The powerful devotion to the Miraculous Medal
The origin of the medal
The origin of the Miraculous Medal took place on November 27, 1830, in Paris on Rue du Bac. The Virgin SS. she appeared to Sister Caterina Labouré of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, she was standing, dressed in an aurora-white color, with her feet on a small globe, with outstretched hands whose fingers threw beams of light.
Sister Catherine herself tells us about the apparition episode:
"On November 27, 1830, which was the Saturday before the first Sunday of Advent, at half past five in the afternoon, doing meditation in deep silence, I seemed to hear a noise from the right side of the chapel, like the rustle of a garment of silk. Having turned my gaze to that side, I saw the Most Holy Virgin at the height of the painting of San Giuseppe.
The face was quite exposed, the feet rested on a globe or rather on a half globe, or at least I saw only half of it. His hands, raised to the height of the belt, naturally maintained another smaller globe, which represented the universe. She had her eyes turned to heaven, and her face became shining as she presented the globe to Our Lord. All of a sudden, his fingers were covered with rings, adorned with precious stones, one more beautiful than the other, the largest and the other smaller, which threw light rays.
While I was intent on contemplating her, the Blessed Virgin lowered her eyes towards me, and a voice was heard that said to me: "This globe represents the whole world, in particular France and every single person ...". Here I can't say what I felt and what I saw, the beauty and splendor of the rays so bright! ... and the Virgin added: "The rays are the symbol of the graces that I spread on the people who ask me", thus doing understand how sweet it is to pray to the Blessed Virgin and how generous she is with the people who pray to her; and how many graces she grants to the people who seek them and what joy she tries to grant them.
Chapel of Rue du Bac
And here a rather oval picture formed around the Blessed Virgin, on which, at the top, in a semicircle way, from the right hand to the left of Mary we read these words, written in golden letters: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you. "
Then a voice was heard that said to me: “Have a coin minted on this model; all the people who bring it will receive great graces; especially wearing it around the neck. The graces will be abundant for the people who will bring it with confidence ".
Instantly it seemed to me that the painting turned and I saw the reverse of the coin. There was the monogram of Mary, that is, the letter M surmounted by a cross and, as the basis of this cross, a thick line, or the letter I, the monogram of Jesus, Jesus.
Novena to beg Thanks
O Immaculate Virgin, who moved with pity for our miseries you manifested yourself in the world with the sign of the miraculous Medal, to show us once again your love and your mercy, have mercy on our afflictions, console our pains and grant us grace that we ardently ask you.
Holy Mary…
O Immaculate Virgin, who through the Miraculous Medal gave us a sign of your heavenly mission as Mother, Mediatrix and Queen, always defend us from sin, keep us in the grace of God, convert sinners, give us the health of the body and do not deny us that help we need so much.
Holy Mary…
O Immaculate Virgin, who have assured your special assistance to those who wear the miraculous Medal with faith, intercede for us who turn to you, and for those who do not turn to you, especially for the enemies of the Holy Church, for the sowers of mistakes, for all the sick and those recommended to you.
Holy Mary…