"But Mary Kept All These Things and Pondered Them in Her Heart" (1888) By Alice Havers |
History
The Church has always celebrated the eighth day
after Christmas, January 1. Originally, it was the feast of the Circumcision of
Our Lord, because in the Jewish tradition, boys were given a special operation
on the eighth day after they were born. Then, the name of the feast day was changed
to the Holy Name of Jesus, because Jewish children were also named on the
eighth day after birth. Now we call it the
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and we take this opportunity to think about Mary's great faith in agreeing to be the mother of Jesus, no matter what that might mean for her. We also thank God that He chose to
give us a Savior who was born of a woman, fully human so that He could die for
our sin.
Activity
Our cakes, fresh from the oven this morning. |
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