Medals and Meanings
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Perhaps you guys can introduce the various medals and give a brief explanations on each.
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The Miraculous Medal
The devotion commonly known as that of the Miraculous Medal owes its origin to Zoe Labore, a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, known in religion as Sister Catherine (She was subsequently canonized), to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared three separate times in the year 1830, at the mother-house of the community at Paris.
The first of these apparitions occurred 18 July, the second 27 November, and the third a short time later. On the second occasion, Sister Catherine records that the Blessed Virgin appeared as if standing on a globe, and bearing a globe in her hands, as if from rings set with precious stones dazzling rays of light were emitted from her fingers. These, she said, were symbols of the graces which would be bestowed on all who asked for them.
Sister Catherine adds that around the figure appeared an oval frame bearing in golden letters the words "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee"; on the back appeared the letter M, surmounted by a cross, with a crossbar beneath it, and under all the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the former surrounded by a crown of thorns, and the latter pierced by a sword.
At the second and third of these visions a command was given to have a medal struck after the model revealed, and a promise of great graces was made to those who wear it when blessed. After careful investigation, M. Aladel, the spiritual director of Sister Catherine, obtained the approval of Mgr. de Quelen, Archbishop of Paris, and on 30 June, 1832, the first medals were struck and with their distribution the devotion spread rapidly.
One of the most remarkable facts recorded in connection with the Miraculous Medal is the conversion of a Jew, Alphonse Ratisbonne of Strasburg, who had resisted the appeals of a friend to enter the Church. M. Ratisbonne consented, somewhat reluctantly, to wear the medal, and being in Rome, he entered, by chance, the church of Sant' Andrea delle Fratte and beheld in a vision the Blessed Virgin exactly as she is represented on the medal; his conversion speedily followed. This fact has received ecclesiastical sanction, and is recorded in the office of the feast of the Miraculous Medal.
On 23 July, 1894, Pope Leo XIII, after a careful examination of all the facts by the Sacred Congregation of Rites, instituted a feast, with a special Office and Mass, of the Manifestation of the Immaculate Virgin under the title of the Miraculous Medal, to be celebrated yearly on 27 November by the Priests of the Congregation of the Mission, under the rite of a double of the second class. For ordinaries and religious communities who may ask the privilege of celebrating the festival, its rank is to be that of a double major feast. A further decree, dated 7 September, 1894, permits any priest to say the Mass proper to the feast in any chapel attached to a house of the Sisters of Charity.
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hahaha.. i have both of them..
and Brown Scapular Medal too.. -
both?Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:hahaha.. i have both of them..
and Brown Scapular Medal too.. -
st benedict's medal, and the miraculous medal.
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u wear all 3?Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:st benedict's medal, and the miraculous medal. -
no, i just string them through a safety pin and keep it in my pockets.Originally posted by NT2:u wear all 3? -
I used to wear a miraculous medal and a cross. But later realised that my skin is sensitive to metal, other than gold and silver
Have been wanting to go Lucky Plaza to looksee looksee for a gold one. Heard they have goldsmith shops selling that cuz a lot of Catholic filipinas go there on Sundays.
Wonder how much will it cost.
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i need to get a proper silver chain. dont buy the 3 dollars one from Carlo Catholic Society. the chain keeps coming off, and ive lost countless of medals as a result..
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what abt the green scapulars?
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Some Catholics also carry with them a medal or small statue of St Christopher, patron saint of travellers, carrying the Christ-child.
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isn't his cult suppressed?
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Not completely. The medals and statuettes are still being sold, even if he has been dropped from the universal calendar.Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:isn't his cult suppressed? -
Lest anyone be mistaken, I shall take this opportunity to explain 'cult'.Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:isn't his cult suppressed?
Code of Canon Law: Title IV: The Cult of the Saints, of Sacred Images and of Relics
Canon 1186
To foster the sanctification of the people of God, the Church commends to the special and filial veneration of Christs faithful the Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, the Mother of God, whom Christ consituted the Mother of all. The Church also promotes the true and authorentic cult of the other Saints, by whose example the faithful are edified and by whose intercession they are supported.
Canon 1887
Only those servants of God may be venerated by public cult who have been numbered by eccesiastical authority among the Saints or the Blessed. -
any more new medals?
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oceanos posted some medal at his channel. its called the 'seven african powers'. i dont know if it is legit or not.