The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception always celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8 (a Holy Day of Obligation) with special joy. But what is the Immaculate Conception? It’s not the Virgin Birth, as many people think.
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The newest Doctor of the Church, St. John Henry Newman (feast day: Oct. 9), was deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, her Immaculate Heart, and, especially, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. This doctrine was declared an infallible teaching of the Church by Pope Bl. Pius IX in 1854, less than a decade after Newman had become a Roman Catholic.
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The apparitions in Fatima (feast day: May 13) directly or indirectly relate to the three essential points of our Marian charism: 1) proclaim and honor the mystery of the Immaculate Conception; 2) assist the dying and the Holy Souls suffering in Purgatory; and 3) spread the kingdom of God on earth, serving Christ and the Church.
On Dec. 8, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (a Holy Day of Obligation), God’s greatest act of mercy for any human being — God preserved Mary, His mother, from inheriting any stain of original sin.
Our country is home to some truly beautiful shrines, churches, and places of prayer specially dedicated to Our Lady. And yet we shouldn’t let this spiritual wealth continue to go unexplored, unvisited.
Father Kenneth Dos Santos, MIC, offers reflections on the Mass readings in his homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8.
