Don’t miss the engaging stories in AMM’s 2023 Summer Bulletin. In this issue, Father Kevin explores one of Saint Paul’s central teachings about the Body of Christ, the Church. A new Thinking of  You Votive Light card is available for you to send to loved ones. AMM member, Nancy Jennings, shares a thoughtful reflection on her mother’s deep devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. And, as always, Don Fulford adds his own insightful perspective on our spiritual journey in the Body of Christ. Browse AMM’s online gift shop for all your summer gift-giving needs. You may also send your intentions to be remembered this summer.

AMM will hold its annual Pentecost Novena of Masses here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal beginning this Friday, May 19. 

Please join your AMM family in prayer, adding your intentions alongside theirs. The petitions you share will be entrusted to Our Lady and rest near her Shrine Altar throughout the novena, concluding with the Solemnity of Pentecost on May 28.

You may also burn a Votive Light as a visible sign of your loving, prayerful support shining in the lives of those for whom you’re praying. 

“When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.”  Acts 2:1-4

 May Our Lady obtain for you and your loved ones a generous share in the gifts of the Spirit to draw you ever closer to her Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ. 

On Sunday, May 7, visitors from around the United States came to Perryville, Missouri, to honor Our Blessed Mother during the annual May Procession. Click here for images from this year’s May Procession. 

Spiritual Director, Father Kevin McCracken, C.M., led the pilgrims in a prayerful procession. Those who gathered processed to Mary’s grotto while praying the Rosary. There, thousands of petitions received from Association members were placed before her in prayerful remembrance. A floral wreath was presented to Our Lady, and a floral crown was placed upon her head. 

We hope to see you at the Association’s annual tradition on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., CT, here in Perryville, Missouri. Joining us in person or in spirit is a wonderful way to honor Our Blessed Mother.

Making a charitable gift to Mary’s Association is another way you can play an important part in AMM’s spiritual works. Your contribution enables us to share the good news of Our Lady’s promised blessings and favors through the “Medal of the Immaculate Conception” -- known today as the Miraculous Medal.

Thank you for your faithfulness and generosity as we honor Mary throughout the month of May.

Turn to Our Blessed Mother in a confident appeal for the physical, mental, or spiritual healing of your loved one. Intercessory prayer is one of the most comforting gifts you can offer in someone’s time of need. Mary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, has promised to obtain blessings for all who turn to her in faith and confidence.

Request your Healing Remembrance Card to send as a gift of comfort and prayer-filled hope to someone who is ailing in body, mind, or spirit. If you send AMM the name of your recipient, your loved one will be remembered in the daily Mass and prayers here at the National Shrine for as long as there is need of prayer. Read Fr. Kevin’s letter for more information.

In ancient times, people often used anointing oil for its healing properties. Even today, faith-filled Christians around the world use oil to bless themselves and their loved ones in an appeal to God for the grace of healing. For an offering of $17, you may request a half-ounce bottle of oil blessed at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and touched to a first-class relic of Saint Catherine Labouré. Used in faith, it can open your heart to receive the manner of healing God wills to bestow upon you and those close to you. Read Father Kevin’s letter to learn more.

“Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters
of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him]
with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save …"

Four Ways You Can Participate from home!

From April 17-25, the Association of the Miraculous Medal will celebrate a Members’ Novena of Masses to remember you and your loved ones in prayer.

You are invited to join us in prayer in any or all of the following ways:

(1) Share your special intentions. We will place your petitions near Mary’s Altar here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, to be remembered in the novena of Masses.

(2) Request a Votive Light to burn as a symbol of your presence with us, reflecting the light of your love and devotion!

(3) Watch this video to learn more about the Shrine and AMM’s ministry to bring Jesus to the world by inspiring devotion to Mary.

(4) Recite the Miraculous Medal Novena Prayers to join with us in spirit during the Members’ Novena, April 17-25.