Our Lady close all day: the scapular's two images side by side over your heart, carved in real mother-of-pearl.
What women say most"I touch the panel on my chest and say her name."
Our Lady Close By
Both Over Your Heart
Nothing To Fray
Real Mother-Of-Pearl
Every word checked letter by letter against the Church's own text.
The All Saints gifts end Sunday, Nov 8.
Free with your order today
The Prayer Card · the scapular's two prayers in Latin and English, to print and keep in your missal · $4.99 FREE
The Medal Guide · both carvings, the 1251 tradition and enrollment explained · $14.99 FREE
8 Audio Prayers $19.99 FREE
The 9-Day Novena · nine mornings by email with the name you give us in each prayer, starting today · $9.99 FREE
A Personal Prayer, Written and Read Aloud · a prayer with the name of the one you pray for, as a PDF and read aloud · $22.90 FREE · with The Family
The 30-Day Prayer Journal $14.99 FREE · with The Family
$15 Toward Your Next Piece · FREE · with The Family
Priority processing, ships within 24 hours $4.95 FREE · with The Whole Family
Free US shipping · tracked · arrives in 5-10 working days
The Unbroken Promise: refunded on a photo for 30 days · replaced free for a year if it breaks
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Your prayers by email today
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"The Sacred Heart and Our Lady sit side by side over my heart. In the pew I touch them both and say their names."— Norma, Lafayette LA · verified buyer
What it is
Panels: two, rectangular, 12 x 16 mm (0.47 x 0.63 in) each, cut from mother-of-pearl shell, each hung by two small gold-tone rings, no frame
Left panel: the Sacred Heart, carved in the shell
Right panel: Our Lady of Mount Carmel with the Child, carved in the shell
Chain: gold-tone curb chain, 18K gold-plated stainless steel, length, lobster clasp and extender; both panels hang side by side at the front, over your heart
What it is: a devotional necklace with the scapular's two images; not the brown scapular, and not a replacement for it
With it: your prayer card and the guide, by email the day you order
Size & fit
Both panels hang side by side just below your collarbone, over your heart; chain length, with an extender.
The prayer on it
One short prayer for each panel. For the Sacred Heart: "Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us." For Our Lady of Mount Carmel: "Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us." In Latin: Cor Iesu Sacratissimum, miserere nobis. Sancta Maria de Monte Carmelo, ora pro nobis.
How to have it blessed
Any priest or deacon can bless it after Mass, free, in about two minutes. Ask him: "Father, would you bless this necklace for me?" Not enrolled in the brown scapular yet? Ask about that too: a priest enrolls you once, for life, and asks nothing for it.
Shipping & what's in the parcel
Free US shipping, tracked, 5-10 working days from our partner workshop in China. Each necklace comes in a simple pouch; no gift box yet. Your prayer card, the guide and your eight prayers arrive by email the same day.
The Unbroken Promise
For 30 days: damaged, or not what this page shows? Send a photo, we refund you, no return. For a year: if a panel chips or the chain breaks, send a photo and a new one ships free, no return. The gifts are yours to keep. A lost piece isn't covered.
Steel, made to wear every dayNo elastic, nothing to snapReplaced free for a yearEvery letter checkedFree US shippingYour prayer card, by email todaySteel, made to wear every dayNo elastic, nothing to snapReplaced free for a yearEvery letter checkedFree US shippingYour prayer card, by email today
Women who keep Our Lady close
Jeanne★★★★★
Denise★★★★★
Carol★★★★★
Rosa★★★★★
Kathleen★★★★★
Marisol★★★★★
Brenda★★★★★
Tom★★★★★
What you wore for Our Lady wore out.
You've worn the brown scapular since you were enrolled, maybe since your First Communion. Through summers, showers you forgot to take it off for, a new baby on your shoulder. You'll keep wearing it. But you wanted Our Lady in a form you could wear with a good dress too, and what you found was plated, plastic, or sold as something it isn't.
What's in the drawer
The $19 scapular necklace with "pearl" panels. Plastic. "When the light hit it you could see the seam running down the edge."
The plated chain from the shopping app, $14. A copper base under thin gold. "Green on the back of my neck by August, right where the clasp sat."
The necklace sold as "replaces your scapular", $35. Not a word about enrollment or asking a priest. "Just a promise in big gold letters, and nobody had the right to make it."
The medal sold "already blessed", $49. A blessing can't be sold, and the Church says so. "Father told me he'd have blessed it for nothing after Mass."
It was never your devotion that fell short. It was what you wore it on: plastic, thin plating, a promise no shop can sell. So we made the piece the scapular's prayer deserves, and we tell you plainly what it is.
England, 16 July 1251. The Carmelites began as hermits on Mount Carmel, in the Holy Land, who took Our Lady as their patroness. By the 1200s they had come west, and life in Europe was hard for them. Carmelite tradition tells that St Simon Stock, their prior general, prayed to Our Lady for help, and on 16 July 1251 she appeared to him holding the brown scapular: two pieces of cloth joined over the shoulders, one on the chest and one on the back, the habit of her order made small. The tradition keeps a promise with it, for those who wear it devoutly and live faithful Christian lives. The Church still gives the scapular today: a priest enrolls you once, and it's yours for life. Her feast is still 16 July.
Not a charm. The scapular's images, in shell.
The brown scapular is Our Lady's garment in Carmelite tradition. This necklace carries its two images side by side, and each carving carries a line of its prayer. Here's what yours means.
The first panel: the Sacred Heart"Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us"
The second panel: Our Lady of Mount Carmel"Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us"
Side by sidethe cloth scapular is worn one piece on the chest and one on the back; this necklace keeps both images together, over your heart
16 July 1251the day Carmelite tradition says Our Lady gave the scapular to St Simon Stock; still her feast
Enrollmenta priest enrolls you in the brown scapular once, for life; a new cloth scapular needs no new enrollment
The 1910 rulethose already enrolled may wear a single metal medal (the Sacred Heart and Our Lady) in place of the cloth; this necklace is not that medal, so an enrolled woman asks her priest
The promise, as tradition tells itwhoever dies wearing the brown scapular devoutly will not suffer eternal fire, "provided they live faithful Christian lives"; it belongs to the cloth scapular, and the Church teaches it's Christ who saves
Sources: the Carmelite tradition of St Simon Stock (16 July 1251), told as tradition; the decree of the Holy Office of 16 December 1910 on the metal medal; the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (2001), §205, on the scapular as "an external sign" of the bond with Mary; Catholic Answers' guide to the brown scapular, on enrollment. Every word on our card is checked against them.
Mother-of-pearl, worn over your heart.
Two rectangular mother-of-pearl panels, 12 x 16 mm (0.47 x 0.63 in) each, carved with the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, each hung by two small gold-tone rings, side by side on a gold-tone curb chain in 18K gold-plated stainless steel, length, worn at the front, over your heart.
No elastic, no string, nothing to restring
Gold-tone color made to hold; the shell wiped clean after wear
The size in mm and inches, on every piece
A chipped panel or a broken chain, replaced free for a year
Light enough to forget under a blouse; the shell is soft, so it comes off for the pool, and perfume and lotion go on before it.
Have Father bless it. It's free.
Put yours on, and give the others. Nothing to do the day it arrives but open it.
After Sunday Mass, find Father at the door. Any priest or deacon can bless it, not only a Carmelite. It takes about two minutes. He asks for nothing.
Ask about enrollment, then wear it. If you aren't enrolled in the brown scapular yet, a priest does it once, with a cloth scapular, for life. The prayer is yours, every morning.
Not sure what to say? Say this: "Father, would you bless this necklace for me? And if I'm not enrolled in the brown scapular yet, could you enroll me one Sunday?" It's printed on your prayer card too. a blessing of this necklace (and ask Father about enrollment in the brown scapular, done once, free)
The Church says it plainly: a prayer, never a charm.
“Sacramentals… always include a prayer.”Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1668
“Wearing charms is also reprehensible.”Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2117
“You received without pay, give without pay.”Matthew 10:8, quoted by the Catechism, 2121, on why no blessing is ever sold
If your sister says only Jesus saves, she's right, and you can tell her so: "I'm not asking the necklace for anything. I'm asking Jesus, and Our Lady prays with me. Praying with Mary and praying to a necklace are two different things."
It adds nothing God was missing, and it carries no promise of its own: the Carmelite promise belongs to the brown scapular, worn by the enrolled with a faithful Christian life. This necklace is your prayer made visible, Our Lady over your heart, and a reason to say her name again.
Your first prayer arrives today.
Today.The first morning of the 9-day novena and your eight prayers arrive by email, with your prayer card to print.
In 5-10 working days.Your necklaces arrive, tracked, each in a simple pouch.
The Sunday after.Father blesses it after Mass, free.
Every morning after that.You put it on and say both prayers. So do the women you gave the others to.
My son Daniel is twenty-six. He works on wind farms three states away, and most days I don't know which county he's in. For years I prayed for him at the door and sent the prayer with whatever I could find: a "To My Son" bracelet that broke before spring, a medal from the big online store that was a black disc. I wanted something of my prayer to go where I can't, on a piece that lasts and that he can actually read. That's Oremus. I read the first name on every order, and I pray for those names on Sunday. When you write to us, it's me who writes back.
Monica, at Oremus
Women on the necklace they forget is on
★★★★★
"I touch them both when I sit in the pew."
I've worn the cloth scapular for forty years. Now on Sundays I wear this too, and in the pew my fingers find Our Lady right there.
Peggy, St Paul MN · for herself
★★★★★
"My granddaughter asked which side goes in front."
I told her the Sacred Heart, because that's how I wear mine, over my heart. She wore hers to her senior dance.
Phyllis, Savannah GA · for her granddaughter, 17
★★★★★
"Father enrolled me the same Sunday he blessed it."
He brought a cloth scapular from the sacristy and enrolled me first, then blessed the necklace. I wear both now. I'd never been enrolled at 34.
Rachel, South Bend IN · for herself
★★★★★
"The shell moves in the light like water."
I bought them for my daughter's wedding, one for her and one for me. In the photos you can see the sheen on both of us.
Roberta, Allentown PA · for her daughter, a bride
★★★★★
"For my mother, who wore the cloth one for sixty years."
Her fingers can't manage the strings anymore. This goes over her head in one move, and she says both prayers out loud when it does.
Sandra, Corpus Christi TX · for her mother, 84
★★★★☆
"Lovely, but I had to learn to care for it."
The shell looked a little dull after a week of perfume. A soft cloth brought most of it back, and now the perfume goes on first. Four stars for my own learning curve.
Priscilla, Spokane WA · for herself
Everything that comes with your piece
The Prayer Card
$4.99FREE
with every order
The scapular's two prayers in Latin and English, checked word by word, sized for your missal, with the line to say to Father and the one to ask about enrollment. So you never wonder what prayer goes with it.
The Medal Guide
$14.99FREE
with every order
Both carvings, the 1251 tradition, enrollment and the 1910 rule, explained in plain words. When someone asks you whether it's a scapular, you'll know exactly what to say.
8 Audio Prayers
$19.99FREE
with every order
Eight prayers read slowly, two to four minutes each: the St Michael prayer of Leo XIII, the St Benedict prayer, the Memorare, Psalm 91, a mother's morning prayer, a prayer for a son far away, a prayer for a hard year, a prayer at the door. For the mornings you don't have the words.
The 9-Day Novena
$9.99FREE
with every order
Nine mornings by email, the name you give us in each prayer, starting the day you order. Your prayer starts before your necklace even ships.
A Personal Prayer, Written and Read Aloud
$22.90FREE
with The Family
A prayer with the name of the one you pray for: who she is to you, where she goes, what she faces. As a PDF to pray, and read aloud by a calm voice, about two minutes, to keep or to send her. For the daughter who lives three time zones away.
The 30-Day Prayer Journal
$14.99FREE
with The Family
A prayer journal to print, one page a morning, in versions for a son, a husband and a grandchild. For the habit that slips in a busy month.
$15 Toward Your Next Piece
FREE
with The Family
Store credit by email, for the next person you pray for.
Priority processing
$4.95FREE
with The Whole Family
Your order ships within 24 hours instead of the usual handling time, so the piece leaves sooner.
Four gifts worth $49.96 with one piece. All seven, worth $102.85, with The Family; The Whole Family adds priority processing. The gifts are yours to keep, whatever happens.
The Unbroken Promise
For 30 days: if it arrives damaged or isn't what this page shows, send us a photo. We refund you. You don't send anything back.
For a whole year: if it breaks, send us a photo. A new one ships free. You don't send the broken one back.
The gifts are yours to keep, whatever happens.
One thing we can't cover: a piece that's lost. If you lose it, write to Monica; we'll make the next one easy.
One for you, one for her, one for the next name. Or Our Lady for every woman you pray for.
The Unbroken Promise: refunded on a photo for 30 days · replaced free for a year if it breaks
Plain answers, before you order
Who we are. A small Catholic shop. Monica answers every email herself, at hello@oremusjewelry.com, within one working day.
Where it ships from. Your piece is made and shipped by our partner workshop in China, tracked to your door. We say it here so you never hear it from the label first.
How long it takes. 5-10 working days, with a tracking number by email. Your prayers and your prayer card come the same day, by email.
What's in the parcel. Each necklace in a simple pouch. No gift box yet, and no printed card: your prayer card comes by email, sized to print at home and keep in your missal.
What you pay. The price on the button is the price at checkout: $39 for one piece, $78 for The Family, $117 for The Whole Family, shipping free. An optional shipping protection is offered in the cart; leave it unticked if you don't want it.
I'm buying one for my daughter. Will she wear it?
Most of the daughters in our reviews did. It's light, it sits like any fine necklace under a blouse, and the shell is pretty enough for a wedding. If it isn't for her, the 30-day promise covers you.
What if it breaks?
Send us a photo. A new one ships free, for a whole year, and you don't send the broken one back. That's The Unbroken Promise.
Is it real mother-of-pearl?
Yes: the panels are cut from shell, which is why the light moves across them; plastic stays flat and the same from every side. If yours arrives looking like plastic, send us a photo and we refund you.
Is it blessed?
Not yet, and that's on purpose. A blessing can't be sold. Any priest or deacon will bless it for free after Mass, in about two minutes, and the line to say to him is on the prayer card.
Does it have to be blessed to count?
No. The medal is a prayer whether or not it's blessed; the blessing adds the Church's own prayer for the one who wears it. Most of our mothers ask Father the first Sunday it arrives.
Isn't this a charm? My sister says only Jesus saves.
She's right that only Jesus saves, and so does the Church: "Wearing charms is also reprehensible" (Catechism 2117). The medal is a prayer you can see, and the saint prays with you. Praying with a saint and trusting a necklace are two different things.
Can I wear it at work?
Most of our women do: it's light, and the panels lie flat under a blouse or scrubs. If your work asks for no jewelry, wear it to and from, and keep it in its pouch in your bag.
Which panel goes in front?
Either way is right. Most of our women wear the Sacred Heart in front, over their heart, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel at their back.
Where does it ship from, and how long does it take?
From our partner workshop in China, tracked, in 5-10 working days. Your prayers and your prayer card arrive by email the same day you order.
Does it come in a gift box?
Not yet: a simple pouch, and your prayer card by email to print at home. Many women tuck the printed card in with the necklace and hand it over themselves.
Will the price change at checkout?
No. $39 for one piece, $78 for The Family or $117 for The Whole Family, shipping free. The only extra is an optional shipping protection in the cart, which you can untick.
Can I mix different pieces in the Buy 2, Get 1?
The offer is three of the same necklace: one for you, one for her, one for the next name. If you'd like Our Lady in another form, the Miraculous Medal bracelet has the same offer, three for $78.
Can I buy one for someone who isn't Catholic?
Yes. The Church blesses objects for non-Catholics too (canon 1170), and many of our reviews are from Protestant and Baptist mothers. The St Michael medal and the crucifix are the easiest first gift.
What if I lose it?
A lost piece isn't covered by The Unbroken Promise; only a broken one is. Write to Monica: we'll make the next one easy, and the $15 credit from The Family is there for exactly that.
Is this a scapular? Can it replace my cloth one?
It's a devotional necklace in the scapular's form: not the brown scapular, and not the metal medal the Church allows the enrolled to wear in its place. If you're enrolled, keep your cloth scapular, or ask your priest whether you may wear this in its place. Many of our women wear both.
How do I get enrolled in the brown scapular?
Ask a priest after Mass. He enrolls you once, with a short prayer and a cloth scapular, and asks nothing for it; it lasts for life, and a new cloth scapular needs no new enrollment. The guide has the words to ask him.
Can I shower and swim in it?
Take it off for the pool, the hot tub and the sea, and put perfume and lotion on before it: mother-of-pearl is soft and doesn't like chlorine or acids. Wipe it with a soft cloth after wear. If a panel chips within the year, a new one comes free.
Does the scapular promise come with this necklace?
No. In Carmelite tradition the promise belongs to the brown scapular, worn devoutly by those enrolled who live faithful Christian lives, and the Church teaches that it's Christ who saves. This necklace carries no promise of its own; it carries your prayer.
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