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On the night of July 18, 1830, St. Catherine Labouré, heard herself softly called: "Sister Labouré! ... She woke up with a start and saw a child resplendent with light, her Guardian Angel, who invited her to go to the chapel: Come ! Our Lady is waiting for you! In the chapel: A rustle of silk robe and the Queen of Heaven comes forward from the right side and comes and sits on the armchair. With her heart overflowing with joy, St. Catherine threw herself on her knees, joined her hands and placed them in the lap of the Holy Virgin. Thus began, between the Heavenly Mother and the humble nun, a conversation that lasted over two hours. Before disappearing, like something that goes out, the SS. Virgin said to St. Catherine: "I will return, my daughter, because I have a mission to entrust to you!". Suddenly the little globe that Our Lady was holding on her heart disappeared at the top and her hands lowered, enveloping the world that she had under her feet with luminous rays, a symbol of the graces obtained for us. It was therefore formed around the figure of the SS. Virgin, an oval frame with the words of the Gjaculatory in gold letters: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to You!". The picture seemed to turn around. The figure of the Madonna disappeared and a large M shone in the center, surmounted by a small cross. Under the M the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary shone. Around 12 brilliant stars stood out. The visionary heard a voice saying to her: "Get a medal made on this model, the people who will wear it around their neck with confidence will receive great graces!". The medal of the Immaculate Conception, coined in 1832, was called The Miraculous Medal, due to the large number of spiritual and material graces obtained through the intercession of Mary. The second apparition took place on November 27, 1830, again in the chapel of the Mother House of the Daughters of Charity, while St. Catherine was doing the afternoon meditation at 5.30 pm. Without anyone noticing, the now familiar rustle of silk robe shook her. With a sinking heart she raised her eyes and saw the Madonna on the high altar. She wore an aurora-white robe, a blue cloak, a white veil on her head and was standing on a half sphere, wrapped in a greenish snake. At the height of her heart, the Immaculate Conception held with her hands and lovingly squeezed another golden globe, offering it to God with a maternal attitude. A voice said to the visionary: "This little globe symbolizes the whole world and each soul in particular!". Then the fingers of the SS. Virgo were filled with shining rings, adorned with precious stones that radiated beams of light downwards.