December 8th, 2024
Immaculate Conception The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is celebrated throughout the world on December 8. This year, and every few years, December 8 falls on a Sunday. When this occurs, Sunday Masses always take precedence, particularly Sundays in Advent. In this case the Immaculate Conception recognition is moved to the next day. This year we will have Mass on Monday (tomorrow), December 9 at 9:00 am in church to mark this important Feast of Mary. Our Academy students will help us to honor Mary in a special way during this Mass. Pope Pius IX brought years of study and reflection by the church to conclusion in 1954 when he stated in a Papal Bull: “Mary was completely free from any original sin from the moment of her own conception, due to the merits of her future son, Jesus Christ. This is considered a special privilege granted by