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Mary Immaculate, Patroness of the United States

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On May 17, 1846, the U.S. bishops, 23 in number, consecrated the United States of America to the patronage of the Blessed Mother under the title of the Immaculate Conception. The story behind this action, the story of the Immaculate Conception evolving as a dogma of the Church, was 14 centuries in the making. It Read More
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On the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary

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In the 2002 third typical edition of the Roman Missal — approved by Pope St. John Paul II — the feast of the Holy Name of Mary is included as an optional memorial. Some believe Pope John Paul II restored the feast of the Holy Name of Mary to the liturgical calendar because of the Read More
The Apparition of the Virgin to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, by Filippino Lippi

Lessons from the Sermons of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) was a Cistercian monk and founder of the Abbey of Clairvaux in France. Although a monk, he became active in the ecclesial affairs of the Church during the 12th century. He defended the Jews from persecutions, helped establish the Order of Templars and intervened in support of Pope Innocent II Read More