The image of Mary as mother continues through her title of “Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.”  When Catherine Labouré’s own mother died when she was but a nine-year-old girl, Catherine adopted Mary as her new mother. Mary cared so much for her newly adopted daughter that she came to Catherine bringing a gift to her—the Miraculous Medal. (To read the complete story of the Miraculous Medal, click here)

Along with her medal, the Blessed Mother brought a promise of love and kindness in the form of great graces to those who wore her medal and who approached her altar in confident prayer. She told Catherine this during her series of visits with this young Daughter of Charity in 1830 when she instructed Catherine to—

“Have a medal struck upon this model. Those who wear it will receive great graces, especially if they wear it around the neck,” and “Come to the foot of the altar. There graces will be showered on all who ask for them with confidence.”

Here at our Lady’s Association we receive thousands of letters sharing the answers people have received to their prayers. These letters attest to the graces our Lady bestows on those who ask for them. Some of the graces received are—

♦	strength in time of trial	♦	light in times of darkness
♦	courage during stress and heartache	♦	healings of body and spirit
♦	work for the unemployed	♦	reconciliation in families.

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