The Miraculous Medal: Its Origin, History, Circulation, ResultsAladel, Jean-Marie
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The Miraculous Medal: Its Origin, History, Circulation, Results
Aladel, Jean-Marie
Labouré, Catherine, Saint, 1806-1876; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Miraculous Medal
A few days after his return to France, M. Ratisbonne, in token of
his gratitude, and with the intention of obtaining his family's
conversion, felt urged to erect a chapel under the invocation of Mary
Immaculate, in the Providence orphanage of the Faubourg St. Germain,
Paris. The laying of the corner stone took place May 1st, 1842, and
the sanctuary was finished and dedicated May 1st, 1844, with great
solemnity, in the presence of the founder of the house, M. Desgenettes,
curé of Notre Dame des Victoires, the Baron de Bussière, M. Étienne,
Superior General of the Priests of the Mission and daughters of
Charity, M. Eugène Boré, then a simple layman, but afterwards M.
Étienne's immediate successor, the abbé de Bonnechose, later an
Archbishop and Cardinal, and many other distinguished persons.
The pious convert often repaired to this sanctuary to mingle his
prayers with those of the Daughters of Charity and their dear orphans;
and many times has he also enjoyed the ineffable consolation of
celebrating the Holy Sacrifice and thanking his celestial Benefactress,
before the beautiful picture of the Immaculate Conception placed above
the high altar, as a souvenir of the miracle of St. Andrew delle
Fratte, for M. Ratisbonne is now a priest. Not content with leading a
pious life in the world, he has renounced forever the joys and hopes
of time to embrace the ecclesiastical state, which consecrated him
unreservedly to God. For several years past he has been associated with
his beloved brother Theodore in the order of Our Lady of Sion, the
object of which congregation is the conversion of Israelites.
V.
_Graces Obtained from 1843 to 1877, in France, Germany, Italy, America._
CURE OF A LITTLE GIRL (PARIS)--1843.
This account was sent us in the month of January, 1877, by the very
person who was cured:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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