Miraculous Medal Slide Locket Hail Mary Prayer Silvertone
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:4697080 | Featured Refinements: Miraculous Medal |
Miraculous Medal Slide Locket Hail Mary Prayer Silvertone. 1-1/8" dia.CatherineLabouré, Daughters of Charity, received an apparition of Our Lady when she waspraying in the convent chapel. Our Lady was standing on a globe with her footcrushing the head of a serpent and there were rays of light coming from gems onher fingers. Our Lady said, “Behold the symbol of graces that I will showerdown on all who ask me for them.” An oval frame surrounded Our Lady andCatherine could read... this prayer in gold lettering on the oval frame, “O Maryconceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee.” This is the imageon the front of the medal. The frame turned and Catherine could see a crosswith a large “M” representing Mary beneath it. Beneath the cross were twohearts, one surrounded with thorns which Catherine understood to representJesus, and the other heart was pierced by a sword which Catherine took torepresent Mary recalling the words of Simeon in the Temple to Mary that a swordof sorrow would pierce her soul (Luke 2:35). This is the image on the rear ofthe medal. Catherine was told to have a medal struck according to thismodel. #98
