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What the month of December means to Catholics and how to honor it in your life this year.
December is the month dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and an ideal time to strengthen our connection to Our Lady. The Church taught of the Immaculate Conception for ages, but in 1854, Pius IX infallibly proclaimed it as doctrine, stating that the Blessed Virgin Mary “in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin.”
This teaching refers to the conception of Mary in the womb of St. Anne, her mother. Redemption was applied to Our Blessed Mother from conception, by the merits of Jesus Christ, her son; a truly awe-inspiring reality.Preserved from stain, Mary has been called “our tainted nature’s solitary boast,” in the words of the poet William Wordsworth. Our Mother Mary remained free of sin for her entire life. Honoring her purity is a strong antidote to the evil we all too-often encounter in this sinful world. Here are 8 ways you can honor the Immaculate Conception this December.
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8 Ways to honor the Immaculate Conception this December
December is the month dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and an ideal time to strengthen our connection to Our Lady. The Church taught of the Immaculate Conception for ages, but in 1854, Pius IX infallibly proclaimed it as doctrine, stating that the Blessed Virgin Mary “in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin.”
This teaching refers to the conception of Mary in the womb of St. Anne, her mother. Redemption was applied to Our Blessed Mother from conception, by the merits of Jesus Christ, her son; a truly awe-inspiring reality.Preserved from stain, Mary has been called “our tainted nature’s solitary boast,” in the words of the poet William Wordsworth. Our Mother Mary remained free of sin for her entire life. Honoring her purity is a strong antidote to the evil we all too-often encounter in this sinful world. Here are 8 ways you can honor the Immaculate Conception this December.
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8 Ways to honor the Immaculate Conception this December
