Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and a holy day of obligation. Because Mary was to carry Our Lord, she was conceived free from original sin, but with an intact free will. She freely chose to obey God's call to her and to endure a life of suffering and uncertainty.

Let us ask her to pray for us during our times of suffering and to be with us as we struggle against sin in our lives.