Mother Teresa had a very deep love and devotion to the Our Lady, and one of her favorite means of expressing and spreading it was a “Miraculous Medal.” During her lifetime, she personally distributed thousands of Miraculous Medals and encouraged the faithful to have recourse to the Mother of God. She would ask them to recite a “Memorare” or some short prayer she herself composed, while wearing the medal. Veritable miracles were worked thought these simple means, and Mother Teresa always attributed them to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here are some examples:
Something beautiful happened in Hong Kong. A woman with cancer was told by the doctor that nothing could be done for her—she had only one or two days to live; she had just to wait. And then I gave her a miraculous medal and told her to pray the Memorare. “It is too long,” [she said]. The family also prayed: “Mary, Mother of Jesus, make her alright”. After two days her husband pushed her to go and see the doctor—not only because of the miraculous medal —she had to see the doctor every two days. They took an x-ray; the doctor examined her and said that there was nothing there. So, Our Lady, Mary, Mother of Jesus, helped her. When you are in trouble, in temptation say: “Mary, Mother of Jesus, help me now.” … Make this your own simple prayer and experience the joy of loving and being loved.
A couple came to me, married, but many years they did not have children. I gave them a Miraculous Medal and I told them to pray, “Mary, please give us a baby.” They must have prayed many, many times. After two months, the husband came back and said, “My wife is expecting!”
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