Quote/s of the Day – 15 December – “Month of the Immaculate Conception” – The Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“I am the Immaculate Conception.”
Our Lady of Lourdes to St Bernadette
25 March 1858
“He came down into the Virgin’s womb,
a womb unstained, unspotted,
hallowed by the touch of divine unction.”
St Amadeus of Lausanne (1108-1159)
“Enraptured by the splendour of your heavenly beauty
and impelled by the anxieties of the world,
we cast ourselves into your arms,
O Immaculate Mother of Jesus and our Mother Mary,
confident of finding in your most loving heart,
appeasement of our ardent desires
and a safe harbour from the tempests
which beset us on every side.”
Ven Pope Pius XII (1876-1958)
Deign, O Immaculate Virgin
By St Paschasius Radbertus (785–865)
Deign, O Immaculate Virgin,
Mother most pure,
to accept the loving cry of praise
which we send up to you
from the depths of our hearts.
Though they can but add little to your glory,
O Queen of Angels,
you do not despise, in your love,
the praises of the humble
and the poor.
Cast down upon us a glance of mercy,
O most glorious Queen,
graciously receive our petitions.
Through your immaculate purity
of body and mind,
which rendered you so pleasing to God,
inspire us with a love of innocence and purity.
Teach us to guard carefully the gifts of grace,
striving ever after sanctity, so that,
being made like the image of your beauty,
we may be worthy to become the sharers
of your eternal happiness.
Amen
AnaStpaul 
Question. Pope Pius XII how goes his cause? I read a book awhile back, “The Popes Spy” in which our Pope had to carefully navigates the troubled waters of WWII. His cause for Sainthood is timely.
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I know that this year, 2021, they opened all his documents to scrutiny – that is to the public – that is to the Jews. We can only hope that all goes ahead soon. Let us pray for this blessed holy cause. The Jews are blocking it, dear Hughie 🙏🙏🙏🙏I love this Pope so much. 😪💘
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