Enrollment in Miraculous Medal

THE PRAYER OF ENROLLMENT IN THE
CONFRATERNITY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

O Mary Immaculate, Virgin Mother of God, and our Mother also; we dedicate and consecrate ourselves to thee under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.

Thou didst summon St. Catherine to the chapel, awaiting her there; grant that we too may hasten to the chapel, there to find and Jesus, at a time when most souls are so neglectful and forgetful of visiting thy Divine Son in the most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.

Thou didst give St. Catherine a mission to have thy Miraculous Medal struck and distributed, so that graces could flow in abundance upon a spiritually impoverished world; grant that we too may be part of the mission to make thee known and loved in a world that has gone from bad to worse.

Thou didst lament of a waste of time and a lack of discipline in following the religious rule by St. Catherine’s community and commanded that they return to a stricter discipline; grant that we too, who so often become lax and lukewarm in our religious duties, may once again rediscover our former fervor, devotion, zeal and discipline.

Thou didst warn both France and the world, of the calamities that would befall them as a consequence of their indifference and tepidity in the service of God; grant that we may learn from history to avoid making the same mistakes in our own day.

Thou didst promise major graces to those who would wear this Medal around their necks, providing they ask for graces with confidence. O Mediatrix of all Grace, grant us poor repentant sinners, who humbly beseech thy help, that confidence in thee and in the power of thy intercession.

Thou didst desire the propagation of thy Miraculous Medal; grant that we may not be slothful in promoting and explaining thy marvelous and grace-laden gift for sinful mankind. May we never be neglectful in wearing it, and while ever wearing it, may we be blessed by thy loving protection and preserved in the grace of thy Divine Son. May this Medal be for each one of us a sure sign of thy affection for us and a constant reminder of our duties towards thee.

O most powerful Virgin, Mother of our Savior, keep us close to thee every moment of our lives. Obtain for us, thy children, the grace of a happy death; so that, in union with thee, we may enjoy the bliss of Heaven forever. Amen.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

On the night of July 18-19, at the convent of the Daughters of Charity, on the Rue du Bac, in Paris,1830, a young child (perhaps her guardian angel) awakened Sister (now Saint) Catherine Labouré, a novice in the community of the Daughters of Charity in Paris, and summoned her to the chapel. There she met with the Virgin Mary and spoke with her for several hours. During the conversation, Mary said to her, “My child, I am going to give you a mission.”

140 Rue du Bac Statue St. Vincent de Paul and Courtyard - St. Vincent De Paul, founder of Sisters of Charity in The Courtyard of the Convent and Chapel of the Miraculous Medal at 140 Rue du Bac, Paris. This view looks down the corridor at the chapel entrance in the distance.

The entrance to the convent of the Daughters of Charity, at 140 Rue du Bac, Paris.

The chapel of the Daughters of Charity, on the Rue du Bac, Paris, where Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830.

The sanctuary in the chapel of the Daughters of Charity, on the Rue du Bac, Paris, where Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830.

On November 27th, 1830, at the convent of the Daughters of Charity, on the Rue du Bac, in Paris, Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré, a novice in the community. She showed Catherine the design of a medal that she wanted to be made and distributed to all the world. The medal was initially known as the Medal of the Immaculate Conception or the Medal of Our Lady of Grace, but due to the many miracles that the medal seemed to produce, it received the popular title of "The Miraculous Medal."

St. Catherine Labouré was called to the chapel in the middle of the night. We are in the middle of a dark night of the Faith, with many losing or abandoning the Faith on all sides. We must go find Jesus and Mary in our chapels, and, like Catherine, spend hours talking to them there.

St. Catherine Labouré was given the mission of communicating the Miraculous Medal to the world. Let us not be neglectful in wearing a blessed Miraculous Medal and asking for the many graces that we can obtain through it and Our Lady.

The Rite for the Blessing and Investiture with the Miraculous Medal
FROM ROMAN RITUAL

The Priest vests in surplice and white stole

Priest: Our help is in the Name of the Lord
All (Make the sign of the Cross and reply): Who made Heaven and Earth.

Priest: The Lord be with you
All: And also with you.

Prayer of Blessing
Priest: Almighty and merciful God, Who by the many appearances on Earth of the Immaculate Virgin Mary were pleased to work miracles again and again for the salvation of souls; kindly pour out Thy blessing + on this medal, so that all who devoutly wear it and reverence it may experience the patronage of Mary Immaculate and obtain mercy from Thee; through Christ our Lord.

As circumstances suggest, the priest may, in a clear voice, pronounce the formulas of conferral once for all the recipients. They all join in replying Amen, then go one by one to receive the medal from the priest. The priest, in silence, sprinkles all present with holy water.

Priest sprinkles the Miraculous Medal(s) with Holy Water, then presents it to person(s) saying:

Conferral of the Medal
Priest: Take this holy medal; wear it with Faith, and handle it with due devotion, so that the holy and Immaculate Queen of Heaven may protect and defend you. And as she is ever ready to renew her wondrous acts of kindness, may she obtain for you in her mercy whatever you humbly ask of God, so that both in life and in death you may rest happily in her motherly embrace.
All: Amen.

Priest: Lord, have mercy.
All: Christ, have mercy.
Priest: Lord, have mercy.

Priest: Our Father (the rest of the Our Father prayer is said in silence, until...)

Priest: And lead us not into temptation
All: But deliver us from evil

Priest: Queen conceived without Original Sin
All: Pray for us who have recourse to thee

Priest: O, Lord, hear my prayer
All: And let my cry come unto Thee

Priest: The Lord be with you
All: And also with you

Priest: Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, Who willed that Your Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived without sin, should become illustrious through countless miracles; grant that we, who ever seek her patronage, may finally possess everlasting joys. We ask this of Thee, Who livest and reignest forever and ever.
All: Amen.