| Medals and Symbols: |
Meaning: |
| Angels |
Means "messenger." Angels are pure spirits who carry out God's mission. |
| Caridad de Cobre |
Our Lady of Charity. The Virgin Mary is credited with saving Cubans Juan Moreno and the brothers Joyos from a storm at sea and interceding for Cuban independence, won in 1898. |
| Circle of 12 Stars |
The circle of 12 stars depicts the Immaculate Conception and Mary as the Queen of Heaven. |
| Dove |
Symbolizes the Holy Spirit and recalls Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was sent in Christ's place. |
| Face of Jesus |
Ecce Homo means "the face of Jesus." |
| Four Way Medal |
Includes the Scared Heart at the top, St. Christoper on the right, Miraculous at the bottom and St. Joseph on the left and is known as a cruciform. On the back is written, "I am a Catholic, please call a priest." |
| Guardian Angels |
Assigned by God to look over each person in this world. The feast day is October 2. |
| Ichthus (fish) |
In Greek, the initials of "Jesus Christ, Son of God Savior" spell the Greek word ichthus, "fish." |
| Matka Boska |
Our Lady of Czestochowa. Numerous miracles are associated with this painting of the Holy Mother and child by St. Luke. The feast day is May 3. |
| Miraculous Medal |
Featuring an "M" and cross with two stars, Mary instructed St. Catherine Laboure of Paris to create and distribute this medal in 1830. |
| Our Lady of Fatima |
Recalls the six appearances of Mary to three children in Fatima, Portugal in 1917 when Mary asked the children to sacrifice on behalf of the sinners in the world and pray the rosary. Celebrated on May 13. |
| Our Lady of Lourdes |
February 11 celebrates Mary's visit to St. Bernadette in Lourdes in 1858 where she introduced herself as the Immaculate Conception. |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Many miracles have occured at Mt. Carmel throughout Biblical history, including Elijah's plea for rain. In the 12th century, Christian hermits believed the appearance of a cloud above symbolized Mary who brought life to a parched world. |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
Very popular among Orthodox Christians, this image recalls a story from Jesus' youth when two angels brought him the cross and tools of crucifixion, and the young Jesus ran to his mother for comfort. |
| Our Lady of Sorrows |
September 15 recalls the pain and suffering of Mary as the Mother of God. |
| Our Lady of the Assumption |
Celebrated August 15, this feast day recalls when the angels of God took the body and soul of Mary the Mother of God to heaven. |
| Pope John Paul II |
He helped bring down the Iron Curtain in the 1980's and has effected much of history. |
| Queen of the Holy Scapular |
Mary promised that anyone wearing this metal in death would not suffer eternal fire. |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus |
The feast of the Scared Heart of Jesus celebrates the physical and divine heart of Jesus Christ. It remembers Jesus' redeeming love. |
| San Juan de Los Lagos |
In 1623 prayers to the Virgin Mary by the people in Jalisco, Mexico brought about the Virgin's intercession for a young girl who had died to be brought back to life. |