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Immaculate Conception - Wikipedia The Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception [1] It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church [2]
Understanding the Immaculate Conception: What the Church Truly Teaches . . . The Immaculate Conception is the Church’s solemn teaching that: Mary was preserved from original sin from the first moment of her existence, through a unique grace, granted by God, because of Christ’s future redemptive sacrifice This doctrine is rooted in Scripture, affirmed by ancient and medieval tradition, and infallibly defined in 1854
What is the feast of the Immaculate Conception? While most consistently church-going Catholics will know this, it is a common misconception (pun intended) that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception—the Holy Day of Obligation taking place December 8—refers to the conception of Jesus It’s easy to understand why Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary
The Immaculate Conception in the hearts and words of the Popes The Immaculate Conception and Mary's Assumption into Heaven In the Apostolic Constitution “ Munificentissimus Deus ” (1950), Pope Pius XII defined that “the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory ”
8 Things You Need to Know About the Immaculate Conception In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, December 8th is the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception In the United States and in a number of other countries, it is a holy day of obligation
8 December: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed . . . Furthermore, popular tradition reinforced this awareness when at Lourdes in 1858, Mary herself revealed to Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception,” recalling the proclamation of the dogma and linking it to other earlier Marian apparitions, such as those at Rue du Bac in Paris But what exactly does “Immaculate Conception” mean?
What is the immaculate conception? - U. S. Catholic Even though many Catholics connect this story in Luke’s gospel with the term immaculate conception, the doctrine itself refers to something different It still refers to Mary, but it is not about how Mary became pregnant with Jesus
December 8 - Holy Day of Obligation - Immaculate Conception The Blessed Mother, under her title as the Immaculate Conception, is the Patroness of the United States Some parishioners have asked whether attending a Sunday evening Mass on December 7 fulfills both the Sunday obligation and the Holy Day obligation