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The Presentation of Our Lady: A Feast of Preparation

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira December 15, 2016November 16, 2011

On the feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, we celebrate the fact that Our Lady’s parents brought her to the Temple at the age of three and handed her over to live there for a long period as a consecrated virgin where she might exclusively contemplate God. There is a special … Read more

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

by Fr. Raymond de Thomas de Saint-Laurent October 10, 2017September 2, 2011

Many days passed before God finally completed the masterpiece of His creation. For nine months, the soul of Mary had given form to her virginal body, and the hour of her happy birth approached. As the suffocating Palestinian summer neared its end, the mellowing sun poured abundant torrents of golden light on … Read more