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The Medal of the Immaculate Conception ,known as
the Miraculous Medal, was revealed to a sister of St. Vincent de
Paul, Saint Catherine Laboure, by Our Lady herself, in 1830. The
apparition concerning the Medal can be learned from an account of
the visitation, which happened on November 27, 1830., written by
Saint Catherine: "
The Blessed Virgin was standing on a globe,
and her face was beautiful beyond words.
Her fingers were covered with precious jewels whose light dazzled
me. And I heard:
'Behold the symbol of the graces I shed upon those who ask for
them! Then an oval
frame formed around the Blessed Virgin and I read in letters
of gold: O Mary, conceived sin,
pray for us who have recourse to thee. The vision reversed,
and I beheld the letter M
surmounted by a cross, at the foot of the cross a bar, and below
all the Heart Of Jesus
crowned with thorns, and the Heart of Mary pierced with a sword.
A voice said to me"
'Have a medal struck after this model. Persons who wear it indulgenced
will receive great
graces, especially if they wear it around the neck.' "
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The Medal was made according to Our Lady's design. Its circulation
has produced so many miracles that the Medal of the Immaculate Conception
has become known as the Miraculous Medal.
Novena Prayer
In honor of
Our lady of the Immaculate Conception
O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our Mother,
penetrated with the most lively confidence in thy all powerful and
never failing intercession manifested so often through the Miraculous
Medal, we thy loving and trustful children implore thee to obtain
for us the graces and favors we ask during this Novena, if they
be beneficial to our immortal souls, and the souls for whom we pray.
(Make your petition now). Thou knowest, O Mary, how often
our souls have been the sanctuaries of they Son who hates iniquity.
Obtain for us then a deep hatred of sin and that purity of heart
which will attach us to God alone so that our every thought, word
and deed may tend to His greater glory. Obtain for us also a spirit
of prayer and self-denial that we may recover by penance what we
have lost by sin and at length attain to that blessed abode where
thou art the Queen of angels and of men. Amen.
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