This week, our K-5th grade students will be attending Mass at 9 AM on both Wednesday AND Friday. Wednesday is our regularly scheduled school Mass and Friday is in recognition of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the patronal feast of Argentina, Brazil, Korea, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Philippines, Spain, Uruguay, and the United States. This is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics as we honor Mary, the Mother of God, and celebrate her Immaculate Conception.
From USCatholic.org, "In the Gospel of Luke an angel visits a young woman in Nazareth named Mary and asks if she will bear the Messiah. Mary says yes. Then, presto! Mary becomes pregnant with Jesus. This is known as the immaculate conception, right? Wrong. Even though many Catholics connect this story in Luke’s gospel with the term immaculate conception, the doctrine itself refers to something different. It still refers to Mary, but it is not about how Mary became pregnant with Jesus. It is about how Mary’s mother (Saint Anne) became pregnant with her—deemed immaculate due to the absence of transmitting original sin."
As always, all families are welcome to join us when we attend Mass.