WWII Chaplain James Hugh O'Neill Collection Sterling Catholic Miraculous Medal

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PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY THE MEDAL IS ON SALE, NOT THE PHOTOGRAPH OR EPHEMERA.
All our listed items are original Christian devotionals. Some may have been cleaned or polished before their arrival, by their last caretaker. Their use is for personal devotion.
This medal is from the estate collection of WWII Chaplain James Hugh O'Neill. It was acquired by my mother 50 years ago along with several others that we will auction off this year.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. James Hugh O'Neill (January 14, 1892 – April 17, 1972) was an American Catholic priest who served as a chaplain in the United States Army from 1926 to 1952, rising to the rank of brigadier general. While serving as chaplain of the Third United States Army during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, he composed the famous "Weather Prayer" at the request of the Third Army's commander, General George S. Patton.
The medal is 1.25 inches hanging length and weighs 7 grams sterling. These would have been given out to soldiers as gifts.
Here is the story and significance of the Catholic Miraculous Medal.
On 27 November 1830 Saint Catherine reported that the Blessed Mother appeared to her during evening meditations. She displayed herself inside an oval frame, standing upon a globe. She wore many rings set with gems that shone rays of light over the globe. Around the margin of the frame appeared the words Ô Marie, conçue sans péché, priez pour nous qui avons recours à vous ("O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee"). As Catherine watched, the frame seemed to rotate, showing a circle of twelve stars, a large letter M surmounted by a cross, and the stylized Sacred Heart of Jesus crowned with thorns and Immaculate Heart of Mary pierced with a sword. Asked why some of the gems did not shed light, Mary reportedly replied, "Those are the graces for which people forget to ask." Sister Catherine then heard the Virgin Mary ask her to take these images to her father confessor, telling him that they should be put on medallions, and saying "All who wear them will receive great graces."
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