The Immaculate Conception:
December 8th is a Holy day of obligation for Catholics. The Immaculate Conception is often misunderstood by non-Catholics and Catholics alike. The Immaculate Conception is not the same as the Virgin Birth, rather it is the doctrine of the Church that Mary, the Mother of God was conceived without the stain of original sin. A lot of people take exception to this doctrine thinking that this equates Mary to some level of divinity. This is not so. Mary was preserved from the stain of original sin by the Grace of God, not by her own doing. Since it is a Holy day of obligation I invite everyone to take the time to read up on the Immacute Conception.
For further reading on the Immaculate Conception:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674d.htm
Pax Tecum
December 8th is a Holy day of obligation for Catholics. The Immaculate Conception is often misunderstood by non-Catholics and Catholics alike. The Immaculate Conception is not the same as the Virgin Birth, rather it is the doctrine of the Church that Mary, the Mother of God was conceived without the stain of original sin. A lot of people take exception to this doctrine thinking that this equates Mary to some level of divinity. This is not so. Mary was preserved from the stain of original sin by the Grace of God, not by her own doing. Since it is a Holy day of obligation I invite everyone to take the time to read up on the Immacute Conception.
For further reading on the Immaculate Conception:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674d.htm
Pax Tecum
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