ESCAPULARIO
SCRIPT (EXTRACTS)
00:53:12
“Cross of the souls of captives”
01:11:01
“For souls in need. I thank thy grace.”
02:05:20
Poem
Believers believe in God
The flock in the shepherd
Capitalists in money
Lovers believe in love |
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Young
marxists believe in revolution
And the hungry, in food
Drug addicts believe in drugs and lawyers in law
Lunatics, who see a lot, believe they’re crazy
And God doesn’t believe in anything
Joyful, only God, the dead, and the one who rejoices,
Whenever he rejoices,
God is a great rejoicer.
00:03:00
Cabelo
“In fact, I often hang out here. My business
is thriving in this area, close to the house of Dr
Roberto, so I stay here, I go back and forth and I
sell, see…my ribbons, my scapulars… Well,
scapulars…it’s not that I don’t
believe in them, I don’t use them because I
sell them.”
00:03:42
Cabelo
“The scapular of Nossa-Dama-do-Carmo.”
00:03:47
Moustache (Beto: pareil en anglais)
“Listen, for me, the scapular –St Georges–
is a protection I inherited from my family, who practiced
spiritualism, and to be part of the Church, …
And also for all that we believe in, which gives us
faith, like Oxum, so I have this necklace too.
04:27;07
Juca
“The one who doesn’t believe in witchcraft
does not wear an amulet. I believe the amulet is like
the scapular.”
05:08:02
Master Manuel
“I believe in and I respect all religions, catholic,
evangelical... given my African descent, I myself
practice CandomblÈ; but when we play capoeira,
we need, as capoeirists, all kinds of strength, from
all sides, so I don’t make a distinction between
catholic or evangelical saints, because for me, they’re
all one, with different symbols of course…Oxala,
I am the son of Oxala, who is God in the CandomblÈ
religion, it’s Jesus Christ you see, so I can’t
make a distinction…indeed in my opinion any
help is welcome for capoeira.”
07:27:00
Paulino
“The scapular becoming trendy is not a bad thing
really, anyway, there’s still a connection…
because on Judgement Day, the strength that will be
left is a secular one. The strength of the scapular.”
09:01:00
P.F. (dealer)
“I’ll tell you straight out, got it? It’s
all about the rhythm of life, we’re in it, and
if you go under, you’re damned, so you see,
we ask for protection, God’s protection, to
stay on top of things because when you die and you’re
protected, you don’t go to hell, it’s
like we’re in the rhythm, we feel safe. Faith
in God!”
09:33:00 Cabelo-Corcovado
“That’s it, see the Christ, he’s
my bodyguard, but when his back is turned, I’m
his guardian!”
Panneau:
God
Interview
“The scapular came up at a time of hardships,
in the Middle Ages, when people believed in the power
of faith, (the power of)faith in God, (the power of)
faith in Our Lady...”
Notice board: LIVES
“Here’s a picture of Nossa-Senhora-do-Carmo
and on the other side, a picture of Jesus.”
Notice board: MIRACLES
“Nossa-Senhora-do-Carmo
was worshiped as the protector of purgatory’s
souls. The one wearing a scapular when going through
the purgatory to be cleansed of his sins, misdeeds
and debts with the world…so he would go through
the fire of purgatory –as for Catholics it was
made of fire– and would only burn up to the
level of the scapular. From the scapular to the head…the
soul did not suffer.”
Notice
board: REDEEMER
“Therefore everything is sustained by the strength
of faith so the scapular’s strength unites us
to the protection of Our Lady, that is Nossa-Senhora-do-Carmo.”
Notice board: I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVES.
THROUGH GOD, WE WILL WORK MIRACLES
AND HE WILL WALK ON OUR ENEMIES.
12:25:00
Cabelo-bistrot
“Here’s to the poet Osvald de Andrade!”
12:48:00
Escapulario (Osvaldo de Andrade)
With the daily sugar loaf,
Give us Lord
The daily poetry.
