Do I have to get my Miraculous medal blessed to wear it?

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Recently I bought myself a miraculous medal as a devotion to Our Lady. And I am not able to go to church and meet priests to get them blessed , can I still wear it? Will I still receive graces and protection? Or in the mean time can I myself say a prayer over it? Thanks in advance
 
Yes, wear it with faith now and the next time you are with a priest, get it blessed. Wondering where you are that you have no access to a priest?
 
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I think it’s fine because Our Lady will surely understand the current situation. Getting it blessed won’t make it “more powerful”. What’s important is your faith in God. I have also heard of an investiture/enrolment in the Miraculous Medal, however I don’t think it is necessary.

I had mine blessed along with some religious articles just before the pandemic.

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Pray for us!
 
Just wear it, and the next time you see a priest you can ask him to bless it. I think I was wearing mine for a while before I got around to having it blessed.
 
There is nothing in the story of how the Miraculous Medal came into being that deals with a requirement of it being blessed by a priest to be effective. The Miraculous Medal is a symbol of devotion, without which the medal is just that: a medal. It, scapulars, and other religious symbols are not some form of talisman to protect you or your soul, but an outward expression of a devotion that protects you and your soul. That said, for many articles, having them blessed is more tradition than requirement of the Church for that article. But having them blessed certainly can’t hurt, as long as it not being done out of superstition.

Here, on this very forum, is the best discussion I’ve found of scapulars, medals, and similar articles as they relate to Catholicism, here referred to as sacramentals (from the Catechism): The blessing of religious articles - #2 by Trishie
 
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Yes I wore mine for a year or so before I had it blessed at Lourdes.
 
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