Woman Full of God's Grace!

Originally posted on September 7, 2011 via Multiply.com
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In the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel greeted the young Mary, thus :Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you!"

Indeed, Mary is full of God's grace from the very beginning, since she is the only human without the stain of our parents' original sin. Because Mary was chosen by God to be the Mother of his only begotten Son. Thus, from her human womb God the Son became one like us in all things but sins.

September 8 is traditionally celebrated by the Catholic Church as the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although it is no longer a day of obligation, Catholics are encouraged to go to Mass to greet Jesus' Mother and our Mother too, a Happy Birthday!
            

Happy Birthday, Mama Mary!


The prayers and readings in the Mass for this special day "point to the birth of Jesus, which is the 'dawn of our Salvation'. The liturgy wants us to view the birth of Mary in relation to the birth of her Son." For it was Mary's "fiat" (translated, "let it be") that made possible our salvation from ourselves and from our sins.

Today, on your birthday, we greet you with the prayer of Hail Holy Queen, in Latin version:


Salve, Regina, Mater  misericordiae,
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve
ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae,
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
misericordes oculos ad nos converte;
et lesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O Clemens; O Pia, O Dulcis Virgo Maria!


Mama Mary, please pray for us and our country!



Nick

Deo Optimo Maximo