Two weekends only! Visit this Lenten Relic Display
You are invited to attend a special Lenten experience at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, Missouri. Relics including: fragments from the True Cross and the Last Supper Table, Saint Paul of the Cross, and particles from Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa, and Calvary.
The relics will be on display March 25 following 12:10 p.m. Mass to 4:00 p.m., March 26 following 11:00 a.m. Mass to 4:00 p.m., April 1 following 12:10 p.m. Mass to 4:00 p.m., and April 2 from 2-5 p.m.
Join us for a presentation by Michael O’ Neill, “The Miracle Hunter,” on April 2 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Call the Association of the Miraculous Medal at 1-800-264-6279 for more information.
Marian Apparitions
The Association of the Miraculous Medal invites you and your loved ones to attend a special presentation on “Marian Apparitions” by Relevant Radio host, author, and creator of the website MiracleHunter.com, Michael O’Neill. This program will be held on Sunday, April 2, at 1:00 p.m. in the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, MO. This event is free. For more information about the presentation, visit the Association’s Facebook page, @MiraculousMedalShrine. If you have any questions, you may contact us at 1-800-264-6279 or ammfather@amm.org.
About Michael O’Neill
Michael O’Neill is an award-winning author, EWTN television and radio host, and creator of the popular miracle-tracking website, MiracleHunter.com. O’Neill, a graduate of Stanford University and member of the Mariological Society of America, has been interviewed about his research numerous times on Catholic and secular media, including the History Channel, NatGeo, NBC Today, and The Dr. Oz Show. He was the consultant for the National Geographic magazine cover story and map about the Virgin Mary, titled “The Most Powerful Woman in the World” (December 2015). O’Neill is the author of several books, including “Science and the Miraculous” (Tan 2022), “They Might Be Saints” (EWTN Publishing 2021), and the Catholic Media Award-winning “Virgin, Mother, Queen” (Ave Maria Press 2019). On EWTN, he is the radio host of the Gabriel Award-winning weekly (Saturdays 7pm ET) radio program “The Miracle Hunter®” and the television host and executive producer of the weekly (Fridays 5pm ET) docuseries "They Might Be Saints" about the lives and intercessory miracles of possible future American saints, and the weekly (Saturdays 6pm ET) travel series “Explore with the Miracle Hunter.”
May Procession
Please join the Association of the Miraculous Medal on Sunday, May 7, at 1:00 p.m., for our annual May Procession at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, MO. The procession will form in front of Saint Mary’s of the Barrens Church. Participants will pray the Rosary as we proceed to the historic grotto on the Rosary Walk. The traditional May Crowning and prayer service will be a part of this tribute to Our Blessed Mother. All are welcome to participate. You are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket as there is limited seating at the grotto. For any questions, please call 573-547-8343, or visit our website www.amm.org.
Relic of St. Catherine Labouré
The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal was gifted a first class relic of St. Catherine Laboure by a young man who wishes to remain anonymous.
The relic was given to his grandmother by a priest friend and was then passed on to the young man years later. After prayerful consideration, he felt sure the relic belonged in a place where it could be seen and venerated by the public—not hidden away in his safety deposit box. He found our Lady’s Shrine while searching the internet and made a special visit to Perryville to “check us out.” After his visit and tour of the Shrine, the grounds, and the Miraculous Medal office, he knew in his heart that he had found the right home for his relic of St. Catherine to reside. Of course, we are honored and blessed that this young man chose to pass on his precious heirloom to us.
Now that we have prepared St. Catherine’s relic for veneration here at our Lady’s Shrine, it will be available every Monday before and after the Miraculous Medal Novena which follows the 12:10 p.m. Mass.
May we all be reminded of St. Catherine’s exemplary cooperation in the mission Mary gave her. Let us also be inspired to call on Catherine in prayer, and on the grace of God to live the same faith-filled life that she did.