Saint Catherine Laboure of the Miraculous Medal

By Joseph I. Dirvin

Book Overview

Excellent, popular, definitive life of the saint to whom the Medal was given by Our Lady. Tells both her story and that of the Miraculous Medal apparitions. 61 pictures, including photographs of St.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895552426
• ISBN13: 9780895552426
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Tan Books
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

An Extrordinary Saint

This biography of St. Catherine Laboure of the Miraculus Medal is really a jewl. I can't stop reading the very interesting life of the Saint. This book can exhort you to imitate St. Catherine in the spiritual life and therefore persevere in your faith. I would recommend this book to everyone. It's really a remarkable story of a humble, sincere, simple yet loving nun who commited her life to Jesus and Mary.

Saint Catherine Laboure

Very well written life story of an amazing holy woman. The book states that the details of her life were carefully studied and documented before being accepted for print. I really appreciate a book that does not embellish the facts and looks for the truth in the history of an individual.

Catherine Laboure of the Miraclous Medal

This book is a special book which everyone should read to understand what life is really about. We are all here though our own chose to experience our own powerful journey so we can learn who we truly are.

Inspirational

Even though the Miraculous Medal is probably one of the most popular sacramnetals, up there with the Rosary and the Brown Scapular, most people do not really know the visionary, St. Catherine Laboure. For some strange reason she's not a well-known as St. Bernadette ( Lourdes ) or San Juan Diego ( Guadalupe ), two other saints our Lady has revealed her Immaculate Conception. I bought this book with some reserve because most books I have read about saints have been so overly dramatic that it's almost hard to believe that the saint was also a human being. This book was a surpise, Father Dirvin did such a good job of researching and writing , the book is very interesting. You can see the person of St. Catherine as a true saintly person and also a human being. She was a very hard working person, with her family, later with the Sisters of Charity, and in taking care of the old men. She was a very real person, not given to ecstasies, she even took notice of the Blessed Virgin's outfit when she came to see her and how she looks like. Her Guardian Angel have to remind her that " This is the Blessed Virgin ". This book is really wonderful, fast- paced and great reading. As Rev. Skelly wrote in the foreword " This is a book you will find very hard to lay aside until you have read the final sentence on the last page. "

Review from the Publisher

This is the story of the famous saint through whom we received the Miraculous Medal. No sacramental since the Rosary has had such an impact on the Church. The author spent 10 years in research, studying many documents never before available. What he has produced is a definitive life of the Saint which is both highly readable and inspiring. You will come to love St. Catherine Laboure, will see in her a woman of incredible strength and character, of unbelievable constancy, of kindness, humility, obedience and self-effacement. Here was a saint who, from her early years was "entirely mystic," to quote her sister; who from age 12 served 10 years as mistress to her father's large household of 17 (five family members and 12 farm hands), who worked 40 years with constant fidelity running an old man's retirement-nursing home for her order; who after the Miraculous Medal apparitions, would speak to the Blessed Mother at any time she chose and be answered by Our Lady; who was a tower of strength to her order during two revolutions; and who made innumerable prophecies that came true. Full of hidden gems. Enthralling story! Full of terrific photos including some of her incorrupt body. 239pp. PB. Imprimatur.