The Miraculous Medal of Mary
She designed it herself.
Struck to the design she gave St. Catherine in 1830.
Most medals sold today aren’t.
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Given to St. Catherine Labouré · Paris, 1830
The medal Mary designed.
In 1830, Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in the chapel on the Rue du Bac in Paris. She showed her a medal — every ray, every word, every star — and asked that it be struck exactly so and given to the faithful.
"All who wear it," she said, "will receive great graces." So many did that the world soon called it the Miraculous Medal.
Her own design — and we honored every line of it.
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Struck around its face
"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."
— the medal's own prayer
Eight sacred symbols
Every detail has a meaning.
Nothing on this medal is decoration. Every line was shown to St. Catherine by Our Lady herself — eight symbols across its two faces, each one a truth of the faith.
On the front
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Rays from her hands — graces poured out on all who ask with trust.
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Mary upon the serpent — her obedience to God, crushing evil.
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The globe beneath her feet — her queenship over Heaven and earth.
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The encircling prayer — "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."
On the back
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The Cross and the "M" — Mary bound inseparably to her Son's saving Cross.
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The two Hearts — the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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The flame of love — the burning love of both Hearts for every soul.
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The twelve stars — the Apostles, and the whole Church around its Mother.
Months re-creating every detail
Most medals are simplified. Ours isn't.
So many medals made today flatten her design — lines softened, symbols dropped, meaning lost to mass production. We wouldn't accept that. For months we worked from the medal struck at Our Lady's own instruction and re-created it faithfully: every ray from her hands, every star, every word of the prayer, set exactly where she placed it.
Nothing softened. Nothing left out. The medal as Mary designed it.
Her promise to those who wear it
Great graces, for those who ask.
Our Lady's promise was simple: those who wear the medal and turn to her with trust will receive great graces. Not a charm, but an open hand — graces given by God through her intercession, to all who ask.
Worn at the neck, kept close in a pocket, or placed around someone you love and long to entrust to her mantle.
Wear it, ask with trust, and leave the rest to her.
Each medal arrives with its printed symbol card, blessed in prayer before it ships and sent in premium gift packaging — backed for life, with a 30-day promise.
See It Up Close
The Miraculous Medal of Mary — struck to Our Lady's 1830 design.
Why the world renamed it
She never called it miraculous.
She called it the medal of the Immaculate Conception. So many wonders followed that people renamed it themselves.
Paris · 1832
The cholera epidemic
The first medals were distributed as cholera swept the city. Those who wore them were spared the plague — and word travelled faster than the sisters could hand them out.
Saint-Maur · 1834
The widow who walked
A crippled widow of seventy, unable to walk unaided since a fall, asked for a medal and wore it. By the seventh day of her novena the pain was gone. She walked unassisted, climbed stairs, and knelt.
Italy · January 1836
A medal hidden in a pillow
A priest slipped one into the pillow of a dying man of twenty-seven who had refused to return to his faith. He reconciled with his mother, called for the priest — and recovered completely within days.
Belgium · June 1836
Rosalie Ducas, aged five
Blind since the age of four and a half. Her mother placed a medal around her neck and began a novena. The pain stopped within six hours. On the ninth day her sight returned entirely.
Ho-Nan, China · 1837
A mind restored
A woman disturbed in mind for eight months was given a medal by St. John Gabriel Perboyre. Four or five days later her anguish had given way to peace and clear sense.
Rome · 1842
Alphonse Ratisbonne
A young Jewish man who had spent his life mocking the Church accepted a medal on a wager. Alone in a church weeks later, he saw Our Lady exactly as the medal depicts her. He died a priest.
Mississippi · 1943
Claude Newman, death row
A twenty-year-old inmate picked up a medal another prisoner had thrown on the ground. Our Lady appeared to him and told him to call for a priest. He converted, brought four other men with him, and went to the chair rejoicing.
United States · 1948
The boy who asked for ice cream
A ten-year-old lay in a coma with permanent brain damage. A priest hung a medal at his neck and read the enrolment prayer. The boy opened his eyes and asked his mother for ice cream. New x-rays showed the damage gone.
The medal holds no power of its own, and the Church has never claimed it does. The graces came where people asked.
No enrolment. No ceremony.
Put it on, and leave it on.
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At the neck — the 22 inch chain sits it at the breastbone.
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Through the night — steel, so the shower does it no harm.
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In a pocket — she asked that it be worn, but many carry it.
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On someone else — a coat lining, a hospital bag, under a pillow.
Pray the words on its rim once a day. The asking is the point.
What arrives at your door
Everything included.
Everything you need to begin, in one box.
- ✦Struck to her 1830 design — both faces exactly as she showed them.
- ✦Blessed before it leaves us — ready the moment you open it.
- ✦Steel chain included — nothing else to order.
- ✦Explainer card — she designed every detail. Here is why.
- ✦Gift packaging — ready to give.
- ✦Tracked worldwide delivery — dispatched within 24 hours.
- ✦Lifetime guarantee — if it ever gives way, we replace it free.
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Why we offer it this way
She asked that it be given.
Our Lady never told St. Catherine to keep the medal. She asked that it be struck and given to the faithful.
So we price it to be shared, not hoarded.
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One to wear. The rest for the names you have been praying over.
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Before you decide
Honest answers to what people ask us most
Is this the real 1830 design, or a simplified copy?
Most medals sold today are simplified — rays softened, stars dropped, the prayer around the edge shortened or left off entirely. Ours is struck to the design Our Lady showed St. Catherine: every ray from her hands, all twelve stars, the full invocation exactly where she placed it. A printed symbol card comes with every medal, so you can check each detail yourself.
Why not just buy one of the cheap ones?
You can — plenty are sold for a few dollars, and plenty end up in a drawer. They're stamped from worn dies with the detail flattened out, and they wear thin quickly, because they were never made to be worn for years. Ours is struck to the full design, arrives ready to wear, and is replaced free for life if it ever gives way. You're buying it once.
How big is it, and does it come with a chain?
The medal measures 30 × 23 mm — big enough to read every ray and all twelve stars without squinting, and to feel like something when you pick it up. It comes on a 22 inch chain, ready to wear out of the box.
Medal · 30 × 23 mmChain · 22 inches
That's a generous length: it sits at mid-chest rather than at the collarbone, so it stays hidden under a shirt or blouse. If you prefer a medal to sit higher, it's easily worn on a shorter chain of your own.Is it a lucky charm?
No — and we'd never sell it as one. The medal has no power of its own. It's a sign of faith and a way of asking Our Lady's prayers; every grace comes from God. Her words to St. Catherine were:
"All who wear it will receive great graces."
A promise of grace through her intercession — never something owed to the metal. Worn as superstition it means nothing. Worn with real trust in Mary, it draws the heart to prayer.Do I need to be enrolled, or have it blessed first?
No enrollment is required — unlike the Brown Scapular, the Miraculous Medal has never needed one. Simply put it on. Every medal is blessed before it ships, as standard — never an add-on, never an extra charge. It's ready the moment you open it. You're always welcome to have it blessed by your own priest as well.
Will it hold up to being worn every day?
It's made to be worn, not kept in a drawer — under a shirt at work, through the night, in the shower if you wish. And it's backed for life: if it ever gives way in normal wear, we replace it free, however long you've had it. No time limit, no argument.
How fast does it arrive, and is it ready to give?
Dispatched within 24 hours, and most orders arrive in 6–10 days with a tracking link by email. It comes in gift packaging with its symbol card, so it's ready to hand over as it is — no wrapping needed. Many order two: one to wear, one to give. If it's for a Baptism, Confirmation or someone facing an illness, order with a week or so of room.
What if it isn't right when it arrives?
Then it costs you nothing to find out. You have 30 days for a full refund — email us and we'll make it right. Wearing it is the only way to know, so we'd rather you tried it than wondered.
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Backed For LifeEver gives way, replaced free.
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May Our Lady keep you close — The Divine Being