unless otherwise stated.
The Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
Feast Day 8 September.
Double of The Second-Class
with a Simple Octave.
White Vestments.
“Birth of The Virgin”.
Artist: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682).
Date: 1660.
Current location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
Source/Photographer: Web Gallery of Art
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The Birth of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
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This very ancient Feast was already Solemnised in the 7th-Century A.D., and Pope Innocent IV, to fulfil the Vow made by the Cardinals before the Election of his predecessor, gave it an Octave at The First Council of Lyons in 1245.
Today's date (8 September) has served to fix The Feast Day of The Immaculate Conception on 8 December.
Mary is inseparable from Jesus in The Divine Plan, wherefore The Liturgy applies to her what Holy Scripture says of The Eternal Wisdom, which is The Word "by Whom all was made".
The Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, located along State Route 119, in Cassella, in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. Built in 1858, the Church and its Rectory were listed together on The National Register of Historic Places as a part of the
Photo: 27 May 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Nyttend
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Like Christ, The Virgin presides over the whole work of Creation, for, having been chosen of All Eternity to give us The Saviour, it is she, with her Son, whom God had chiefly in view when He created the World.
Every Parish Priest Celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.
Mass: Salve, Sancta Parens.
Commemoration: Saint Adrian.
Creed: Is said.
Preface: Of The Blessed Virgin Mary: Et te in Nativitáte.
Preface: Of The Blessed Virgin Mary: Et te in Nativitáte.
S. Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermon No. 2 In Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 17: “ When the immensity of your sins weighs you down
ReplyDeleteand you are bewildered by the loathsomeness of your conscience;
when the terrifying thought of judgment appalls you, and you begin to founder in the gulf of sadness and despair: think of Mary.
In dangers,
in hardships,
in every doubt:
think of Mary.
Call out to Mary:
Keep her in your mouth,
keep her in your heart.
Follow the example of her life
and you will obtain the favor
of her prayer.
Following her,
you will never go astray.
Asking her help,
you will never despair.
Keeping her in your thoughts,
you will never wander away.
With your hand in hers,
you will never stumble.
With her protecting you,
you will not be afraid.
With her leading you,
you will never tire.
Her kindness will see you through to the end.
Then you will know by your experience how true it is:
that “the Virgin’s name was Mary.” -Luke 1:26ff
-Note by Dante P
A magnificent contribution from Our Marian Correspondent, Dante P, for which we are most grateful.
DeleteSuch poignant, apt, and reassuring attributes, concerning Our Beloved Mother.
We are eternally grateful for this beautiful contribution.
“Then you will know by your experience how true it is:
that “the Virgin’s name was Mary.” -Luke 1:26ff”.