The Immaculate Conception explained | Casey Cole, OFM

This Saturday, December 8th is a Holy Day, celebrating the Immaculate Conception. So, what exactly is the Immaculate Conception? Check it out: https://bit.ly/2E6zWPy | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

~ The Immaculate Conception ~ The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated Dec. 8, honors the Blessed Virgin Mary’s sinless conception — a doctrine affirmed not only through infallible teaching but also through Mary’s own apparitions to saints throughout history. This solemnity is a holy day of obligation. The liturgical color for the feast is white, signifying Mary’s purity and freedom from original sin. In 1854, Pope Pius IX declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception: “The Most

Why We Celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception The Feast of the Immaculate Conception (8th December) celebrates the gift of God’s grace given to Mary from the very first moment of her existence. The Church teaches that Mary was preserved from original sin and prepared by God to be a pure and fitting mother for Jesus Christ. This privilege was not by her own power, but through the saving work of Christ applied to her in advance. We celebrate this feast because it reveals God’s plan of sa