08/09/2022
THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF MARY
September 8, 2022
“This woman of faith, Mary of Nazareth, the Mother of GOD, has been given to us as a model in our pilgrimage of faith. FROM MARY we learn to surrender to GOD’s Will in all things. FROM MARY, we learn to Trust even when all hope seems gone. FROM MARY, we learn to Love CHRIST, her Son and the SON of GOD. For Mary is not only the Mother of God, she is Mother of the Church as well.”
—Pope St. John Paul II
IMMACULATE VIRGIN MARY, in honor of thy sacred Nativity, to thee do I dedicate my body and soul, all my prayers and deeds, my joys and sufferings, all that I am and all that I have. With a joyful heart I surrender myself to thy love. To thee will I devote my services of my own free will for the salvation of mankind, and for the help of the Holy Church whose Mother thou art.
O HOLY MARY, I beg thee, by that grace through which the Lord is with thee and thou wilt to be with Him, let thy mercy be with me. Let love for thee always be with me, and the care for me be always with thine. Let the cry of my need, as long as it persists, be with thee, and the care of thy goodness, as long as I need it, be with me. Let joy in thy blessedness be always with me, and compassion for my wretchedness, where I need it, be with thee. O most loving Mother, for the love of JESUS CHRIST, I love thee in this life and forevermore!
HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE,
THE LORD IS WITH THEE...
