Monday, September 8, 2008

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today's Readings:
Rom 8:28-30
Ps 13:6
Mt 1:18-23

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; in the entire liturgical calendar, we only celebrate 3 birthdays, that of Christ, John the Baptist, and of the Virgin Mary. We celebrate Christ because he was both God and man and came to bring salvation to us through his passion and death, John's we celebrate since he was Christ's herald, and Mary since she is the one through whom God was born into the world as a man. Mary truly was Christ's first disciple and a the ultimate example of what it means to be his follower. Today let us go to Mary in prayer and ask that she continues to pray for us and to guide us closer to the Sacred Heart of her son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Have a great day and may God continue to Bless us all.

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