this day in the yesteryear: Pope Pius IX Defines Immaculate Conception as Dogma (1854)

Pope Pius IX Defines Immaculate Conception as Dogma (1854)

The Immaculate Conception is the Roman Catholic dogma that asserts that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved from the stain of original sin—the condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam’s first act of disobedience—at the moment of her conception. In 1709, Pope Clement XI made the feast of the Immaculate Conception a holy day of obligation—145 years before it became official church dogma. The Immaculate Conception is often confused with what other church doctrine? More… Discuss

Saint of the Day for Saturday, November 8th, 2014: St. Castorius

Saint of the Day for Saturday, November 8th, 2014

St. Castorius

St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian are called “the four crowned martyrs” who were tortured … continue reading

More Saints of the Day

St. Castorius St. Cybi St. Cybi St. Pope Deusdedit Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity Four Crowned Martyrs St. John Baptist Con St. Joseph Nghi

Bl. Maria Crucified Satellico St. Martin Tho St. Martin Tinh St. Moroc St. Paul Ngan Sts. Tysilio St. Willehad of Bremen St. Wiomad

today’s holiday: Queenship of Mary

Queenship of Mary

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was identified with the title of “Queen” at least as early as the 13th century. On October 11, 1954, during the Marian year that marked the centenary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Pope Pius XII established the feast of the Queenship of Mary on May 31. After the Second Vatican Council, the feast (classified as an obligatory memorial) was changed to August 22 so that it would follow the Feast of the Assumption on August 15. More… Discuss