“When I was my father’s child … He taught me and said to me: ‘Let your heart hold fast my words … On the way of wisdom I direct you, I lead you on straight paths.’” (Proverbs 4: 3-4,11)
Celebrate the loving fathers and father figures in your life. Whether they are living or deceased, you can offer the loving gift of prayer by sending the names of your loved ones for remembrance. You are invited to join fellow AMM members in praying this Father’s Day prayer.
Beginning Saturday, June 10, the Association will celebrate its June Novena of Masses to pray for members and their intentions.
The novena spans three important Church feasts: the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (June 11), the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 16), and the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 17). It concludes on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18.
You are invited to entrust your needs and those of your loved ones to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal during this very special observance. Your petitions will be placed near Mary’s Altar here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and remembered in the daily Mass and prayers throughout the nine days. You may also burn a Votive Light as a sign of your spiritual presence.
Through Mary’s intercession, may you draw ever closer to the Sacred Heart of her Son. We invite you to unite with us in offering up this Miraculous Medal Novena Prayer daily from June 10-18.
Don’t miss the engaging stories in AMM’s 2023 Summer Bulletin. In this issue, Father Kevin explores one of Saint Paul’s central teachings about the Body of Christ, the Church. A new Thinking of You Votive Light card is available for you to send to loved ones. AMM member, Nancy Jennings, shares a thoughtful reflection on her mother’s deep devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. And, as always, Don Fulford adds his own insightful perspective on our spiritual journey in the Body of Christ. Browse AMM’s online gift shop for all your summer gift-giving needs. You may also send your intentions to be remembered this summer.
AMM will hold its annual Pentecost Novena of Masses here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal beginning this Friday, May 19.
Please join your AMM family in prayer, adding your intentions alongside theirs. The petitions you share will be entrusted to Our Lady and rest near her Shrine Altar throughout the novena, concluding with the Solemnity of Pentecost on May 28.
You may also burn a Votive Light as a visible sign of your loving, prayerful support shining in the lives of those for whom you’re praying.
“When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.” Acts 2:1-4
May Our Lady obtain for you and your loved ones a generous share in the gifts of the Spirit to draw you ever closer to her Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
On Sunday, May 7, visitors from around the United States came to Perryville, Missouri, to honor Our Blessed Mother during the annual May Procession. Click here for images from this year’s May Procession.
Spiritual Director, Father Kevin McCracken, C.M., led the pilgrims in a prayerful procession. Those who gathered processed to Mary’s grotto while praying the Rosary. There, thousands of petitions received from Association members were placed before her in prayerful remembrance. A floral wreath was presented to Our Lady, and a floral crown was placed upon her head.
Following the procession, members’ petitions were placed near Our Lady’s Shrine Altar where they will be remembered in the daily Mass and prayers throughout the month of May. To add your own intentions, click here.
We hope to see you at the Association’s annual tradition on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., CT, here in Perryville, Missouri. Joining us in person or in spirit is a wonderful way to honor Our Blessed Mother.
Making a charitable gift to Mary’s Association is another way you can play an important part in AMM’s spiritual works. Your contribution enables us to share the good news of Our Lady’s promised blessings and favors through the “Medal of the Immaculate Conception” — known today as the Miraculous Medal.
Thank you for your faithfulness and generosity as we honor Mary throughout the month of May.
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Turn to Our Blessed Mother in a confident appeal for the physical, mental, or spiritual healing of your loved one. Intercessory prayer is one of the most comforting gifts you can offer in someone’s time of need. Mary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, has promised to obtain blessings for all who turn to her in faith and confidence.
Request your Healing Remembrance Card to send as a gift of comfort and prayer-filled hope to someone who is ailing in body, mind, or spirit. If you send AMM the name of your recipient, your loved one will be remembered in the daily Mass and prayers here at the National Shrine for as long as there is need of prayer. Read Fr. Kevin’s letter for more information.
In April of this year, Father Kevin McCracken, C.M., Spiritual Director of the Association of the Miraculous Medal, will lead a small group of pilgrims to Lourdes, Rome, and Medjugorje where he will offer daily Mass and remember in prayer the petitions received from AMM members. You are invited to send your prayer intentions which will be your “Letter to Mary” for remembrance throughout this spiritual journey.
Read Father Kevin’s letter to learn more. We encourage you to recite the prayers to Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Medjugorje each day of the journey. Watch Facebook, Twitter, and AMM’s website homepage for daily updates throughout the pilgrimage.
Four Ways You Can Participate from home!
From April 17-25, the Association of the Miraculous Medal will celebrate a Members’ Novena of Masses to remember you and your loved ones in prayer.
You are invited to join us in prayer in any or all of the following ways:
(1) Share your special intentions. We will place your petitions near Mary’s Altar here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, to be remembered in the novena of Masses.
(2) Request a Votive Light to burn as a symbol of your presence with us, reflecting the light of your love and devotion!
(3) Watch this video to learn more about the Shrine and AMM’s ministry to bring Jesus to the world by inspiring devotion to Mary.
(4) Recite the Miraculous Medal Novena Prayers to join with us in spirit during the Members’ Novena, April 17-25.
Request Free Medals & Order Additional Bookmarks to Share with Those You Love
In 1830, the Blessed Virgin entrusted to Sister Catherine Labouré a special mission. She was to spread faith and hope in Jesus with all people by freely sharing the medal given to the world by Our Lady — now called the Miraculous Medal.
Today, members of Mary’s Association continue to carry out this same mission in many ways.
One of the easiest is requesting free Miraculous Medals presented on a beautiful explanation card. This can be carried with you to offer to others you meet along your daily road.
For a suggested offering, you may also order our beautiful double bookmark as a gift. It can be given to anyone as a reminder that the graces Mary promised through Catherine can be sought by all who turn to her in faith and complete confidence.
Through additional gifts great and small, AMM mails more than 1 million free, blessed Miraculous Medals each year. If you are able, I hope that you will support AMM’s ministry with a special contribution today. Your generosity will ensure that Mary’s ministry continues for generations to come. With your gift of $29 or more, you may request The Illustrated Book of Mary, a beautiful hardback volume exploring Mary’s many devotional titles, prayers, information about feast days, and more.
“… Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last, the one who lives.
Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. …”
Revelation 1:17b-18a
Entrust yourself to Jesus through Our Lady. Submit your needs and those of your loved ones for remembrance in the Masses and prayers throughout the Easter season.
Request a Votive Light to burn as a sign of your everlasting love and gratitude for the gift of salvation — won for you by God’s only begotten Son, delivered to the world through the Blessed Virgin Mary.
May the One who is first and last be your Way, Truth, and Life, forever and ever, Amen.
Our Lady’s Association invites you and your loved ones to view sacred relics at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The authenticated relics include: a piece of the True Cross [first-class relic]; fragment of the table at which Jesus celebrated the Last Supper [second-class relic]; and particles from the sites of Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa (the Way of the Cross) and Calvary [third-class relics]; and a fragment of garment belonging to Saint Paul of the Cross [second-class relic].
The Lenten relics exhibit will be open to the public on
March 25, following 12:10 p.m. Mass – 4:00 p.m.
March 26, following 11:00 a.m. Mass – 4:00 p.m.
April 1, following 12:10 p.m. Mass – 4:00 p.m.,
and April 2, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., CT
at 1805 West Saint Joseph Street in Perryville, Missouri, 63775.
You are also invited to attend a special presentation on “Marian Apparitions” by Michael O’Neill, “The Miracle Hunter,” on April 2, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Shrine Church. This event is free.
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