Mary's Message From The Spanish Steps
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, December 09, 2010
Each December 8, the people of Rome gather at the Spanish Steps to honor the Immaculate Conception.
The pope’s lovely remarks for the occasion yesterday are here.
After reminding the crowd that Mary’s message is embodied in her life itself—her sanctity is a message to each of us that God thought of us before we were conceived and loves us profoundly—he reflects:
...when I come here, on this feast,... READ MORE
David Sings for Mary
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Remember David Archuleta? The American Idol runner-up from a couple years ago? Well, my 15-year-old daughter Kateri certainly does. Along with about 10 million other 15-year-old girls.
Anyway, she shared his version of Ave Maria with me today and I am impressed. I thought you might enjoy it too on today’s feast of the Immaculate Conception.
A Poem for The Blessed Virgin
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Since Mary is the first-fruits of salvation, “redeemed in a more exalted fashion” as the Church teaches, this Hopkins poem seems fitting for today’s feast.
Mary’s Immaculate Conception is the first glimmering of hope, the first hint of the “golden echo,” the proof and exemplar that there is this “Yonder” for us all.
If you have three minutes for a meditative break, read along with Burton and appreciate... READ MORE
To Jesus Through Mary
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Wednesday, December 08, 2010
On this cherished feast of the Immaculate Conception, we celebrate the conception of Mary in the womb of her mother, St. Anne. I invite you all to pray today St. Louis De Montfort’s Prayer to Mary.
The following excerpt speaks volumes to my heart:
Destroy in me all that may be displeasing to God, root it up and bring it to nought; place and cultivate in me everything that is pleasing to thee. May... READ MORE
Our Advent Lady
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, December 11, 2009
The Pope visited Rome’s famed Spanish Steps on Tuesday.
He went to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception on her feast day. Her image hangs over the piazza there, almost keeping watch over the city.
The Pope’s remarks there are lovely—and since we celebrate another Marian feast tomorrow (Guadalupe), I thought they’d still be timely.
“What does Mary tell the city? Of what does her presence remind... READ MORE
Being Like Our Mother
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Our pastor is an excellent homilist and will often make a point so striking that I wish I had a notebook with me so I could write it down immediately. Then he’ll keep talking and I’ll realize it’s something I’ve known all along, and was simply failing or forgetting to think about in the proper way.
With his homilies he brings the truths of our faith back into focus and helps renew them in our minds... READ MORE
A Faith Like His
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, December 08, 2009
This morning, prior to our 8:00 Mass in honor of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our lector made a special announcement requesting prayers for one of our elderly parishioners who was admitted to the hospital last night. I felt a flutter in my heart, a pain, and the sting of tears in my eyes at the hearing of this news.
Mr. B. is one of the bedrocks of our... READ MORE
Free from Sin
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Monday, December 08, 2008
Today during his homily, our pastor mentioned that the Church’s teaching is that although the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin, she was still capable of committing actual sins during her life. It’s just that by the grace of God she managed to resist temptation.
We tend, our pastor mentioned, to think of Mary as someone completely other than ourselves: perfect, while we are mere... READ MORE
Immaculate Conception Statue
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Monday, November 03, 2008
Reader Amy writes:
Our parish hall was broken into last night. Among other damage, our beautiful statue of the Immaculate Conception was damaged beyond repair. My eldest daughter loved this statue, so it is especially heartbreaking for me. Our pastor would like to use this opportunity to educate the parish about the Immaculate Conception, as well as hold a day of reparation, and a procession on her feast day, with a new statue. My sister-in-law and I just started a new ministry at our parish, and our pastor has charged us with finding a statute that we can get here by her feast day. Yikes! Perhaps someone out there knows how we can pull this off.
Can anyone help?
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