Author Topic: Solemnity of Blessed Mary, Mother of God (Read 1959 times)

Cantarella · « **on:** December 31, 2014, 10:23:52 PM »

Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary!

January 1

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2014, 11:42:17 PM »

Happy Feast of the Virgin Mary!

magdalena · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2015, 10:21:09 AM »

Also, Feast of the Circuмcision. Our Lord's first Blood Shedding.

http://catholicharboroffaithandmorals.com/Circuмcision.html

Binechi · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2015, 11:37:19 AM »

Feast of circuмcision... comemorates the first shedding of Christ Blood.

Binechi · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2015, 11:46:08 AM »

Feast of the Circuмcision

His name was called Jesus, which was called by the angel, before He was conceived in the womb--LUKE ii. 21.

In the Old Law (Gen. xvii. 12), it was required that every male child should on the eighth day after his birth be circuмcised, and thus admitted among God's chosen people. The rite of circuмcision in the Old Law corresponded to the Sacrament of Baptism in the New Law and was the means of remitting original sin. Our Lord, although free from every sin, submitted to this rite in order to show that He was a true Son of Abraham, to manifest respect and obedience to the established law, and to prove that He had a real human body. At the time of circuмcision, a name was given to the child. Our Lord was called Jesus, which signified His office as Saviour. On this feast of the Circuмcision, therefore, it is most appropriate that we should meditate on the first petition of the Lord's prayer, "hallowed be thy name."