244 APPENDIX II ADMISSION TO THE CONFRATERNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND INVESTITURE WITH THE BLUE SCAPULAR 1. The rite of admission to the Confraternity and investiture with the Blue Scapular described below should be performed by a Marian priest or deacon (usually, the Local Confraternity Promoter) or a member of the clergy delegated by the Marians. If at all possible, it should be carried out in a communal celebration. 2. For the rite of blessing and conferral the Blue Scapular itself must be used. The Blue Scapular is to be made according to the prescribed design and material. Only after the investiture may a blessed Scapular Medal replace the Blue Scapular made out of fabric (cf. Appendix, Statutes of the Confraternity, n. 9b). 3. In his homily, the celebrant presiding over the ceremony ought to briefly explain the spiritual dimension of membership in the Confraternity. Since the Blue Scapular is a sign approved by the Church and one of its sacramentals, he should also emphasize its significance, point out the obligations ensuing from its acceptance, and mention the graces enjoyed by those who worthily wear it. ORDER OF ADMISSION AND INVESTITURE INTRODUCTORY RITES 4. When the people or simply the members of the confraternity have gathered, the celebrant enters during the singing of a hymn suited to the particular celebration. After the singing, the celebrant says: n the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen. 5. The celebrant greets those present in the following words: hrough the Son, born of Mary, every blessing comes to us from God our Father. May His grace and peace be with you all. All: And with your spirit. 6. In the following words, the celebrant prepares those present for the admission and the blessing: I T
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