It is beginning to cool down in the OV from which I am writing this week, and lo, I looked at the calendar and noted that the beloved day, December the eighth, is rapidly approaching: the day in which our Mother, the Roman Catholic Church, celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Why is this…
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Reading about the Blessed Virgin Mary
We cannot know the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception, if we do not learn about her. I say this, especially, because there has been misinformation promulgated about her from her enemies (yes, Our Lady has enemies) to such an extent, that persons can become confused as to who she is. Today’s post is a bit of information to fill…
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St. Francis de Sales and the Immaculate Conception
“His (referring to Christ Jesus) most blessed Mother is the Queen of all Queens, for she is not only crowned with charity, but with the perfection of charity, and to use an expression of the Holy Spirit, Who says that the Son is the crown of the Father; her crown is in truth her Son; that is to say, the…
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Countdown to the Immaculate Conception
In a little less than four days, Holy Mother Church will celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Leading up to this glorious occasion, I will post facts from various Catholic forefathers that highlight some aspect of Our Lady as the Immaculate Conception. What stood as the Truth yesterday, does not change today. So, today, we hear from Pope St. Pius…
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St. Bernadette and Childlike Trust
“In the evening when you go to sleep, hold your beads, doze off reciting them, do like those babies who go to sleep mumbling, ‘Mamma! Mamma!'” St. Bernadette Soubirous (b. 1844- d. 1879) The advice, in the above quote, from St. Bernadette might sound silly to sophisticated ears, but so be it. The little saint of Lourdes was simply stating a…
