Those who wear the Miraculous Medal will receive great graces

The Miraculous Medal was created in response to a request from the Blessed Virgin Mary, who entrusted us with a mission. Note that it was given to us directly from Our Lady herself! No wonder, then, that it offers such extraordinary graces to those who wear it and pray for Mary’s intercession and help. Our Lady manifested the medal to St Catherine Labouré on November 27, 1830, in the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul and St Louise de Marillac, in Paris.

Catherine saw Our Lady standing on a globe, with dazzling rays of light streaming from her outstretched hands. Framing the figure was an inscription: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” Then Mary spoke to Catherine: “Have a medal made according to this model. Those who wear it will receive great graces, especially if they wear it around the neck.”

The vision then seemed to turn to show the reverse of the Medal: the letter M surmounted by a cross with a bar at its base; below this monogram, the Sacred Heart of Jesus crowned with thorns, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary pierced with a sword.

With approval of the Catholic Church, the first medals were made in 1832 and distributed in Paris. Almost immediately the blessings that Mary had promised began to shower down on those who wore her medal, and soon all of France was clamoring for what the people referred to as the “Miraculous Medal.” Use of the medal spread from country to country and now blankets the entire world. Everywhere, the Miraculous Medal is still drawing down from God blessings for body and soul.

Adapted from Miraculous Medal