Gold Plated Medals

St. Michael Archangel gold plated medal

Michael is an archangel: the field commander of the Army of God. He is mentioned by name in the Book of Daniel, the Book of Jude, and the Book of Revelation, in which he leads God's armies against Satan's forces during his uprising. In Hebrew, Michael means "who is like God ?" (which expects an answer in the negative) to imply that no one is like God. In this way, Michael is reinterpreted as a symbol of humility before God.
Christian tradition gives to St. Michael four offices:
- To fight against Satan.
- To rescue the souls of the faithful from the power of the enemy, especially at the hour of death.
- To be the champion of God's people.
- To call away from earth and bring men's souls to judgment

St. Christopher gold plated medal

St. Christopher sterling silver gold plated medal

A hermit suggested to Christopher that, because of his size and strength, he could serve Christ helping people to cross a dangerous river. After some time a little child asked for his help, reveling after the cross to be Christ and proclaiming Christopher the carrier of the world’s burden.

Miraculous gold plated medal

The Miraculous Medal, also known as the Medal of the Immaculate Conception, is a medal created by Saint Catherine Labouré following a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary displayed inside an oval frame, standing upon a globe, wearing many rings of different colors. Around the margin of the frame appeared the words O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. 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. Catherine then heard 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."

St. Therese of Lisieux gold plated medal

St. Therese of Lisieux Sterling silver gold 24kt plated

Therese is known for her "Little Way." Because of her station in a Carmelite convent, Therese realized that she would not be able to achieve "great deeds" as saints often did, and so must find another way to express her love of God. She wrote, "Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love."

The Holy Communion gold plated medal

And while they were at supper, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke and gave it to His disciples and said, "Take you and eat, this is my Body." And taking the chalice He gave thanks and gave it to them saying, "Drink you all of this. For this is my Blood of the New Testament which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins." (Matthew 26:26-28)

The Guardian Angel gold plated medal

Angels are everywhere the intermediaries between God and man; and Christ set a seal upon the Old Testament teaching: "See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven."

Baptism Medal gold plated

The Baptism sterling silver gold plated medal

When Christ comes up from the water of His Baptism, the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, comes down upon him and remains with him.

The Holy Nativity gold plated medal

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

St. Jude gold plated medal

Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also called Jude Thaddaeus. He is sometimes identified with Jude, "brother of Jesus", but is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, another disciple and later the betrayer of Jesus. Tradition holds that Saint Jude preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia and Libya.
Jude is traditionally depicted carrying the image of Jesus in his hand or close to his chest; additionally, St. Jude is often depicted with a flame above his head, representing his presence at Pentecost, when he was said to have received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles.

Our Lady of Lourdes gold plated medal

Our Lady of Lourdes medal describes the apparition of the Virgin Mary around Lourdes, France. The apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes began on 11 February 1858, when Saint Bernadette, a 14-year-old peasant girl from Lourdes admitted, when questioned by her mother, that she had seen a "lady" in the cave of Massabielle, about a mile from the town, while she was gathering firewood with her sister and a friend.