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THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (PATRONAL FEAST OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SINCE 1846)

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION – DEC 8^TH

        “Today we celebrate the moment in which began the existence of the Blessed Virgin and, at the same time, the high privilege that Mary had, unique among all men, of being preserved, through the merits of Jesus Christ, from all stain of original sin.

        Today’s feast is not, in its origin and principle, in relation to Advent; it was set on the eighth day of December to complete the period of nine months before Mary’s birth (Sept. 8). However, we can easily find a connection between this feast and the spirit of Advent; while we await the Savior and Redeemer’s Mother, and today’s feast becomes the aurora which precedes the Son of Christmas. Thus today is a real Advent feast” - Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Tobin

        “By the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, for the honor of the glory and adornment of the Virgin Mother of God, for the exaltation of the Catholic faith, and for the furtherance of the Catholic religion, by the authority of Jesus Christ Our Lord, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own: ‘We declare, pronounce, and define the doctrine which holds that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant for 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 by God and therefore to be believed firmly and constantly by all the faithful.’” – Pope Pius IX, 12/81854

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St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

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