The history of the escapulario has its roots in the 12th century foundation of the Order of the Carmelites in Palestine. It was not the charisma of an individual person, but that of a confraternity, i. e. the community's form of living in groups that initially sparked the Order's history. At the outset, the community adhered to austere rules, such as poverty, solitude and abstaining from eating meat.
Due to the Order's far-reaching and wide-ranging missionary work, some of the monks adapted to the occidental way of living, leading to deterioration of the strict rules. The Englishman and General of the Order Simon Stock, who transformed the Carmelites into a mendicant order, supported this. As lore has it, Mother Mary appeared to him and gave him the scapular to incorporate into the Order's habit.

The scapular was a wrap worn over the monks' actual robe. It was made up of two pieces of cloth which were worn over the breast and back, almost touching the ground at their tail end. Later on, pictures of saints were applied to the wrap. Worn as a waistcoat, Maria and Jesus on the breast and back protected the bearer from evil.
Today, the Carmelite monks give the escapulario in thanks for donations made for the sake of Brazilian street children.

escapulario.com wants to carry on this idea as an additional contribution towards aiding these children. Therefore, a part of the profits from the sale of our products is dedicated to charity organizations.
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We hope of course that you will be enchanted by this delicious selection of Brilliant Brazilian flavoured tunes…let youself flow with the music and let us guide you into a mood of tranquility and happiness…alongside the great sound sensation youu will experience, each purchase of this CD includes an original escapulario, use it as your personal luck charm and be happy in the knowledge that 2.00 Euros from each sale has been donated in order to support Brazilian street kids.

Brazil has approx. 169 mill. inhabitants, roughly 10 mill. being street children. Necessitated by their parents' poverty, many children find themselves forced to make their own living. In the process, they often drift off into criminal environments, since their inconspicuousness makes them good victims for misuse as drug couriers. Hunger and lack of affection quickly drive them to succumb to addiction, themselves. They no longer attend classes. Their social descent is predetermined. When these children grow up, they, too, will not be able to nourish a family.

This puts the seal on a disastrous circle.