Fivefold Scapular

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The fivefold scapular conveniently combines the intentions and accompanying graces/indulgences of into a single scapular for practical wearing purposes. Included are these scapulars, attached by the red cord of the Passion (and listed order from the top layer):
Red Scapular of the Passion
Blue Scapular of the Immaculate Conception
Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Black Scapular of the Mother of Sorrows
White Scapular of the Trinity

Practices
1. Investiture in each of the scapulars by a priest
2. Understand the fulfill the individual requirements of each scapular
3. Wear the scapular faithfully

Benefits:
1. Four plenary indulgences* on the day of reception
2. Four plenary indulgences at the hour of death upon reception of the Sacraments
3. Plenary indulgence every Friday (with meditation on the Passion) and two other days of the week
4. Plenary indulgence on feast days of the individual confraternities, the Apostles, the Virgin Mary, the Lord
5. Sabbatine privilege of the Brown Scapular
6. The 433 daily plenary indulgences from Rome, Portiuncula, Jerusalem and Galicia for the Blue Scapular referred to by St. Alphonsus Liquori are no longer valid according to the Apostolic Penitentiary in a letter, 2002.

* Plenary indulgences must meet the usual conditions of Confession, Communion, freedom from attachment to sin, prayer for the Pope's intentions (and additionally those of the Church for this scapular specifically). Since normally only one plenary indulgence may be obtained in a day, the others may be applied to souls in Purgatory

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