Catherine Laboure: Visionary of the Miraculous Medal
Item Number: 1054
Rene Laurentin
The fascinating and inspiring story of the French Sister of Charity who became the focus of much popular devotion after it became known that the Virgin Mary appeared to her three times in 1830. St. Catherine Laboure's story of courage and holiness is unforgettable, and her quiet life of service is an extraordinary example of how God can enter our lives and dwell in our hearts. Sixteen pages of black-and-white photos included.
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Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 11/28
Tridentine Calendar - 12/31
Patron Of:
Miraculous Medal
Profile
Ninth of eleven children born to a farm family, and from an early age felt a call to the religious life. Never learned to read or write. Forced to take over running the house at age eight after her mother died and her older sister joined the Sisters of Charity. Worked as a waitress in her uncle's cafe in Paris. Upon entering a hospital run by the Sisters of Charity she received a vision in which Saint Vincent de Paul told her that God wanted her to work with the sick, and she later joined the order, taking the name Catherine.
On 18 July 1830 she had a vision of Our Lady who described to her a medal which she wished struck. On one side it has the image of Our Lady, and the words, "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee"; on the other are the hearts of Jesus and Mary. Our Lady told Catherine that wearers of the medal would receive great graces, it has become known as the Miraculous Medal, and its wearing and devotion has spread worldwide. Miracles reported at her tomb.
Born
2 May 1806 at Fain-les-Moûtiers, Côte d'Or, Burgundy, France as Zoe Laboure
Died
31 December 1876 at Enghien-Reuilly, France; body incorrupt; entombed in her convent chapel
Beatified
1933 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized
27 July 1947 by Pope Pius XII
All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.
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