The mission of the Virgin ... - 
With the appearance of the Virgin Mary in Paris in 1830, began, as many rightly say, the Marian era. Mary herself was allowed to Marian in this great Message indicating its important position in God's plan, particularly expressed in the Miraculous Medal. It may show up as the serpent, favor a mediator, advocate and redeemer, as the apocalyptic woman of the Apocalypse. It is not surprising, therefore, that Mary has just linked to this medal and the medal very many graces are sweeping through the world experienced unprecedented.
The story of the Miraculous Medal
The young farmer's daughter Catherine Laboure occurs on 24 April 1830 in the novitiate of the Daughters of Charity of St.. Vincent de Paul, rue du Bac, in Paris. She is 24 years old. On the evening of 27 November 1830 at around 17.30 clock turns, the Virgin Mary to Sister Catherine: "God wants you to entrust a mission ...". Maria Katharina
shows a medal and asked them to mint one such. "Let's shape according to this model a medal. All who wear it with confidence, learn the special protection of the Mother of God."
Catherine familiar it to your confessor, P. Aladel on, who gives her first no faith. But Sister Catherine insists, and Father Aladel submits the request to the Archbishop of Paris, has granted permission to mint. "They spread this medal and then you know the tree by its fruit."
The Miraculous Medal
On 30 July 1832 and distributed the first medals for everyone: the sick, the suffering ... dealt. In just the first four years, two and a half million were distributed. Through the healings, conversions and improvements - the medal replaced very soon the nickname: "Miraculous Medal". Since then this name has remained. Even now, the medal is everywhere.
you have to say:
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trust know that she intercedes for us with God and
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By relying on the intercession of the Blessed Mother and to you in your daily concerns and needs their protection and assistance do you send the Daughters of Charity on request, individual medals for free.
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The Embassy of the coin - The two rear
heart, "surrounded the heart of Jesus crowned with thorns, and the heart of Mary pierced by a sword" to show us, that means real love for the next big bet. They also want us to say that it provided us with a large, not destructible love love. is
The letter M surmounted by a cross, tells us that Mary was her son with all my love to death and accompanied him in the lurch. Even today, Maria invites us in, our names to the joys and sufferings of others.
The twelve stars: Mary, Mother of the church gathers, we like the twelve apostles around. She wants to remind us what it means to be a witness for Jesus. From love for others to use and be there for them-to-be!
Catherine was on 2 May 1806 in Fain les Moutiers, a small village in Burgundy, 60 km from Dijon, was born the eighth of ten children. takes over after the death of her mother at the age of 12 years managing the farm.
The call of the Lord appears gradually, and in 1830 it comes with 24 years of the seminary of the Daughters of Charity, 140 Rue du Bac in Paris. Experienced here, the young sister, secretly, an amazing spiritual experience. The Virgin Mary, Catherine has chosen since her childhood when her mother shows her.
On the night of 18 to 19 July 1830 Maria says during a conversation of more than two hours to Sister Catherine: "Come to the foot of the altar" and points to the importance of prayer and the Eucharist. St. Catherine Laboure
and the Miraculous Medal
On 27 November same year - by 17 clock 30 - during the communal meditation in the chapel - familiar Maria's sister Catherine, a message that they should notify the world. It is a simple coin with the inscription:
"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us that we have recourse to thee."
After their training is sent to Sister Catherine in a house in Paris, where they met simple tasks: cooking, chicken, clothes, nursing service. It supports the poor families of the neighborhood during the riots this troubled time. Nothing distinguishes it from the others: she works, she prays, she observes the silence ... while the little medal People from the "Miraculous Medal", is going around the world.
At 31 December 1876 Sister Catherine Laboure died. She was beatified and canonized in 1933 1947th
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morning and evening, may you be blessed with the sign of the Holy Cross , O-Ton Martin Luther. That cross themselves Protestant Christians do not usually nevertheless Bernd Buchner in his commentary on evangelisch.de founded first make sure that this is not biblical. Too bad, because it has not, yes. We are Christians, not biblicists. No evangelicals, which can only apply can be drawn to the letter. Who would have the idea to create other "evangelical" traditions such as the Luther Rose, the daily solutions or the beautiful Protestant church singing. The whole everyday Christian living (also) by the rich unfolding of Christian signs and symbols. These refer us forever, and because they are measured, to the Christ-event. They want us to remember the middle of the transmission of everyday life and back into the relationship of Christ here and now. "Faith is part of daily life, its symbols belong to the public. This is a good Protestant," Sun Buchner. Here are my wonderful meetings with evangelical Christians in mind. They often gave testimony by a small cross, a Holy Bible or a Bible verse on your desktop. Good Catholic must ask: why not include the body with? I wish our Protestant Fellow Christians the courage to sign! And I wish them the experience that I may even do every day: the cross is salvation, the cross is a blessing! 
