In proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Church ... "in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love." 493.

In the Spanish colonies the feast had been established as a holy day of obligation by the First Provincial ... The relationship between the Immaculate Conception and Mary’s Motherhood is highlighted ...

The apparition of Mary immaculate to St. Catherine Laboure in 1830 ... Among the Eastern Churches the feast of the Conception by St. Anne of the most Holy Theotokos continues to be observed on ...

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary was proclaimed on December 8 ... always in your hands to be consecrated to Jesus. Most Holy Virgin, I entrust in the presence of the nine choirs ...

When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

The Immaculate Conception is the belief that Mary was born free from original sin. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated by Catholics on 8 December each year.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is also a holy day of obligation for Catholics ... are dedicated under this particular title of Mary. Meanwhile, as of writing, there is no report ...

Mary's Immaculate Conception is a special gift from God preserving ... Elsewhere in the Bible, Elizabeth under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit declares to Mary: "Blessed are you among women ...