer eternal fire [hell].” In a Papal Bull written in 1322, Pope John XXII revealed the promises given to him in a vision, by the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Mother of God promised that she will save from hell those who wear the Brown Scapular. She also promised to protect them from trials and temptations of the devil and to shorten their stay in purgatory. On the Saturday after their death, whosoever she finds in purgatory, she shall free and bring to heaven.
Wearing the Carmelite Brown Scapular, as a sign of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and praying the Holy Rosary are daily efforts that help us imitate Mary’s sinless example of living in complete union with God. The more we pray the Rosary, the more we think about Jesus and we want to be like Him, the more we reject sin.
This is why the devil hates the Scapular. Venerable Francis Yepes made the devil admit that there are three things which demons are most afraid of: the Holy Name of Jesus; the Holy Name of Mary and the Holy Scapular of Carmel. Fr. Chad Ripperger, exorcist and trainer of exorcists, testifies to the demon’s hatred of the Brown Scapular. He relates an exorcism where, during an expulsion, the demon of impurity when manifesting, tried to remove the Brown Scapular from the possessed woman. In times likes these, when the world is inundated with fear and confusion, we can attain inner peace and comfort from the promises of Our Lady. “The Rosary and the Scapular are inseparable,” said Sr. Lucia (one of the Fatima shepherds). On October 13, 1917, during the Miracle of the Sun, Our Lady held the Brown Scapular in Her hands urging mankind to wear the Brown Scapular, a promise of our salvation.
