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1.  On 18 July 1830 ... the Blessed Virgin appears in Paris ... not to a big Cathedral but to a narrow back street called the Rue du Bac, to the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity.

2.  It was almost midnight when St. Catherine Laboure was awakened by a soft voice, whispering, "Sister, sister, sister."

3.  Events led her to the chapel where the Blessed Mother appeared and sat down near the altar. St. Catherine knelt at her feet, rested her hands in Mary’s lap, looked into her eyes, and had a heart-to-heart conversation with her.

4.  Four months later, in November of 1830, Mary again appeared to St. Catherine at the Rue de Bac Chapel. This time, our Blessed Mother was standing on a globe, with dazzling rays of light streaming from her outstretched hands.

She was wearing a number of rings. The Blessed Virgin states ... "But there are no rays from some of the stones. For many people fail to receive graces because they neglect to ask for them."

5.  Framing the apparition was an inscription: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."  When Mary spoke to Saint Catherine, she said ... "Have a medal struck upon this model. Those who wear it will receive great graces."

6.  With approval of the Catholic Church, the first medals were made in 1832 and distributed in Paris. Only ten of the original medals are known to exist, and one of them is housed at the Miraculous Medal Shrine.

7.  Almost immediately, the blessings that Maria promised showered down on those who wore her medal, and soon all of France was clamoring for what the people referred to as the "Miraculous Medal".

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1.  France 1834 ... Widow's miracle ... Saint-Maur

In 1834, only two years after the first copies of the Miraculous Medal were made and distributed in Paris, news of the Medal had traveled throughout France. One person who heard about it was a 70-year-old impoverished widow, who had entered the nursing home of Saint-Maur, after a terrible fall on 7 August 1833.

Not only did she have to drag her left leg, she needed assistance to walk, and she had difficulty sitting and getting back up.

When she heard about the medal, in January 1834, she requested one and was filled with hope.

She also venerated the medal, which she wore around her neck, 20 times a day. She was suddenly free of her pain on the seventh day of the Novena.

Everyone at the nursing home was shocked when she began walking without assistance. After having received the miraculous cure, she was even able to climb stairs and kneel.

One hundred witnesses from the nursing home signed the document ... attesting to the miracle.

Testimony of the parish priest of Bologna on 8 February 1836.  (There are no priests or bishops in these times ... see Section 13.6)

There was a young man in my parish, 27 years of age, who lived a dissolute life. In order to have fewer impediments to his excesses, he had left the family home. Sometime later he became gravely ill with pneumonia. Dr. Giovanni Pulioli, a distinguished doctor, treated him; but the illness was stronger than the medicine of the day.

The youth was left in a lamentable state, unable to move. By then he was living scandalously with a woman.

A priest tried to put an end to the scandal through marriage. At one point the priest placed a Miraculous Medal in his pillow.

Following this ... he asked the women to leave who he was living in sin with.

The young man was still on the verge of death ... he was expected to die at any moment ... this was 19 January 1836.

From then on he started to feel better and had totally recuperated within a few days. He still perseveres in his good resolutions and is full of love for his Heavenly Benefactress whose medal he kept, of course, as precious.

On November 9th, 1835, Rosalie Ducas from Jauchelette, near Jodoigne, suddenly lost her sight.

She was only four and a half years old, in perfect health with no signs of illness.

At this point ... realizing that the child needed help from above ... the parish priest of Jodoigne-la-Soveraine gave the girl’s mother a Miraculous Medal.

The mother took it and started a novena (nine days of prayer). Please recall the nine days of prayer of the Disciples before the First Pentecost of the Catholic Holy Spirit.

She put another medal around the girl’s neck on June 11th, 1836 at about 6:00 p.m.

By midnight the girl had stopped complaining of pain. Then, on the fourth or fifth day of the novena, Rosalie opened her eyes.

On the ninth day in the afternoon, the girl regained her sight completely to the great surprise of the neighbors and all those who witnessed the event.

These facts are known by everyone and ... attest to the honor we owe to the Virgin Maria.

About the 15th of December, 1843, a little girl, Zénobie de M., just one year old, was attacked, at one and the same time, by water on the lungs, a disease of the bowels, and cerebral congestion. Dr. Flandrin, a friend of the family was called in immediately, and gave the child every attention, but his skill was powerless, and the family was plunged in the deepest grief.

The child’s eldest sister alone cherished a faint hope in the depths of her heart ... she had intended consecrating herself to God in a religious state, and had always regarded the birth of this little one as a gift of Providence, sent to take her place in the family, and console her afflicted parents. God will not, she thought, take back the child.

In her room was a picture representing the apparition of the Miraculous Medal. She knelt before it, begging the child’s recovery, and renewing her promises of embracing a religious life ... should the petition be granted. This generous offering she kept a secret.

A little while after, the doctor came and declared the child’s case hopeless, and moreover ... in her recovery she would remain imbecile, paralyzed or blind. He proposed, however, a consultation with Dr. Blache, physician of the Necker hospital, who prescribed energetic treatment, but said, "this child cannot live".

The poor mother ... gently laid her in the cradle, saying with Faith and resignation, seen in none but a Christian mother: "The Lord gave her to me, the Lord wishes to take her away. May His holy will be accomplished."

The mother obeyed spontaneously to a supernatural impulse, and, taking the Miraculous Medal as a last hope, she applied it to the body of the child, and repeated with confidence the invocation: "O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."

The plaintive cries ceased, and when Dr. Flandrin came that evening, to see if the little one were still alive, he was greatly surprised to perceive a faint improvement since that morning ... with the whole body covered with a gentle perspiration, and the little paralyzed arm now able to move in any direction. "But what a pity," said he, "the child will be blind," ... which indeed it seemed to be already, as a light passed several times before her eyes produced no effect whatever.

The mother who had not yet mentioned her secret, waited until all had left the room, then taking her dear Miraculous Medal ... she placed it upon her infant’s eyes and repeated the invocation. After a sound sleep of about twenty-four hours, little Zénobie awoke, recognizing all around her, and smiling upon all, her sight was restored !

The child’s father, penetrated with faith and piety, said: "Most certainly God alone has restored our child to us !  Henceforth, she shall be called Marie, so that she may always bear in mind to whom she is indebted for life."

An attack of measles now supervened and finished the work, according to the doctor, by absorbing the water on the brain, and throwing out upon the surface of the skin the heretofore internal malady. A small gold cross, having engraved upon it the memorable date of this miraculous cure, was hung around the neck of little Marie.

In the month of August, 1862, a young man aged twenty-nine, and who had been married several years, was dying of consumption. Vainly did his friends endeavor to turn his thoughts to eternity. Every idea of religion seemed extinguished in his heart.

His poor wife, who was present, holding their little child in her arms, said to him with tears: ‘Accept Sister’s offer, and perhaps you will recover!’- but he made no answer.

As the young man grew worse, the Sister’s prayers increased, and she felt inspired to offer him a medal of the Immaculate Conception, still hoping that the good God would lead back to the fold, this poor strayed sheep.

The Sister asked her Superioress to visit him and offer him the medal. She did so, and he not only accepted it, but at last consented to see the priest. When our Sister next saw him he was completely changed, and expressed his joy at the priest’s visit, and his desire of seeing him soon again.

Sister, said he, "I am too miserable !  I wish to be like you."

His last days were sanctified by the most admirable resignation ... he asked for one thing only, the visits of the Priest and Sister, which alone seemed to afford him any consolation.

Note: There are no Bishops, Priests or Sisters in these times ... and there hasn't been since 8 December 1965 ... proof on Section 13.6.

Some years ago, a young protestant woman, belonging to a troupe of comedians, arrived in Beuthen with her company. The good God permitted that she should find lodgings in a Catholic family, with whom she soon entered into controversial arguments.

Note: Heretics are not Christians ... see Section 8 and Sub-sections.

A few days after, impelled by curiosity, she went to the hospital and asked for the Sister-Servant.

After a few formalities of etiquette, our visitor introduced the subject of religion, and attempted to enter into a controversy with the Sister.

The Sister presented her disputant a little Medal of the Blessed Virgin ... and said "Promise me to wear this slight souvenir, it will be a constant reminder that we are praying for you."

She allowed the Sister to put the medal on her neck, and retired rather pleased with her visit.

From this day, the Sisters at the hospital began to recommend the young actress to the Blessed Virgin.

Not many weeks after, the priest said to the Sister-Servant: "Do you know, Sister, that Mademoiselle M. ... in a little while will make her abjuration of heresy."

And, indeed, it was not very long before she repaired to the hospital. "Sister", said she to the Sister-Servant, "I am going to confession today, and tomorrow I make my First Communion. On my first visit here, I was enraged at you. I could have fought you, and cast to the winds this medal that I now kiss. From the very moment you put it on my neck, an unaccountable change was brought about in me."

Note: The Catholic God is everywhere present by nature ... the Blessed Virgin is everywhere present by grace ... to effect conversions.

In the hospital of the Daughters of Charity in New Orleans, a nun tried to instruct a protestant in the truths of the Faith and to dispose him to receive Baptism. However, he did not want to speak about the subject.

Note: "Protestants" are heretics ... heretics are not Christian.

One day she showed him a Miraculous Medal and explained its origin to him. He seemed to pay attention, but when she offered it to him, he became annoyed and snapped angrily: "Take that away."

"I will leave it on the table", the nun replied, "I am certain that you will think about what I said." He did not answer her, but, in order not to see the medal, he placed a Bible on top of it.

Every day the nun, with the pretext of cleaning the table, made sure the medal was still there. Days passed and the sickness became increasingly worse.

One night when he was suffering acutely, he saw a marvelous light around his bed, while the rest of the room was in total darkness.

Moments later he noticed that the light came from the medal. He then took it into his hands and kept it there the rest of the night. As soon as the nun’s rising bell rang at 4:00 a.m., he called the nurse and asked him to tell the nun that he wanted to be baptized.

They advised the chaplain immediately who exclaimed: “That is impossible!” He had spoken with the sick man many times and knew how he felt about the matter.

Nonetheless, he went to him and found him perfectly disposed and receptive to him.

Note: As an adult ... one must believe the entire Catholic Faith in the Dogmas ... for the Baptism to be valid, since the Catholic Holy Spirit cannot honor "baptism" into heresy.

A girl, some twenty years old, came to the hospital covered with the most repugnant scabs which the doctors had said were incurable.

The nun, who cared for her wounds, one day told her that the Most Holy Virgin had the power to cure her and that, if she wanted to wear the medal and ask for a cure, she would obtain it.

Knowing the doctors had given up, she answered roughly: "I do not believe in your Holy Virgin, nor do I want a medal."

"Very well then", the nun answered, "in that case, keep your wounds."

Some days later, she asked for the medal and placed it around her neck, and prepared to be baptized.

Shortly thereafter she left the hospital in perfect health, to the great astonishment of the doctors, who had been unanimous in considering her sickness incurable.

Note: Regarding the text ... prepared to be Baptized ... one must know and believe the Catholic Sources of Dogma at the moment of Baptism for the Baptism to be valid. The Catholic Holy Spirit cannot honor "baptism" into heresy or a heretic cult, since they are all anti-Christ.

A poor young Protestant girl, brought to our hospital to be treated for a grave malady, had so great a horror of our holy religion, that, at the very sight of a Catholic near her, she acted like someone possessed.

The presence of a Sister was especially irritating ... but the latter, nothing dismayed, and ever hoping that the God of all mercy would change this wolf into a lamb, continued her kind attentions, the more disrespectful her patient, the more gentle and considerate the Sister.

The latter was at last inspired with the thought of slipping a Miraculous Medal between the two mattresses; she acted upon the inspiration, and, the following night, the Immaculate Mary’s image became an instrument of salvation and happiness to a guilty soul.

Pitching and tossing upon her bed, by reason of a high fever, the patient, in some unaccountable manner, found the Miraculous Medal, and the Sister’s astonishment next morning at seeing her clasping it in her hands, and covering it with kisses ... and she perceived the wonderful transformation grace had wrought in this poor creature’s soul.

A supernatural light had revealed to her the sad state of her conscience; her criminal life filled her with horror, and, penetrated with regret for the past, she sighed only for holy Baptism.

After the necessary instruction, she was baptized ... and during the remainder of her sickness, which was long and tedious, her patience and fervor never faltered.

She persevered in these edifying sentiments, until a happy death placed the seal upon the graces she had received through the intercession of Mary Immaculate.

A patient-brought to the hospital in a hopeless condition-openly manifested his hatred of Catholicity. Yet, as he was in imminent danger of death, the Sister, profiting by a moment in which he seemed a little better disposed than usual, ventured to ask him if he would be baptized; but he answered roughly: "No!" adding that he scarcely believed in Baptism, and not at all in Catholic Baptism.

That in case of his recovery, perhaps he would receive baptism by immersion, and become a member of some church, but that would never be the Catholic Church.

Note: Heretics are not in "churches" ... they are in heretic meeting halls. "At any rate," added he, "I am not going to torment myself now about such things!"

The poor Sister having no other resource than the Blessed Virgin, and seeing that the young man approached his end, stealthily slipped a Miraculous Medal under his pillow.

Next morning it was picked up by the infirmarian, who, thinking the Sister had dropped it accidentally, was about to return it-but the patient opposed him, for the little image pleased his fancy, and he wanted to keep it himself. To quieten him down, the infirmarian was obliged to ask the Sister if the patient could keep the Medal. The request was granted.

Towards evening someone came to the Sister with a message from the patient, he wished to see her. "Sister", he said as soon as she approached, "you have told me I could not be saved without Baptism. Let me be baptized, for I wish to be saved."

Filled with joy at this news, she began to instruct and prepare him for the ceremony. It took place next morning, and during the course of the day, this soul, now the child of God, went to repose in the bosom of its celestial Father, to bless and thank Him for all eternity for His mercies.

Note: Regarding the text ... instruct and prepare ... one must know and believe the Catholic Sources of Dogma at the moment of Baptism for the Baptism to be valid. The Catholic Holy Spirit cannot honor "baptism" into heresy or a heretic cult, since they are all anti-Christ.

An artist, whose life had been far from edifying, was an inmate of our hospital. One morning the Sister was greatly surprised at his expressing a desire to confess.

Perceiving her astonishment, he said: "This morning, Sister, the chapel door was slightly open, and from my bed I could see the Blessed Virgin’s statue." (It was a statue of the Immaculate Conception). "It appealed so strongly to my heart, that I have had no peace since. I must put my conscience in order."

He did go to confession, not once, but several times, and he often expressed great regret for his past life. "Ah!" he would say, "What a life I have led, and how sad the state of my soul when Mary came to my aid!"

When asked what he supposed had attracted Maria's compassion, he answered: "I was merely looking at the statue, no thought of religion was in my mind; when suddenly, recollections of my past life filled me with fear, and Mary at the same time inspired me with a horror for sin!"

In this instance, repentance and reparation were the immediate consequences of the Immaculate Mary’s merciful and maternal glance.

A Greek schismatic, attacked by a mortal malady, was brought to the hospital.

He declared his intention of remaining attached to the errors in which he had been educated, and the Sisters, seeing his determination, entrusted him to the Blessed Virgin, consecrating him to her by placing under his pillow a Miraculous Medal, which for him proved truly miraculous.

Note: The Greek schismatics ... exited Christianity in 1054 A.D. ... heresies of the "orthodox" are listed on Section 8.6.

One day, a Franciscan Father visited the sick, and the young man asked the Sister to bring the good Father to see him. He conversed a long time with the latter, but manifested no intention of becoming a Catholic.

Meanwhile, he grew worse ... and one day when taken with a hemorrhage, he asked for this Father, "Because", said he, "I wish to embrace the Catholic religion."

The Sister was surprised, for she had said nothing to persuade him, but the Blessed Virgin had accomplished her work without earthly assistance.

He confessed and made his abjuration of schism. He even requested the Reverend Father to announce, in a loud voice, to the other patients that he had entered the Church of his own free will.

Interrogated on the subject of his conversion, he answered: "For a long time I felt that everything earthly was of little value, and I sought for the true and lasting."

In one of the prisons confided to the care of the Daughters of Charity, was a young man belonging to a respectable Catholic family, but whose shame and disgrace he had become. After a short stay in the prison, he fell sick, and his condition necessitated removal to the infirmary.

Faithful to his "principles" of impiety, he absolutely refused all spiritual assistance.

All the Sisters begged the Superioress to make one last effort for his soul. She paid him a visit, and was received politely, but to rid himself of her importunity, he avowed himself a protestant, and related how he came to forsake the Faith ... after making the acquaintance of several very bad characters, his companions in crime and his counselors in advising him to become a protestant.

The Sister asked him if he felt no remorse for such conduct, but he became enraged and exclaimed aloud: "I am a Protestant, and I wish to live and die as a Protestant!"

Seeing it impossible to do anything with the miserable creature, she interiorly recommended him to the Refuge of Sinners, and merely asked him to accept the Medal she offered, to wear it and sometimes kiss it. He seemed quite pleased to get rid of her so easily, and placing all her confidence in Mary, she withdrew.

The poor man passed a sleepless night, our Blessed Mother touched his heart, and very early next morning he sent word to the Sister that he wanted a priest to receive his solemn profession of Faith, in reparation of his scandalous apostasy and crimes.

But his reputation was such that the prison chaplain doubted his sincerity.

He was deeply affected at witnessing the change grace had wrought in this soul, and the consequent compunction with which the prodigal confessed his sins.

He also made a public abjuration of his errors.

An officer in the garrison at Gratz, suffered from a serious wound in the right arm.

He was brought to the general hospital, that he might be more conveniently under the especial treatment of Dr. Rzehazeh, a very eminent surgeon. The latter exhausted all his skill, but in vain ... and after a few weeks he saw the necessity of amputation to save the officer’s life.

Learning of the doctor’s decision, the patient was deeply grieved, and his oppressed heart sought refuge in piety.

He ... who had never spoken of God, who had accepted a Miraculous Medal from the Sisters of Charity only out of courtesy ... now appeared to experience a genuine satisfaction when the Sisters told him they would implore the Blessed Virgin in his behalf.

During the few days immediately preceding the operation, he felt inspired with a great confidence in his Medal, and frequently repeated the invocation engraven upon it: "O Maria conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!"

The danger was now imminent, and the amputation, which must not be delayed, was to take place on the next day.

One of the Sisters ... seeing that the young officer’s confidence expressed itself in continual prayer ... suggested that evening that he lay the medal upon his afflicted arm, and let it remain all night. The suggestion was joyfully received.

Next morning she hastened to ascertain her patient’s condition. He had spent a quiet night ... his sufferings being less severe than usual.

The Sister, while attributing his improvement to the medicine that had been prescribed, understood full well that the precious Medal had also been instrumental in procuring relief, and that Mary had looked compassionately upon him-but she did not yet realize the full extent of the blessing.

The surgeon came a few hours after, and whilst awaiting his assistants, he carefully examined the wounded arm, he touched it, he probed it, and to his great astonishment, perceived that amputation was not necessary. The other doctors on arriving, confirmed his opinion of this surprising change.

The officer was struck dumb with happiness, and, not until he found himself alone with the chief surgeon, did he impart to the latter, as a secret, his opinion as to the cause of this wonderful change.

On leaving him, the surgeon (notwithstanding the injunction of secrecy), could not refrain from saying to the Sister: "I believe the Sisters of Charity have engaged the good God in this case."

The officer’s arm was entirely healed ... a few weeks later he left the hospital, taking with him the precious Medal as a memento of gratitude and love for Maria Immaculate.

In 1948, when the United States priest encountered a ten year old boy who was in a coma after a sledding accident, he decided to see if a Miraculous Medal would help.

A Sister who worked at the hospital found one and a ribbon ... the priest placed it around the boy’s neck.

Even though the boy had been diagnosed with inoperable permanent brain damage, the priest read the prayer that enrolled the boy in the Confraternity of the Miraculous Medal.

As soon as he finished the prayer, the boy opened his eyes and asked his mother for ice cream.

It was the first time he had spoken in nearly two weeks.

New x-rays showed the brain damage had disappeared, and the boy was released from the hospital after about three days.

Like the boy and his family, the priest’s life and his belief in the Miraculous Medal were forever changed.

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Catholic writing of Apocalypse 11:19-12:1, 5 >
11:19:  "And the temple of God was opened in Heaven: and the ark of His testament was seen in His temple."
12:1:  "And a Great Sign appeared in Heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."
12:5:  "And she brought forth a Man Child, Who was to rule all nations."

Note: The Ark of the Covenant in Heaven (in Apocalypse 11:19) ... is seen by Catholic Saint John (not a jew) ... and the Ark in Heaven is a woman ... the Catholic Blessed Virgin Maria (not a jew).

Note 1: The Old Testament Ark of the Covenant of Moses ... carried symbols and the law of the Catholic Jesus (not a jew) ... manna from Heaven, Ten Commandments, etc..

Note 2: The Blessed Virgin is ... the true Ark foretold by Moses' Ark ... carried the Covenant (the Catholic Jesus Christ, not a jew) in utero.

Note 3: Psalm 131:8 ... foretelling that the Catholic God was going to bring the Blessed Virgin (not a jew) ... the Ark ... body and soul into Heaven.

Note: Again, scripture foretelling that God was going to bring the Blessed Virgin Maria (not a jew) ... the Ark ... body and soul into Heaven.

Note 1: Again, scripture foretelling that God was going to bring the Blessed Virgin Maria (not a jew) ... the Ark ... body and soul into Heaven.

Note 2: The context of this scripture ... is that Israelite Esther (she was not a jew, see Section 39.4) ... interceding for her fellow Israelites (who were not jews) ... as Maria intercedes for and assists those who cooperate with grace. See Sub-part C of this section.

Note 1: The Blessed Virgin Maria (not a jew) ... free of Original and actual sin.

Note 2: This means the Blessed Virgin can be body and soul in Heaven ... as we see in Apocalypse 11:19, Apocalypse 12:1, and Apocalypse 12:17 ... as nothing defiled can enter Heaven.

Additional scriptures on this subject ... Section 4.4, Sub-part A

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Catholic Faith (pre-fulfillment) writing of Ecclesiasticus 24:24-25 >
24:  "I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope."
25:  "In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue."

Note: The foretelling of the Blessed Virgin assisting people with graces from Heaven.

Note: The foretelling of the Blessed Virgin assisting people with graces from Heaven.

Note: The foretelling of the Blessed Virgin assisting people with graces from Heaven.

Note 1: The foretelling of the Blessed Virgin assisting people with graces from Heaven.

Note 2: Of course ... after receiving actual graces, one must cooperate with them unto salvation.

Note: The foretelling of the Blessed Virgin assisting people with graces from Heaven.

Additional scriptures on this subject ... Section 4.4, Sub-part B

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