I Love that Woman! My Unworthy Reflections on The Immaculate Conception [Catholic Caucus]

Fighting Irish Thomas ^ | 12-08-06 | Tom O'Toole

[mlizzy]

Today's feast day is more than Pope Pius IX's 1854 infallible proclamation, as important as that Dogma was and is. Today's feast day, which issues not only from the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Deus but its echo at the Grotto in Lourdes four years later, demonstrates that the Virgin Mary, with all Her wonderful titles, wants to be known by that name. And the reason is not so much that she was conceived without sin, but that through her humility before God She continued without sin until the day She was assumed into Heaven. It is for this reason Her prayer is so powerful, Her intercession so necessary.

While salvation is assured to anyone who lives a Christ-like life and is baptized in the name of the Father and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, to reach Sainthood two further questions must be asked. First, can "The Word" become "Flesh" without the Eucharist? And second, can we truly know (and then, follow) Christ if we don't love Mary?

[mlizzy]

Remember to go to Mass, and pray a Rosary too.:)

[RexBeach]

Great post! I was at 6:30 AM mass EST. I say “Hail Marys” every morning.

God bless,

Rex

[i_dont_chat]

From a person very ignorant on the Catholic Church.

DOes the Immaculate Conception refer to the conception of Jesus or the conception of his mother Mary?

I’m so confused.

[mlizzy]

Great post! I was at 6:30 AM mass EST. I say “Hail Marys” every morning. God bless, Rex

Hey, Rex, we were at 6:00 AM mass CST at our original parish, Immaculate Conception. And there was a mightier crowd there which is always good to see. Now if only ALL the parishioners would kneel at the consecration instead of some standing and some kneeling, we'll be making some solid headway ... :)

[mlizzy]

DOes the Immaculate Conception refer to the conception of Jesus or the conception of his mother Mary?

Good question! It is the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Jesus' mother, that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception refers to.

This link has some good info on the Immaculate Conception.

[RexBeach]

By golly, that was the name of my original parish, too!

Good work, and keep the faith with our Mother in Heaven!

[vladimir998]

Mary’s conception.

You might want to look at Charles Dickson’s A Protestant Pastor Looks at Mary. Good little book.

[A.A. Cunningham]

"It is a sweet and pious belief that the infusion of Mary’s soul was effected without original sin; so that in the very infusion of her soul she was also purified from original sin and adorned with God’s gifts, receiving a pure soul infused by God; thus from the first moment she began to live she was free from all sin."
Martin Luther (Sermon: "On the Day of the Conception of the Mother of God," 1527).

[Salvation]

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The Crusade of Mary Immaculate - St. Maximilian Kolbe (Catholic Caucus)
The Early Church Fathers on the Immaculate Conception - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus
Three Reasons the Church’s Enemies Hate The Immaculate Conception
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Pope: Mary the Immaculate Conception... (text of BXVI speech)
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Why the Immaculate Conception?
Catholic Encyclopedia: Immaculate Conception (The Doctrine and Its Roots)
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Ineffabilis Deus: 8 December 1854 (Dogma of the Immaculate Conception)

Why do we believe in the Immaculate Conception?
John Paul II goes to Lourdes; reflections on the Immaculate Conception
Your Praises We Sing--on the Dogma of the Proclamation of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8th
Eastern Christianity and the Immaculate Conception (Q&A From EWTN)
Memorandum on the Immaculate Conception [Newman]

[Mrs. Don-o]

"Oh what an immaculate conception,
Oh what an immaculate day..
I've got an immaculate fee-eee-liiiing....
Everything's going my way!"

A little hilarity on a happy day!

BTW, I think there are just 3 people on the liturgical calendar whose conception-days are celebrated:

• Mary (Dec. 8),
• John the Baptist (Sept. 23), and
• Jesus Christ (March 25).

I think we should ALL celebrate our conception days! Just count 9 months behind (or simpler, 3 months ahead) from your birthhday. Yay. More singing, more blessings, more cake.