10 Local Bishop Approved Apparitions
1830 – Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Paris France
Our Lady's Words:
I feel so happy to be able to help the children who beg me for protection. But so many do not ever come to me.”...“This globe represents the entire world…these rays are a symbol of the graces I pour out on those who ask of me…Have a medal made according to this model. For those who wear it with confidence, there will be abundant graces.
Fun Facts
Originally called “The Medal of the Immaculate Conception”
Who did she visit? How many times?
Saint Catherine LaBoure. Three.
How was she dressed?
White tunic and sash with a blue mantle/cape
What happened?
According the the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia, I discovered:
The Miracle of the Miraculous Medal:
July 18, 1830
The night before the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul, “A small boy surrounded by light called Catherine into the chapel who said that Mary would be waiting for her there. Our Lady appeared to her and said,”My child, the good God wishes to charge you with a mission…you will be contradicted, but do not fear. You will have grace.,” and after warning of the trials ahead for France and the world, she ended with, “I will grant you many graces.”
November 27, 1830
“Mary again appeared to St. Catherine at the Rue de Bac Chapel. This time, our Blessed Mother was standing on a globe, with dazzling rays of light streaming from her outstretched hands. Framing the apparition was an inscription: ‘O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.’ “
What was her message?
As St. Catherine heard the sound of swishing silk when Mary entered, our Blessed Mother said, “Have a medal struck upon this model. Those who wear it will receive great graces, especially if they wear it around the neck. Those who repeat this prayer with devotion will be, in a special manner, under the protection of the Mother of God. Graces will be abundantly bestowed upon those who have confidence.”
With approval of the Catholic Church, the first medals were made in 1832 and distributed in Paris. Only ten of the original medals are known to exist, and one of them is housed at the Miraculous Medal Shrine.
Almost immediately, 2000 were made, and the miracles and answered prayers that Mary promised showered down on those who wore these medals, which sparked great demand, giving the medal the name: The Miraculous Medal.
By the time St. Catherine died in 1876, more than a billion medals had been made!
Miracles associated with the apparition?
Many healings have occurred. St. Catherine Laboure’s body is incorrupt and on display at the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, France.
Saints from the apparition?
Saint Catherine Laboure
Who approved?
1836 Archbishop Hyacinthe-Louis de Quelen of the Archdiocese of Paris
Videos
AMM – Miraculous Medal Story,Here Are the 10 Most Beautiful Quotes from Our Lady (coraevans.com), The story of the Miraculous Medal: from apparitions to the novena (holyart.com)
Paris France