In honor of the birthday of St. Catherine Labouré, which is this Monday, May 2, I encourage you to enjoy a place or space of silence. I’m not talking about a “moment of silence,” where someone in charge of a group tells everyone when the moment begins and ends, and people bow their heads and do not speak or move for about one minute. I mean the silence of contemplation. Experience this beautiful homily, given in the Chapel of the Rue du Bac by Michael McCullagh, C.M., Province of Ireland:

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For a collection of resources (videos and SlideShares) about the Miraculous Medal and St. Catherine Labouré, please visit this link on VinFormation.

In the silence of sleep and dreams, St. Catherine Labouré experienced visions…

The heart of Vincent in its varying colors calls us by name and indeed speaks sounds which we can only hear in contemplation…