Making the sign of the cross with holy water recalls your Baptism, the joyous moment of your entrance into the Christian family. Blessing yourself daily is a powerful sign of faith. The use of holy water in your home is suggested to encourage a deeper spirit of prayerfulness among your family. Request your commemorative bottle filled with 4 ounces of holy water blessed here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, Missouri. The suggested offering of $8 per bottle includes shipping and handling.

This sacramental makes a wonderful gift for loved ones, and your offering furthers AMM’s mission to draw souls closer to Jesus through devotion to Mary, especially under her title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. 

What legacy do you wish to leave through your words, your actions, and your wealth? It is an important question posed in this season’s Rays of Light. This special newsletter invites AMM members and friends to pass on faith for the future by supporting religious charities like the Association of the Miraculous Medal. You may also receive the free brochure offered in this issue. “Five Ways to Make the Most of Your Gifts” offers a brief description of a few tax-advantaged giving options that can help you plan for tomorrow’s support for loved ones and the causes closest to your heart. Thank you for your generous support that will ensure the future for Our Lady’s mission being carried out here at the National Shrine in Perryville.

“The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children.”

Proverbs 13:22

It’s back to school time! Please join AMM members in remembering all students and educators in prayers. Click here to share the names of those you’d like remembered in the daily Mass and prayers offered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal throughout the coming school year. For the suggested offering of $10.00 each, you may also request the popular “Backpack Mary Medal” to give as a thoughtful back-to-school gift for a special child, grandchild, or teacher. As an even more powerful expression of your faith and devotion, request up to 100 free, blessed Miraculous Medals that you can distribute to nearby Catholic schoolchildren, educators, and family members. Each comes on an attractive fold-over card explaining its origin. (Browse AMM’s online gift shop for more medal options and our new “Back to School” Votive Light card.) As Fr. Kevin’s letter reminds us, the most helpful knowledge is that which is gained in context of a life of faith-filled prayer.