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To: papertyger
Ahhh -- the question that millions of those sitting in purgatory on Sunday morning wish that they had asked before they died trusting in Scapular Mary.

What's wrong? Afraid it might actually sound reasonable if you didn't delete enough detail?

Here it is again in detail from New Advent. Does this sound reasonable to you?? --

"The Sabbatine Privilege thus consists essentially in the early liberation from purgatory, through the special intercession and petition of Mary, which she graciously exercises in favour of her devoted servants preferentially -- as we may assume -- on the day consecrated to her, Saturday. Furthermore, the conditions for the gaining of the privilege are of such a kind as justify a special trust in the assistance of Mary. It is especially required of all who wish to share in the privilege that they faithfully preserve their chastity, and recite devoutly each day the Little Hours of the Blessed Virgin. However, all those who are bound to read their Breviary, fulfil the obligation of reciting the Little Hours by reading their Office. Persons who cannot read must (instead of reciting the Little Hours) observe all the fasts prescribed by the Church as they are kept in their home diocese or place of residence, and must in addition abstain from flesh meat on all Wednesdays and Saturdays of the year, except when Christmas falls on one of these days. The obligation to read the Little Hours and to abstain from flesh meat on Wednesday and Saturday may on important grounds be changed for other pious works; the faculty to sanction this change was granted to all confessors by Leo XIII in the Decree of the Congregation of Indulgences of 11 (14) June, 1901."

Would you like to bet that all of those scapular wearers will be waiting an eternity for their early liberation, especially when the magisterium keeps adding the fine print.

171 posted on 10/09/2007 3:51:21 PM PDT by Uncle Chip (TRUTH : Ignore it. Deride it. Allegorize it. Interpret it. But you can't ESCAPE it.)
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To: Uncle Chip; Dr. Eckleburg; Athena1

Where do the gullible get these scapulars?


173 posted on 10/09/2007 4:06:31 PM PDT by suzyjaruki (Why?)
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To: Uncle Chip; papertyger
The Sabbatine Privilege thus consists essentially in the early liberation from purgatory, through the special intercession and petition of Mary, which she graciously exercises in favour of her devoted servants preferentially -- as we may assume -- on the day consecrated to her, Saturday.

What's really ironic is the folks that believe this, are the same that mock those of us that believe everything has to be measured by what SCRIPTURE says. IOW, Sola Scriptura.

189 posted on 10/09/2007 5:01:47 PM PDT by wmfights (LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
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