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Presider’s Page for Saturday 8 December (Immaculate Conception of Mary)

Our preparations for Christmas always include Mary, the Mother of God. Today’s feast celebrates her conception free from sin, a miracle that displays God’s power for believers. We worship God, for whom everything is posssible.

08 December. The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1st Reading: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 The enmity between the serpent and the woman, between its offspring and hers The Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”…

Presider’s Page for Saturday 8 December (Immaculate Conception of Mary)

08 December. The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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