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VOLUME XCI - NO. 32 | 115 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOSPEL | DECEMBER 12-25, 2015
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Cathedral drawing
more young adults
T
he past month has contained
enough violence to snu out all
of our hope, yet we're in Advent.
We're preparing to welcome the Savior of
the World, though it is di cult to believe
that this bloody rock even has a savior.
After all, he speaks in a whisper, but our
minds are crowded with violent news.
In times like these, it's helpful to
remember that there have been darker
times in the Church's history, and saints
emerged from that darkness. This Advent,
we propose a new look at St. Catherine
Labouré,• the messenger of the Miracu-
lous Medal and the "Saint of Silence."
AN UTTERLY UNREMARKABLE
PERSON
St. Catherine "Zoe" Labouré (LAH-
bor-AY) is extraordinary because of how
completely ordinary she was.• She was
born on a farm, and wasn't considered
pretty, wasn't intellectual, and was stub-
born and prone to fl ashes of anger.
No one would have guessed that years
later, Our Lady would give her visions of
a sacramental she wanted Catherine to
bring to the world.
St. Catherine Labouré, perhaps more
than any other saint, had a
calm but deep trust for Our
BY MELISSA KEATING
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Mary used a simple saint
to bring the doctrine
of the Immaculate
Conception to the
world via the Miraculous
Medal. Her appearance
to St. Catherine Labouré
has implications for all
of us during Advent and
the Year of Mercy.
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Cathedral drawing
more young adults
emerged from that darkness. This Advent,
we propose a new look at St. Catherine
completely ordinary she was.• She was
born on a farm, and wasn't considered
