Dear Pete,
Sorry, it took a while to get back to you.
There are no required prayers that have to be said when wearing the Brown Scapular. The Brown Scapular is a miniaturized size of the brown habit that Benedictine monks wear daily. In a real sense, our prayer is the Catholic Christian way that we live our lives while wearing the Brown Scapular, just like the monks do. We are able to participate in honoring Mary as they do, but as lay Catholics. Cool, I think.
That said, the priest has great advice as there is certainly nothing wrong with praying the Morning Offering, no matter what faith a person currently believes. Even an agnostic should pray a morning offering . . . if he or she wants to.
When the Sabbatine Privilege (See About the Brown Scapular for a description) was first given, the Rosary was not as commonly practiced a devotion as it is today. At that time the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary (a shorter version similar to the Liturgy of the Hours) was said instead.
I've appended several documents we have on this topic:
I admire your desire to learn the faith. Keep on growing and learning more, especially in the area of apologetics. It will guard your faith against verbal challenges from others.
I hope this helps,
Mike
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