Jesse Tree Dec. 11: Jonah Dec. 10: King Solomon Dec. 9: King David Dec. 7: Jesse Dec. 6: Samuel Dec. 8: Mary Dec. 5: Moses Dec. 3: Jacob Dec. 4: Joseph Dec. 2: Isaac Dec. 1: Abraham Nov. 30: Noah Nov. 29: Fall of Man Nov. 28: Adam and Eve Nov. 27: Creation

Dec. 12: Judith Dec. 11: Jonah Dec. 10: King Solomon Dec. 9: King David Dec. 7: Jesse Dec. 8: Mary Dec. 6: Samuel Dec. 4: Joseph Dec. 3: Jacob Dec. 2: Isaac Dec. 1: Abraham Nov. 30: Noah Nov. 29: Fall of Man Nov. 28: Adam and Eve Nov. 27: Creation

MARY
December 8

Symbols: Lily, Crown of Stars

On this holyday of obligation, the Church celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an event that heralds God's choice of Mary to be the Mother of the Redeemer. The Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that the Blessed Virgin Mary was preserved from any stain of sin, including original sin, from the moment of her conception in her mother's (St. Anne) womb.

The Virgin Mary, chosen Mother of the Redeemer, is robed in the splendor of her stainless innocence, and clothed with the beauty of one redeemed in Christ and prepared to receive Him in her womb.

Recommended Readings: Revelation 12; Song 4:7

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