Nun ' S Vintage Catherine Laboure HAYWARD Sterling Catholic Miraculous Medal
Item History & Price
Here from the estate of Bertha, (the founder ofChurch-Woman Antiques) is one of her medals from her Visit to the LourdesShrine in the 1970’s. These medals were each blessed at the shrine by theresident priest, before they made the long trip back from France. We recentlyfound them along with her provenance notes written over 40 years ago.This medal is 1.5 inch long and weighs 11 gramssterling.This sale will help a Carmelite community of nun’s inSouth America in their work of feeding... the poor.Here is the story of the Catholic Miraculous Medal; andwhy Bertha decided to bring these medals with her to Lourdes.On 27 November 1830 Saint Catherine reported that theBlessed Mother appeared to her during evening meditations. She displayedherself inside an oval frame, standing upon a globe. She wore many rings setwith gems that shone rays of light over the globe. Around the margin of theframe appeared the words Ô Marie, conçue sans péché, priez pour nous qui avonsrecours à vous ("O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who haverecourse to thee"). As Catherine watched, the frame seemed to rotate, showing a circle of twelve stars, a large letter M surmounted by a cross, andthe stylized Sacred Heart of Jesus crowned with thorns and Immaculate Heart ofMary pierced with a sword. Asked why some of the gems did not shed light, Maryreportedly replied, "Those are the graces for which people forget toask." Sister Catherine then heard the Virgin Mary ask her to take theseimages to her father confessor, telling him that they should be put onmedallions, and saying "All who wear them will receive great graces."Thanks for your kind support of our work!
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