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Morning Offering — Brown Scapular

Carmelite (Brown Scapular)

2 min
Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Morning Offering — Brown Scapular

Upon waking, kiss the scapular and offer the day through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

O my God, in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary — (here kiss your Brown Scapular) — I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Jesus from all the altars throughout the world, joining with it the offering of my every thought, word, and action of this day.

O my Jesus, I desire today to gain every indulgence and merit I can, and I offer them, together with myself, to Mary Immaculate, that she may best apply them to the interests of Thy most Sacred Heart. Amen.

And conclude with three short aspirations:

Precious Blood of Jesus, save us.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, save us.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

About this prayer

The morning offering of those clothed in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel — the Precious Blood from every altar in the world joined to the day's thoughts, words, and works, presented through Mary's Immaculate Heart.

History

Carmelite spirituality binds the soul to Mary by the visible sign of the Brown Scapular, given to St. Simon Stock in 1251. Those clothed in it traditionally make a daily offering joining the Precious Blood of Christ — offered continually at every altar in the world — to their own day's actions, all passed through the hands of the Mother of Carmel.

How to pray it

Upon waking, kiss your scapular at the marked line and pray slowly. The gesture — small as it is — is the sign of belonging to Mary, and the prayer enlarges the day's tiny offering into the eternal one of Calvary.

Traditional morning offering for wearers of the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Verified via [Aleteia](https://aleteia.org/2021/07/16/morning-offering-prayer-with-the-brown-scapular/) and [CatholicTradition.org](https://www.catholictradition.org/Mary/morning-offering.htm).