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These beautiful medals make fantastic gifts for Mother's Day, First Communion, Confirmation, and so much more!

The Promises of the Medal

When Our Lady visited St. Catherine Labouré on November 27th, 1830, rays of light flowed from the rings (made of precious stones) on her fingers. However, some of the stones on the rings did not shine.

Mary explained: "These rays symbolize graces I shed upon those who ask for them. The gems from which rays do not fall are the graces for which souls forget to ask."

Mary then spoke of the medal she was requesting with these words:

"All who wear it will receive great graces; they should wear it around the neck. Graces will abound for persons who wear it with confidence."

The medal is a visible sign of the wearer's devotion to Mary and to her Son, Jesus.

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The Front: On the front of the Miraculous Medal, Mary stands on a globe, which represents the earth; a serpent is crushed beneath her feet.

This image shows Mary in her role as "Queen of Heaven and Earth."

The serpent represents Satan, who was defeated by Mary's obedience to God, which gave us our Savior.

The rays coming from her hands symbolize the graces Mary gives to those who ask her for them.

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The Reverse: On the reverse side, the cross represents Christ's sacrifice for our salvation, while the bar under the cross stands for the earth.

The "M" stands for "Mary" and her true devotion both to Jesus and to her children on earth, with the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Sorrowful Heart of Mary underneath.

The image is surrounded by 12 stars, representing both the 12 Apostles and the verse from the Book of Revelation: "A great sign appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars." (Revelation 12:1)

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"This medal is truly beautiful! Both of my daughters loved this gift."

—Mary R.

Making the Miraculous Medal

Catherine Laboure, a nun of the Sisters of Charity in Paris, had been at the convent for a mere six months when her incredible visions began happening.

At 11:30 PM on July 18th, 1830, Catherine was asleep when she heard a voice speaking to her.

She woke up to see a little boy with blue eyes and golden hair whom she recognized as her guardian angel.

He led her to the chapel, where Our Lady appeared and sat in a chair near the altar. She was wearing a white dress with a blue veil.

At the urging of her angel, Catherine ran to Mary and knelt before her.

She rested her hands in Mary's lap and looked up into her eyes as she listened to her speak.

The Blessed Mother told Catherine that God had a special task for her to do.

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Several months later, Our Lady appeared again, this time in a dawn-colored robe and a wide veil.

Then the vision changed.

Mary was now holding her hands open, with rays of light pouring from them, and an oval-shaped frame appeared around her, bearing these words in gold:

"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."

It was the first time those words had ever been seen.

This was the image that Mary wanted on the medal that she was requesting.

And with the help of her spiritual director, Fr. Aladel, Catherine set to work.

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The first order was for 20,000 medals, and distribution began on June 30th, 1832.

Originally, the name of the medal was "Medal of the Immaculate Conception."

However, stories of miracles related to the medal were reported almost immediately and the medal was soon being called "Miraculous."

After only four years, the number of medals that had been distributed numbered in the millions, and by St. Catherine's death in 1876, the number was in the billions.

The Miraculous Medal Today

Now there are many ways to wear this beautiful symbol of faith and devotion.

Our Lady promises blessings and we should wear, share, and cherish this incredible gift.

This powerful sacramental from our Heavenly Mother makes a delightful gift for Mother's Day!

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