Saturday, November 27, 2010

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

"I did not know where I was.  I experienced an almost total change...I tried to find myself and could not...The greatest joy burst from the depths of my soul; I could not speak...I could not account for the faith and awareness that I had acquired.  All that I could say is that in the moment of this phenomenon, the band fell from my eyes; and not one band, but a whole collection of them, and they disappeared rapidly, one after the other, as snow, mud and ice disappear under the influence of the burning sun."
--Alphonse Ratisbonne upon his miraculous conversion.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

3 comments:

  1. Our Blessed Mother's intercession is very powerful.

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  2. This story was amazing, and, I admit, I can relate. The first line was particularly memorable. Haunting, riveting, heartbreaking, sad, beautiful-all rolled into one.

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