XI. The Dark Night of a Soul While all this was being done—the making of the Medal, its marvelous spread, and its official acceptance by the Church—Catherine Laboure, hidden away in Enghien, was adjusting to … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal X. The Medal and its Wonders
X. The Medal and its Wonders Father Aladel had sifted the character of his penitent quite thoroughly by now. He knew her soul, as every priest knows the soul of a regular penitent, better than … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal IX. The Secret of Forty-Six Years
IX. The Secret of Forty-Six Years In those last weeks of 1830, Sister Laboure was not the only one with difficulties. Father Aladel had his own, and to spare. In a way, the difficulties of … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal VIII. The Apparition of the Miraculous Medal
VIII. The Apparition of the Miraculous Medal Outside the convent on the rue du Bac, the City of Paris had grown quiet; people had gone back to their daily living. Charles X retreated to England, … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal VII. “This is the Blessed Virgin”
VII. “This is the Blessed Virgin” On a midsummer’s night—July 18, 1830, the eve of the feast of St. Vincent de Paul—Our Lady came to Paris. She came, not to the shadowy vastness of her … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal VI. A Vision of Christ as King
VI. A Vision of Christ as King With the conclusion of her nine days of grace, young Sister Laboure was faced with a formidable task. In spite of the reassurance of the last vision, heavy … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal V. Return of St. Vincent de Paul
V. Return of St. Vincent de Paul Zoe’s arrival at the Motherhouse raised no stir. Apparently she was just another in the endless line of “good country girls” who had come to the Community since … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal IV. Awakening
IV. Awakening Zoe’s flight to Chatillon was not exactly jumping from the frying pan into the fire, but neither was it a release into untrammelled freedom. The trials she met there were not the coarse … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal III. The Dream
III. The Dream The most convincing proof of the reality of Zoe Laboure s vocation was that she talked about it. It seems a ridiculous piece of evidence at first glance, for teen-age girls talk … Read More
Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal II. “Well, Then, tell Him”
II. “Well, Then, tell Him” Saint Remy was a village right out of a story book. It lay, pretty and peaceful, along a winding river, on the road from Fain to Montbard. The Jeanrot house … Read More







