Today is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is a Holy Day of Obligation, so we went to Mass this evening. Many people think the Immaculate Conception refers to the virgin Mary becoming pregnant, but it isn't. Mary's miraculous pregnancy is known as The Incarnation. When Mary herself was conceived, God protected her from the stain of Original Sin, in order that she would be the perfect, immaculate vessel for His Son. That is the Immaculate Conception.
This is a statue I was given for my baptism.
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