December 8th is celebrated as a holy day commemorating the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
So, what of this festival of the Immaculate Conception of Mary? This dogma of the Roman Catholic Church states that Mary was conceived without sin, and that she never sinned throughout her entire life.
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Blessed Pope Pius IX proclaimed on December 8, 1854: "The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin." — Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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ESAC, on behalf of Sr. Audrey, Mother Superior and all our dear Sisters, wishes you a very Happy and Holy Feast. May our Virgin Mother's purity, innocence, grace, selflessness and love be with you and yours for now and forever.
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