Woman full of God's grace!

The angel Gabriel greeted the young Mary in the annunciation, 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 original sin that we inherited from our first parents. Because from the very beginning of creation 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 sin.

Today, 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 Mary, the Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Mother too, a Very 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'". Because the "liturgy wants us to view the birth of Mary in relation to the birth of her Son." (Source: Ordo 2012) For it was Mary's "fiat" (translated, "let it be") that made possible salvation from our sins.

Our Dear Mama Mary, 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,
our country, and the whole Church!

Ad Jesum per Mariam!