“I believe that saved my life:” Another Miraculous Medal incident

What could be better! It was Friday and classes were over. Looking forward to a great weekend with her family, University of North Dakota (UND) student Madison Hartje was en-route from UND to Cavalier. Road conditions, however, weren’t the best. There were some patches of ice.

Near the Oslo exit, Madison abruptly came upon the scene of an accident. Several cars were already off the road. Unexpectedly, there was a vehicle right ahead of her. In order to avoid crashing into that vehicle, Madison had to veer into the other lane.

Madison was suddenly spinning out of control. She remembers seeing another car and a semi-truck in her path. To complicate matters, she noticed that she was headed right for the guardrail of the bridge.

After coming to a full stop, Madison found that not only did she not hit another vehicle, her car never even touched the impending guardrail. With adrenaline at full throttle, she managed to catch her breath. Just then, she looked down at her cup holder. Right there were some Miraculous Medals.

Madison made the connection right away. Having the Miraculous Medals meant having the prayers of Our Lady. “I believe that saved my life,” she declared. Through the grace of God, requested by the Mother of God, Madison came through the incident unharmed.

Going to Mass that weekend at St. Brigid in Cavalier, Madison and her mom, Tara, picked up a bulletin and started reading the front-page article about a previous occurrence of how the Wieler family had been helped by the prayers of the Blessed Mother through the Miraculous Medal. As they read the article, the tears flowed.

We give thanks and praise to God that, shortly after Miraculous Medals were distributed to the parishes of St. Brigid and St. Patrick, we have already been shown the fruit of devotion to Our Lord through Our Lady. Jesus, while he was on the cross, gave us the tremendous gift of his mother. We are grateful for this gift.

Regarding the Miraculous Medals, “Everyone should have one,” Madison suggests. Not a bad suggestion!
 
Father Charles LaCroix is the pastor of St. Brigid’s Church in Cavalier and St. Patrick’s Church in Crystal.