The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-10
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 Commenting on the success of the scapular drive to date, Father Paus- back happily announced further that military chaplains from all over the United States are daily re- porting their enthusiastic approval of the mobilization plans and ask ing for the scapular packets sup piled by the Militia in amounts varying from fifty to 8 thousand at a time. The Scapular Militia has already distributed over one hun- dred and fifty thousand such packets to Catholic servicemen gratis through their chaplains.
 Each of the chaplains so report ing is immediately supplied with the number of Militia packets re- quested, and as soon as possible will be provided too with a free deluxe copy of the mobilization manual" the beautiful 265-page book on the Scapular Promise by John M. Half fert, with an Illuminating preface by Msgr. Fulton J. Shean.
 "Our nationwide celebration of the feast of Our Lady of the Scap- ular on July 16," added the Militia director, twill also, it Is hoped, serve as a new bond of union between the Catholics of North and South Amer ica. In a number of South American countries the feast of Our Lady of the Scapular is celebrated national ly. She is honored as the Patroness of Chile and of Bolivia. of the Ar gentinian Army of the Andes and of the State of Pernambuco in Brazil. In fact, devotion to Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel is perhaps the most popular of all de- votionS to the Blessed Virgin Mary among Latin American Catholics, who form the great majority of the South Amercan peoples.
 Brought to the attenton of these peoples, the knowledge that here in the United States is fittingly cele- brated the same feast that is so dear to them, cannot help but make them more interested in and more favor able to our American Catholics and consequently to our own United States as 8 whole. Up to the pres ent, unfortunately, our country has not been sufficiently made known to South Americans as a country with Christian Faith and, in great part at least, with religious observances like their own."
 The New York celebration of the Scapular feast, sponsored by the Scapular Militia in union with the Carmelite and Franciscan Orders in New York, will center around the National Shrine of Our Lady Of the Scapular at 339 East 28 street. On the program is an opening sol- emn high Mass at the Franciscan Church of St. Sebastian at 312 East 24 Street, a big Scapular parade of religious, civic, and military groups through the streets of East-side New York, the solemn rededication cere- monies inside and outside the Ma tional Shrine, and finally the sol- emn High Mass celebrated by the Most Reverend Hilary M. Doswald, Prior General of the Order of Car melites throughout the world, as- sisted by the Very Reverend Law renee D. Flanagan, Prior Provincial of New York, as Arch-priest. This solemn Mass will be celebrated &C., cording to the ancient rite of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre m Jerusalem, the rite still used, ana exclusively, after seven centuries, oy the venerable Cormelite Order.
 Another impressive Scapular cere- mony will take place at the Na- tional Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the grounds Of tAe Catholic University in Washington D. O., where each year the Scapular feast is celebrated on the Sunday following with Q lengthy, colorful procession through the university grounds and solemn Mass in the crypt of the shrine in the presence of the most reverend rector of the university and of g packed congre- gation of assisting clergy and sum- mer-school students. Because ot the large number of sisters and seminarians from so many differ ent religious orders and congrega- tions who take part, this procession Is unique, in the world. Carmellte priests and students will act as the ministers and choristers of the Mass while the speaker will be the Rev John Schultz, c. SS. R., professor of homiletics and sacred eloquence at the Catholic University.
 In all Carmelite churches through out the United States. the ScapulaI feast will be marked with the spe- cial privileges granted by the popes down through the centuries, chie1 among them the celebrated "Toties Quoties" indulgence of Pope Lee XIII, of happy memory, by which the faithful may gain plenary in dulgence for themselves or for tht holy souls in purgatory for every visit made to Carmelite church under the usual conditions, iron noon of the vigil to midnight of tht feast. CarmeliteS are also per mitted to impart the papal bless ing carrying with it another plenar! indulgence to the faithful assembled in their churches on that day. AItho,1Oh civilian hlIildinU hA!