She asked her to have a special medal made. She described the medal to the young nun. Our Blessed Mother told Catherine that anyone who wore the medal would receive special graces, or gifts, from God. Catherine asked Mary what she would need to do to have the medal made.
Father Aladel did not believe Catherine at first, but after two years of questioning her and making sure that she had not imagined her visions of Mary, he was convinced. The priest went to the archbishop of Paris and told him what our Blessed Mother had asked of Catherine.
Miraculously, it was in perfect condition. Even death respected the Sister whose hands rested on the knees of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was declared a saint because of the heroic virtues she lived while doing her commonplace duties. Catherine holds the secret of sanctity for us all. Her feast day is November Read more about St. Click here to sign up for free subscription to the newsletter.
I put myself in the presence of our good Lord, and I say to Him,. If He gives me nothing, I still thank Him, since I do not deserve to receive anything more than that. Having lost her mother at an early age she was very fond of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On the night of July 19, , the Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul, she woke up after hearing a voice of a child calling her to the chapel, where she heard the Virgin Mary say to her, "God wishes to charge you with a mission. You will be contradicted, but do not fear; you will have the grace to do what is necessary.
Tell your spiritual director all that passes within you. Times are evil in France and in the world. On November 27, , Catherine reported that the Blessed Mother returned during evening meditations. She displayed herself inside an oval frame, standing upon a globe, wearing many rings of different colours, most of which shone rays of light over the globe.
Around the margin of the frame appeared the words "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Asked why some of her rings did not shed light, Mary reportedly replied "Those are the graces for which people forget to ask. Catherine did so, and after two years' worth of investigation and observation of Catherine's normal daily behavior, the priest took the information to his archbishop without revealing Catherine's identity.
The request was approved and medallions began to be produced. They proved to be exceedingly popular. The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception wasn't official yet, but the Medal with its "conceived without sin" slogan was probably influential in popular approval of the idea.
Catherine Laboure, pray for us! Tell me what You would have me do. If He gives me nothing, I still thank Him since I do not deserve to receive anything more than that. And then, I tell God everything that is in my heart. I tell Him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen.
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