"We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which asserts that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, was preserved free from every stain of original sin is a doctrine revealed by God and, for this reason, must be firmly and constantly believed by all the faithful." -- Pope Pius IX in the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Dei, which declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854.Sunday, December 7, 2008
Monday: The Feast Of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which asserts that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, was preserved free from every stain of original sin is a doctrine revealed by God and, for this reason, must be firmly and constantly believed by all the faithful." -- Pope Pius IX in the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Dei, which declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854.
