On this day in 1830, on the eve of what St. Catherine Labouré and the Daughters of Charity would have celebrated as the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Catherine Labouré for the first time. That night, the voice of a child, Catherine’s guardian angel, awoke her from her slumber, saying, “Sister Labouré, come to the chapel; the Blessed Virgin awaits you.” The chapel was aglow as if prepared for midnight Mass, and, as Catherine knelt by the altar steps, she heard

Do you believe in miracles? St. Catherine Labouré does. Celebrate her feast day by experiencing Mary's miraculous apparitions through her eyes and words. St. Catherine Labouré, pray for us! miraculousmedal.org/welcome/the-miracle-of-the-miraculous-medal/ | The Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

The Story of the Miraculous Medal Explained… ⤵️ St. Catherine Labouré (1806–1876) is remembered as the humble Daughter of Charity chosen to receive one of the most influential Marian apparitions in Church history. 📆 Her feast day is celebrated on November 28, and she is the patron of the Elderly, the Infirm, and People Ridiculed for Their Faith. What many forget is how precise and detailed the apparition was. During the second vision in the chapel at Rue du Bac, Catherine saw the oval shape of