9 days of prayer to Maria SS.ma to ask for something miraculous
First day: first apparition of the Madonna
On the night between 18 and 19 July 1830, the Madonna appeared for the first time to Saint Catherine Labourè. Guided by the Guardian Angel to the chapel of her convent, she felt like a rustle of silk robes coming from the side of the tribune, and saw the Most Holy Virgin resting on the steps of the altar on the side of the Gospel. "Here is the Blessed Virgin!" Said the Angel. Then, the nun jumped towards the Madonna and, kneeling, placed her hands on Maria's knees. That was the sweetest moment of his life.
O Most Blessed Virgin, my Mother, look at my soul mercifully, obtain for me a spirit of prayer that always makes me appeal to you. Obtain for me the graces that I ask of you and above all inspire me to ask you for those graces that you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Second day: Protection of Mary in times of misfortune
«Times are wicked. Misfortunes will fall on France, the throne will be overthrown, the whole world will be upset by misfortunes of all kinds (in saying this, the Blessed Virgin had a very grieved expression). But come to the foot of this altar; here graces will be spread over all those, young and old, who will ask them with confidence and fervor. The time will come when the danger will be so serious that it makes you believe that everything is lost. But just then I will be with you! "
O Most Blessed Virgin, my Mother, in the current desolations of the world and of the Church, obtain for me the graces that I ask of you and above all inspire me to ask you for those graces that you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Third day: «The Cross will be despised ...»
«My daughter, the Cross will be despised, they will throw it on the ground, and then the blood will flow through the streets. The wound in the side of Our Lord will be opened again. There will be deaths, the clergy of Paris will have victims, monsignor the archbishop will die (at this point the Blessed Virgin almost could no longer speak, her face showed pain). The whole world will be in sadness. But have faith! ».
O Most Blessed Virgin, my Mother, obtain for me the grace to live in union with you, with your divine Son and with the church, in this crucial period of history in which the whole of humanity is taking sides for Christ or against him, in this tragic moment like that of the Passion. Get me the graces that I ask you and above all inspire me to ask you for those graces you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Fourth day: Mary crushes the Serpent's head
On November 27, 1830, around 18 pm, Saint Catherine prayed in the chapel when the Blessed Virgin appeared to her for the second time. She had her eyes turned to the sky and her face shining. A white veil descended from her head to her feet. Her face was quite exposed. The feet rested on a half globe. With her heel, she pressed the Serpent's head.
O Blessed Virgin, my Mother, be my protection from the attacks of the infernal Enemy, obtain the graces that I ask of you and above all inspire me to ask you for the ones you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Fifth day: The Madonna with the globe
The Blessed Virgin appeared holding a globe in her hands, which represented the whole world and every single person, whom she offers to God by imploring mercy. Her fingers were covered with rings, adorned with precious stones, each more beautiful than the others, which threw down light rays of varying intensity, which symbolized the graces spread by the Madonna on those who ask for them.
O Blessed Virgin, my Mother, obtain the graces that I ask of you and above all inspire me to ask you for the ones you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Sixth day: the invocation of the medal
During the sixth apparition, the Blessed Virgin made St. Catherine understand "how sweet it is to pray to the Blessed Virgin and how generous she is with the people who pray to her; how many graces you grant to the people who ask them and what joy you feel in giving them ». Then it formed around the Madonna like an oval frame, surmounted by a writing in golden characters that said: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you".
O Blessed Virgin, my Mother, obtain the graces that I ask of you and above all inspire me to ask you for the ones you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Seventh day: demonstration of the medal
Then I heard a voice saying: "Have a coin minted on this model. All those who wear it will receive great graces, especially by holding it around their neck; the graces will be abundant for the people who will bring it with confidence ».
O Blessed Virgin, my Mother, obtain the graces that I ask of you and above all inspire me to ask you for the ones you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Eighth day: the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Suddenly it seemed that the image turned and the reverse side of the medal appeared. There was the letter "M", initial of the name of Mary, surmounted by a cross without a crucifix, with below depicted the sacred heart of Jesus, flaming and crowned with thorns, and that of Mary, pierced by a sword. The whole was surrounded by a crown of twelve stars, which recalled the passage of the Apocalypse: "A Woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head".
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, make my heart similar to yours; get me the graces that I ask you and above all inspire me to ask you the ones you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
Ninth day: Mary Queen of the world
Saint Catherine, confirming the prophecies of St. Louis Maria Grignion de Montfort, affirmed that the Blessed Virgin will be proclaimed Queen of the world: «Oh, how nice it will be to be told:" Mary is the Queen of the world and of each one in particular "! It will be a time of peace, joy and happiness that will last a long time; She will be brought in triumph from all over the world! "
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, make my heart similar to yours; get me the graces that I ask you and above all inspire me to ask you the ones you most want to give me.
Our Father, ... / Ave Maria, ... / Glory be to the Father, ...
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you.
O Most Blessed Virgin Mary, my Mother, ask in my name of your divine Son for everything my soul needs, to establish your Kingdom on earth. What I ask you above all is your triumph in me and in all souls, and the establishment of your Kingdom in the world. So be it.