Feast of the Immaculate Conception: 8 December

This feast celebrates the beginning of Mary�s life, and her birthday is honoured nine months later on 8 September. As the Mother of Jesus, Mary is also Mother of the Church, His Body, and mother of all who follow Jesus. Mary�s motherhood embraces all the People of God. Conceived immaculate (free from the corruption of sin), Mary is uniquely blessed by God and this makes her a wonderful model for Christians who seek justice, peace, truth and mercy. Fr James Lyons comments, ��The dying Jesus gave us into her keeping, assuring us we could not go wrong by walking her path and heeding her wisdom.�

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Painting by Fransisco de Zurbaran of the Immaculate conception. 1630. (Photo public domain)

Mary reveals her true humanity.��She is what human beings should have been like, but for sin.�More from a useful background article HERE

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