While Malta also celebrates the two other notable Catholic feast days of Mary as public holidays, 8th September also marks the end of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565 when the Knights of Malta defeated the Ottoman Empire forces. It also marks the date of the surrender of Italian forces in ...
August contains two special days to honor the Blessed Mother, the Assumption and the Queenship of Mary. At the end of Mary’s earthly life, she was assumed into heaven and upon entering she became Queen of Heaven. By looking into the Scriptures, how can we deduce these things? Many non-...
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception takes place on December 08, 2024 in the Catholic Church. It is celebrated nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on September 8. The Immaculate Conception is a dogma maintaining that from the moment when she was ...
He explained that his wife has been battling cancer and they are trusting in the Virgin Mary's healing. "She's the mother of all of us, and she takes care of us," he added. The pastor of the church explained how the Native Indians were converted to Catholicism in Mexico because of...
Some Christians believe that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was conceived immaculately. This means without sin. The concept of the Immaculate Conception can be traced back to the earliest days of Christianity. The exact role that it should play in Christianity remained unclear for many centuri...
COGWriter December 8th is observed by Roman Catholics as the 'Feast of the Immaculate Conception.' Here is some of what The Catholic Encyclopedia says about it: The feast of the Immaculate Conception The older feast of the Conception of Mary (Conception
even when compared to the genocides and widespread atrocities of our times. The tragedy underscores the immense value of human life, a treasure that, according to Christian belief, is graced by the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Even if the number of innocent lives lost in Bethlehe...
The first real fact that we have of Joseph is that he was betrothed to Mary. A betrothal in those days was a very serious thing and was just short of marriage. You did not just end a betrothal as you would an engagement today. There had to be solemn grounds for the breaking of it...
Feast of the Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Octave of the Birth of Our Lord, Solemnity of Mary The Gospel according to Luke (2:21) reports that eight days after Jesus was born, Joseph and Mary named him and had him circumcised. In doing so, they conformed to an old Jewish cus...
On this day of all days, the father of the home should formally bless the children. A common way of doing this is as follows: Father: O Lord, hear my prayer. All: And let my cry come unto Thee. Father: Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, once Thou embraced and placed Thy hands ...