“We found a pair of silver hearts at the flea; they were both engraved so beautifully — with their names in the same place…”
Antique and Vintage Medals
Front:
Silver heart: engraved “Cecelia”
St. Bernadette: Image of St. Bernadette in prayer with inscription “St. Bernadette pray for us” (transl. from French)
Small oval Miraculous medal:
This is known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces or Miraculous medal.
Image of Mary with inscription (transl. from Latin): “Our queen, born without sin, please pray for us”
Back:
Silver heart: blank
St. Bernadette:
Vision of Saint Bernadette in the grottoes at Lourdes, France. Bernadette had a total of 18 visions of the Virgin Mary in the grottoes at Lourdes. Since then, the site has been considered a holy place where followers go to swim in the waters. Lourdes is still an extremely popular pilgrimage destination. Travelers from all over the world make the journey every year seeking health and healing.
Small oval Miraculous medal:
Cross and arms with large “M”. The twelve stars represent the Apostles and crown of stars encircling the head of the woman in the sky (referred to in the book of Revelations) The two hearts represent the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.
This is known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces or Miraculous medal.
The Miraculous medal was designed in the 19th century after a vision of the Virgin Mary appeared to Catherine, instructing her to spread the word of grace to a world that did not have enough of it. The Miraculous medal is extremely popular. According to Catherine’s vision, anyone who wore this medal would receive great graces.
“We found a pair of silver hearts at the flea; they were both engraved so beautifully — with their names in the same place…”
Antique and Vintage Medals
Front:
Silver heart: engraved “Cecelia”
St. Bernadette: Image of St. Bernadette in prayer with inscription “St. Bernadette pray for us” (transl. from French)
Small oval Miraculous medal:
This is known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces or Miraculous medal.
Image of Mary with inscription (transl. from Latin): “Our queen, born without sin, please pray for us”
Back:
Silver heart: blank
St. Bernadette:
Vision of Saint Bernadette in the grottoes at Lourdes, France. Bernadette had a total of 18 visions of the Virgin Mary in the grottoes at Lourdes. Since then, the site has been considered a holy place where followers go to swim in the waters. Lourdes is still an extremely popular pilgrimage destination. Travelers from all over the world make the journey every year seeking health and healing.
Small oval Miraculous medal:
Cross and arms with large “M”. The twelve stars represent the Apostles and crown of stars encircling the head of the woman in the sky (referred to in the book of Revelations) The two hearts represent the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.
This is known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces or Miraculous medal.
The Miraculous medal was designed in the 19th century after a vision of the Virgin Mary appeared to Catherine, instructing her to spread the word of grace to a world that did not have enough of it. The Miraculous medal is extremely popular. According to Catherine’s vision, anyone who wore this medal would receive great graces.
