on ▁himself ▁the ▁likely ▁author . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁V at ican ▁II , ▁the ▁historical ▁un cert aint ies ▁revealed ▁by ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁sch ol ars ▁such ▁as ▁Fr . ▁Lud ov ico ▁S aggi , ▁O . C arm ▁of ▁the ▁" Institut um ▁Car mel itan um " ▁in ▁Rome , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁briefly ▁striking ▁the ▁fe ast ▁day ▁of ▁Saint ▁Simon ▁Stock ▁from ▁the ▁Car mel ite ▁lit urg ical ▁calendar . ▁It ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁as ▁an ▁optional ▁mem orial , ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁no ▁mention ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁the ▁sc ap ular ▁vision . ▁ ▁Dev otion ▁to ▁the ▁Brown ▁Sc ap ular ▁remains ▁w ides p read ▁and ▁recommended ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁The ▁Car mel ites ▁continue ▁to ▁find ▁meaning ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁story ▁and ▁icon ography ▁of ▁Saint ▁Simon ▁Stock ▁receiving ▁the ▁sc ap ular , ▁particularly ▁as ▁reflect ing ▁their ▁fil ial ▁relationship ▁with ▁Mary . ▁When ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁addressed ▁the ▁Car mel ite ▁family ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁best ow al ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ap ular , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁" Over ▁time ▁this ▁rich ▁Marian ▁her itage ▁of ▁Car mel ▁has ▁become , ▁through ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sc ap ular ▁dev otion , ▁a ▁tre asure ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁Church . ▁By ▁its ▁simplicity , ▁its ▁anth