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  • We Wish You a Merry Marymass

    We wish you a Merry Marymass, St. Mary’s Day, Lady Day, or, as it is commonly known, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. What a happy day! The Lesson at today’s Mass refers to the Virgin Mary, and reads: “The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. Blessed art thou,…

  • The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception

    “We declare, pronounce, and define that the doctrine which holds that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin, is a doctrine revealed…

  • The Immaculate Conception

    We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the first instant of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace of the Omnipotent God, in virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind, was preserved immaculate from all stain of original sin, has been revealed by God, and therefore…