THE Miraculous Medal was named miraculous neither by the Blessed Mother who asked that it be made nor by St. Catherine Laboure to whom our Mother entrusted the task of promoting the sacramental in her apparition in Paris, France in 1830. Rather, it was a cholera epidemic in France at that time.
As the first medals were being done in 1832 by goldsmith Adrien Vachette, who followed the instructions of St. Catherine, Paris was suffering from a cholera epidemic that had already killed some 20,000 people. In June that year, the Daughters of Charity started to distribute the first 2,000 medals, especially to infected people in the hospitals.
Those wearing the medal were healed and the epidemic waned. The people of Paris started to call the medal "Médaille Miraculeuse," Miraculous Medal.
Take note, however, that such medals are not "anting anting." They are Church-approved tools through which we manifest our trust in the love of God and in the intercession of God's saints.
Now, dear reader, you probably know where I am leading to. In the midst of Covid-19, we can manifest our trust in the Blessed Mother -- Help of the Sick and Refuge of Sinners -- to protect us. Yes, I ask you, preferably in the state of grace, to wear a blessed Miraculous Medal and distribute more to others.
I forgot who wrote it, but just a few days ago online, I read someone urging people to also put Miraculous Medals on their doors and windows, with the front (with the image of the Blessed Mother) facing outdoors.
Apart from the short prayer related to the medal (O Mary, conceived without original sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee), I am sharing the following prayers to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal for special needs:
"Immaculate, Holy Virgin Mary, beloved daughter of the Father, Mother of the Son and Bride of the Holy Spirit! Through the revelation of the Miraculous Medal, you have shown yourself as the Mediatrix of all graces. We thank God from our hearts that He has given you to us as Mother, intercessor and helper in all our needs. With confidence, I take refuge in you in all my needs of body and soul, especially in this special request...
"You gave me your Miraculous Medal in which you stretch your motherly arms towards me. Your mother’s hands offer me all the graces for time and eternity that I need, to get to you and your Divine Son in the heavenly kingdom. I trustingly lift up my hands to you to receive all these graces. Also, I thank you for all the graces you have already given me. Help me to keep all the graces faithfully and always eagerly cooperate with them. Amen." (End of prayer.)
And so to go on with recent prophetic messages from Heaven...but first with the following quote from the Blessed Mother on July 30, 2018 on why dire messages are now being told to us in these times. She said: "May you not be frightened by what Heaven has declared to you so that you may prepare. But may that which you know be what leads you to increase your faith, the desire to save the soul and the desire to cooperate in the salvation of souls."
Here are excerpts from another message of St. Michael the Archangel through Luz de Maria de Bonilla on March 24, 2021:
"Beloved People of God: As you are children in need of Divine help, I am sent to you in order to warn you and call you to urgent conversion. Human beings have hardened their hearts: they are pleased with the sacrileges, heresies, crimes, insults, abominations and other sins with which they are seriously offending the Most Holy Trinity and Our Queen and Mother of Heaven and Earth....
"Humanity does not listen or see; it does not fear what it is experiencing in this moment, nor what is to come, not taking it with due seriousness. The future is uncertain for you; although humanity is setting aside its relationship with Our King and Lord Jesus Christ without being terrified by this; what does create terror for humanity is the fall of the economy, and it will fall... Poor creatures without faith will feel as if they are losing their lives! Food will become scarce as humanity has never known before; lukewarm faith will increase fear and uncertainty....
"Pray, children of Christ the King: a new plague will come, bringing pain and fear along with it; young people will pay no heed and make no reparation — they will suffer first. Pray, children of Christ the King. Oh, humanity! Waiting to go back to past normality is highly incongruent with the reality to come.
"Pray, children of the Christ the King: this Lent should be for the good of souls: repent of your sins – do not wait any longer. Do not forget My Words as you forget everything that you promise; individual spiritual transformation must include the awareness of what it means to save the soul. This is a continuous, conscious spiritual work in which you need to use your senses, memory, understanding and will, united with reason and faith. Do not walk like robots following what is presented to you as good, without reflecting on the fact that good comes from God and is generated by God Love, while evil is generated by the Devil. You find yourselves in others’ hands, which are not those of the Most Holy Trinity... You find yourselves in the wicked hands of the power of evil, which is preparing everything for the presentation of the Antichrist ....
"Think, children of God: the Mother of our King and Lord Jesus Christ was faithful to her Son, and her Son never abandoned her within that mystical union in which they lived at all times. Do not panic over those who are distant from Divine Love and Maternal Love: find peace and then, with faith, plead for the conversion of your loved ones and of all humanity; being active is how you remain within the Most Holy Trinity, with works in favor of your fellow men. A petition is an action, a work in favor of your neighbor. This Church of Our Lord and King Jesus Christ must desire and find rest, generating greater Faith through helping others. God is not static: God is a movement of Love, He is the generator of Hope and Charity. Human beings must replicate the Divine Attributes so as not to be indifferent to their Creator; God is life and life in abundance, and yet so many living human beings appear to be dead...
"Onward, People of God! You are not alone, you are the Mystical Body of Christ and the children of the Mother of God and Our Mother... You are not alone; be those who generate peace — be sure of God’s Love for you. Do not fear! The Immaculate Heart of Our Queen and Mother will triumph and all will be well and for the good of humanity.
"Beloved People of God, I bless you."