The Blue Scapular Prayer Book

are called not only to strive for personal sanctity according to the spirituality of the Congregation of Marian Fathers, but also to spread devotion to the Immaculate Conception of the BVM and assist the deceased suffering in Purgatory. b) Confraternity members, vested with the Blue Scapular shall always devoutly wear it as a visible sign in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. and a distinguishing feature of one who is particularly devoted to the Blessed Virgin Immaculately Conceived. The member who so desires may replace the Blue Scapular made out of fabric with a medal 4 which has the image of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on one side and the image of the Bles­ sed Virgin Mary Immaculately Conceived on the reverse. Both the medal and the scapular may later be replaced with a new one at the member’s discretion. The new scapulars or medals do not need to be blessed anew. c) Membership in the Confraternity obliges the members to spread devotion to the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. by imitating Mary’s virtues, but above all by living in the state of grace. It also obliges one to continuously dedicate a certain amount of time to meeting the 132 4 See p. 144.