The Feast of the Nativity of Mary
Happy Birthday to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Conceived without Sin! The Dawn of Salvation is upon us for the Mother of God is born! I mpart to your servants, we pray, O Lord, the gift of heavenly grace, that the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin may bring deeper peace to those for whom the birth of her Son was the dawning of salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Today, Our Lady is born of St. Anne and this feast marks 9 months since the feast of Mary's Immaculate Conception on December 8th. We can celebrate by throwing a birthday party with blue and white decorations and cake ! Today's liturgical color is white for Mary's purity or gold for her glory. The faithful can wear these colors, variations of or blue (the traditional Marian color) to honor Our Lady. “I remember that the Blessed Virgin said to [St. Bridget] that if women with child celebrated the vigil of H...