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HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY, SCAPULAR

A white scapular with the two hearts and the instruments of the Passion on one side and a red cross on the other. Originated in Antwerp in 1873 with the Daughters of the Sacred heart. Approved by Popes Leo XIII and St. Pius X.