One of the most extraordinary of all Scapular incidents took place right here in the United
States. It happened around the turn of the century in the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, that a man
was cut in two but a train; he was wearing the Scapular. Instead of dying instantly, as would be
expected he remained alive and conscious for 45 minutes -- just enough time until a priest
could arrive to administer the Last Sacraments. These, and other such incidents, tell us that
Our Blessed Mother will take personal care of us in the hour of our death. So great and
powerful a Mother is Mary that She will never fail to keep the Scapular contract, i.e. to see that
we die in God’s grace.