Marymass Eve.
Today is the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Maria Bambina.
Come, all you faithful, let us hasten to the Virgin: for long before her conception in the womb, the one who was to be born of the stem of Jesse was destined to be the Mother of God. The one who is the treasury of virginity, the flowering Rod of Aaron, the object of the prophecies, the child of Joachim and Anne, is born today and the world is renewed in her. Through her birth, she floods the church with her splendor. O holy Temple, Vessel of the Godhead, Model of virgins and Strength of kings: in you the wondrous union of the two natures of Christ was realized. We worship Him and glorify your most pure birth, and we magnify you. (441-442) - Meditations on the Birth of Our Lady
September 8th, 2007 at 5:57 am
Thanks for the picture and the links! Happy feast day, Terry!
September 8th, 2007 at 7:33 am
I want a Maria Bambina statue.
September 8th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Dymphna - They are difficult to find in this country. Happy feast day!
Happy feast day Elena.
September 8th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Dymphna, I have a statue of the Infant Mary that the nuns in Hanceville sent me; I believe they have them in the EWTN online catalog.