"Miraculous Medal" card found -- what's the best thing to do now?

[dzheremi]

Hi OBOB!

Yesterday I was going through the last few duffle bags of things that used to belong to my father, who passed away about four years ago now. As I believe I've posted before (but long ago), my father was raised Catholic in the pre-VII church, but as he used to say, it "never took". So I was surprised to find this little card about the "Miraculous Medal" associated with the Theotokos among his things. Maybe he retained more of his Catholic formation than he thought he did!

I looked it up online via the website listed on the back (www.amm.org), so I know the basic outline of how the medal itself came to be, but my question is: What should I, a non-Catholic, do with this little card now? I always make it a priority to be respectful of the artifacts belonging to other churches to the extent that I come into possession of them (e.g., my aunt's pocket missal from the 1930s has its own space among my other prayer books on my bookshelf), but this one isn't like a book that I can reference for comparative purposes or what have you. It seems like a little devotional card. Is this the sort of thing I should find a Catholic friend to give it to, or donate somewhere?

Thank you!

 

[Offline4Better.]

Hi OBOB!

Yesterday I was going through the last few duffle bags of things that used to belong to my father, who passed away about four years ago now. As I believe I've posted before (but long ago), my father was raised Catholic in the pre-VII church, but as he used to say, it "never took". So I was surprised to find this little card about the "Miraculous Medal" associated with the Theotokos among his things. Maybe he retained more of his Catholic formation than he thought he did!



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I looked it up online via the website listed on the back (www.amm.org), so I know the basic outline of how the medal itself came to be, but my question is: What should I, a non-Catholic, do with this little card now? I always make it a priority to be respectful of the artifacts belonging to other churches to the extent that I come into possession of them (e.g., my aunt's pocket missal from the 1930s has its own space among my other prayer books on my bookshelf), but this one isn't like a book that I can reference for comparative purposes or what have you. It seems like a little devotional card. Is this the sort of thing I should find a Catholic friend to give it to, or donate somewhere?

Thank you!

Keep it, and maybe learn about the Catholic faith. You could also give it to a Catholic Church, and ask the priest to find a place for the card.

 

[Offline4Better.]

This is the website of the medal card: AMM - Home

 

[Michie]

Hi OBOB!

Yesterday I was going through the last few duffle bags of things that used to belong to my father, who passed away about four years ago now. As I believe I've posted before (but long ago), my father was raised Catholic in the pre-VII church, but as he used to say, it "never took". So I was surprised to find this little card about the "Miraculous Medal" associated with the Theotokos among his things. Maybe he retained more of his Catholic formation than he thought he did!



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I looked it up online via the website listed on the back (www.amm.org), so I know the basic outline of how the medal itself came to be, but my question is: What should I, a non-Catholic, do with this little card now? I always make it a priority to be respectful of the artifacts belonging to other churches to the extent that I come into possession of them (e.g., my aunt's pocket missal from the 1930s has its own space among my other prayer books on my bookshelf), but this one isn't like a book that I can reference for comparative purposes or what have you. It seems like a little devotional card. Is this the sort of thing I should find a Catholic friend to give it to, or donate somewhere?

Thank you!

I’m always rescuing Faith items. What I do not keep I use at nursing homes or leave inside the church for someone to use. I usually put a (free) note on it. We have a shelf in the back of the Church that I usually put items on for those interested. Same with books. You could drop it off inside your nearest Catholic Church or even a St. Vincent De Paul.

 

[WarriorAngel]

Hi OBOB!

Yesterday I was going through the last few duffle bags of things that used to belong to my father, who passed away about four years ago now. As I believe I've posted before (but long ago), my father was raised Catholic in the pre-VII church, but as he used to say, it "never took". So I was surprised to find this little card about the "Miraculous Medal" associated with the Theotokos among his things. Maybe he retained more of his Catholic formation than he thought he did!



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I looked it up online via the website listed on the back (www.amm.org), so I know the basic outline of how the medal itself came to be, but my question is: What should I, a non-Catholic, do with this little card now? I always make it a priority to be respectful of the artifacts belonging to other churches to the extent that I come into possession of them (e.g., my aunt's pocket missal from the 1930s has its own space among my other prayer books on my bookshelf), but this one isn't like a book that I can reference for comparative purposes or what have you. It seems like a little devotional card. Is this the sort of thing I should find a Catholic friend to give it to, or donate somewhere?

Thank you!

Your dad kept it for a reason.
Catholics want to die with this on...
Maybe he intended that. But he kept it because he still believed.

Pray over whether or not to keep it.

 

[RileyG]

You can donate it to a Catholic Church, keep it, or bury it.

 

[FaithT]

I’m always rescuing Faith items. What I do not keep I use at nursing homes or leave inside the church for someone to use. I usually put a (free) note on it. We have a shelf in the back of the Church that I usually put items on for those interested. Same with books. You could drop it off inside your nearest Catholic Church or even a St. Vincent De Paul.

I was going to suggest putting it somewhere in the church where people will see it with a note, too.

 

[Offline4Better.]

I was going to suggest putting it somewhere in the church where people will see it with a note, too.

Agreed.