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
The extraordinary graces of which it has been the instrument, would
have formed an uninterrupted series from the year 1832 till the
present, if unfortunately, neglecting to keep note of them, an interval
of several years had not crept into the documents in our possession.
For the future, please God, no such omission will occur, and all the
authenticated accounts which come to our knowledge will be carefully
registered for the glory of Mary conceived without sin, and the
edification of her servants.
CONVERSION OF A SOLDIER AT ALENÇON--1833.
The 14th of April, 1833, there was brought to the hospital of
Alençon (Orne) a sick soldier, who came from the hospital of Vitré
(Ile-et-Vilaine). His impiety there had greatly distressed the
hospitable ladies of St. Augustin, in charge of that establishment,
a circumstance communicated to us by persons who witnessed the
insulting manner in which he rewarded the kind attentions of their
unfailing charity. Arrived at the hospital Alençon, we soon saw
what he was, irreligious, impious, and brutally rude. The chaplain
hastened to visit him, and condole with him on his sufferings; and
as the opening of the Jubilee very naturally paved the way for a
few words on that extraordinary grace, he gently exhorted the sick
man to imitate the example of other soldiers who were preparing to
profit by it, but his words were answered by insults. The chaplain
did not insist, and contented himself for several days with merely
visiting him, and kindly sympathizing with his sufferings; the sick
man scarcely replied, and seemed much annoyed, even at the visits.
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