On November 27thCatholic saints No saint is remembered except his appearance Blessed Virgin Mary to a humble novice in Paris, an event that gave rise to the world-famous Miracle Medal.
The celebration focuses on the year 1830, when Our Lady appeared Saint Catherine Labouré in the mother house church From the daughters of goodness St. Vincent de Paul, on Buck Street, In Paris. This apparition, laden with symbolism, became an inexhaustible source of devotion and Marian grace for the faithful.
Vision, promise and dedication
catalina labori, At that time, the 24-year-old young woman had two basic visions. What he remembers most happened on the night of July 18, 1830, when the Virgin spoke to him for the first time, and then, on November 27 of the same year, when she appeared to him on the altar with her hands outstretched, from which rays of light emanated.
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“You have a medal minted according to this model. Whoever wears it will receive great blessings, and the blessings will be greater for those who wear it with confidence.”
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This was Mary’s promise. The novice saw around her an oval shape with the ejaculation: “O Mary, who conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.” From behind he saw the letter “M” with a cross above it, and below it the hearts of Jesus and Mary.
The message was clear: the medallion was an instrument of the Immaculate Conception, which would be declared a dogma years later.
Medal Legacy
Despite the disbelief of her confessor, Father Just, and Catherine’s humility and silence, the medal was minted for the first time in 1832. Testimonies of healing, conversion, and protection soon multiplied in Paris, which was suffering from a cholera epidemic. People automatically started calling it the “Miracle Medal.”
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Saint Catherine Laborie lived the rest of her life with extreme caution, ministering to the elderly without revealing her identity as a visionary, just as Our Lady had asked her to do. She died in 1876 and was canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII. His body lies intact under the altar where he received the vision, in the Church of the Miraculous Order in Paris, a place of perpetual pilgrimage.
Prayer to the Virgin and Miracle Medal
Lord Jesus Christ,
Who condescended to glorify the Virgin Mary with countless miracles,
Mother, make all who seek your protection on earth attain eternal life.
O Mary, who conceived without sin, pray for us who resort to you!