Happy Birthday, Blessed Virgin Mary!

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Dom Prosper Gueranger’s The Liturgical Year, Dom Gueranger treats of the Nativity of Mary in the following (excerpt): “Let us celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Let us adore her Son, Christ our Lord.” Such is the invitation addressed to us today by the Church. Let us hearken…