Libby Rohlfing, a Kirkwood mom and St. Peter's parishioner, never dreamed that she would be heading up a ministry that has reached over 30 states and 15 countries. But in just over two years she and her Board have done just that!  Libby started making blessed Miraculous Medal bracelets with her mom at her kitchen table and sharing those bracelets with her community in St. Peters.

From that simple beginning, the ministry Wear & Give was formed as a Missouri non-profit corporation in December 2024 and 501 (c) Federal non-profit in January 2025, and it is growing like wildfire. Hundreds of volunteers are now wearing making and giving their beautiful hand-made bracelets and the ministry has presented to more than twenty parishes in St. Louis, an entire Catholic High School, a Catholic Girls camp in New Hampshire and given away tens of thousands of bracelets. Go to any mass at any parish in St. Louis County and surrounding areas and you are bound to see men and women sporting W&G bracelets. 

Wear & Give’s mission is to further Mary's directive to St. Catherine Laboure to give the Miraculous Medal to the whole world, every single person. Mary works through the medal and the miracles attributed to the medal span hundreds of years and too many to count.  At their presentations to parishes, youth groups, pilgrims and schools, the team frequently cites the book The Miraculous Medal, Pendant of Power, in which author, Christine Watkins, compiled hundreds of stories of those miracles including Mother Teresa’s constant use of the medal for healings and conversions.  Libby was inspired to start the ministry by her own powerful experiences with Mary at the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, Mo. The Board and its many followers know that Mary was the true inspiration for their ministry and is fueling it with her support in the opportunities and people she puts in their path.

Wear & Give volunteers make hand-made bracelets, each adorned with a blessed medal, to spread Mary’s love to all.  The bracelets are a daily reminder to pray, a reminder that our Blessed Mother is always with us and a reminder that we are not alone. The ministry seeks to spread the medal to all by giving away bracelets and encouraging those who receive the bracelets to listen and open their hearts to the Holy Spirit.  And when the Holy Spirit prompts them, they should give their bracelet to someone else who needs its power. Makers, wearers and givers create holy moments, spread love, joy and community one bracelet at a time.  They give out copies of and reference Matthew Kelly’s book Holy Moments, as part of their message that people can change the world one holy moment and one bracelet at a time.

Libby and Co-founder Bettina Strauss, Communications Director Jana Allen, Treasurer Debbie Dickerson and Honorary Member Mary Beth Checkett (Nonnie) take their ministry anywhere they are invited.  They have presented the ministry to parishes, prayer and youth groups, camps, pilgrims and small groups of interested people where they talk about the inspiration for the ministry, the history of the medal, their own personal journeys and many beautiful stories from the giving and receiving of the bracelets that have been shared with them.  They have found it to be a soft way to bring people back to prayer and to evangelize.  They seek to teach and empower other groups to start a W&G ministry in their own organizations and help further the founding ministry’s mission as well.  They recently inspired and assisted the St. Vincent De Paul Conference at St. Anselm to start up their own small group of bracelet makers to take the bracelets on the Neighbors in Need visits. They gave away 700 bracelets at the Catholic Women’s conference and are providing a VIP gift bag for The Coalition for Life Gala and host smaller group bracelet-making twice a month. They even recently made the trip to norther New Hampshire to share the ministry with St. Benedict Morningstar Camp, where over a hundred campers are making bracelets to support the ministry. The Board likes to share that Mary places opportunities in their path for exponential growth that is not the result of their efforts.  Their role is to just say YES so, they are open to all requests to share their ministry.

Click HERE to read Libby’s complete story and learn about her “gift” from Mary!