| Devotion Name: | Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom Devotion | Devotion Type: | Marian Devotions | |
| Primary Focus: | Mary | Origin Century: | 13 | |
| Origin Region: | Spain | Founder or Promoter: | Mercedarian tradition | |
| Duration or Frequency: | Daily, as an ongoing sign of devotion | |||
| Associated Promises: | Traditionally associated with consecration, protection, and fidelity to a rule of life. | |||
| Liturgical Association: | Marian or devotional observance; enrollment practice | |||
| Feast Day(s): | Varies by devotion and enrollment custom | |||
| Spiritual Significance: | Unites outward sign and inward commitment in a lived pattern of Catholic devotion. | |||
| Virtues Emphasized: | Fidelity|Trust|Purity|Perseverance | |||
| Related Saints: | Blessed Virgin Mary|related religious tradition | |||
| Related Events: | Development of Carmelite and related devotional traditions | |||
Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom Devotion expresses a visible and practical form of Catholic devotion in which a sacramental sign becomes a reminder of consecration, protection, and fidelity. Worn with understanding and reverence, the scapular calls the believer not to superstition but to a lived pattern of prayer and virtue.
Its enduring appeal lies in its simplicity. The sign rests quietly on the body while continually recalling the obligations and promises of Christian discipleship.
How to Practice: Receive or wear the scapular according to the custom of the devotion and live its associated spiritual commitments. Spiritual Significance: Unites outward sign and inward commitment in a lived pattern of Catholic devotion.
