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The Scapular,unknown to the one to be converted, may be placed, unknown to him, in his room, in his clothes and I would put another one in his car.

This little ‘cloth medal’ was given to Sister Justine Bisqueyburu (1817-1903) ten years after the apparitions of St. Catherine Laboure received the Miraculous Medal as a precious gift for the Church to give to anyone who would like to save the soul of their loved one.  Miraculous cures have been attributed to it also.  Spectacular cures!

I am compelled to write about this!  It was an integral part of our nurses training.  I was educated by the same order of nuns to which both Sister Justine and Sister Catherine belonged. Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul.   Our nursing nuns wore the same habit. Almost.  Our teaching nuns wore the winged bonnet called…