Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The Church has always taught that the Blessed Virgin, the mother of our Lord Jesus was herself conceived without sin - in the womb of her mother Saint Anne. This was a special privilege that was granted through the merits of her Son. God granted this favour in order to keep her Immaculate.
No one (except God himself) has ever had the chance to choose his or her own mother. If we did, would we not want to lavish upon her every gift that we could? Since Jesus was able to choose his own mother, we believe that God granted her the great privilege of being free from sin from the first moment of her conception. The Church has held this to be true from the very earliest days, but it was not officially defined until 1854 when Pope Pius IX declared it as an infallible statement (ex cathedra).
The Virgin Mary, herself conceived without sin, would eventually be the vessel through which the Lord Jesus Christ, the only son of God ... became incarnate and became Man (cf Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed). It is the great privilege of Mary's Immaculate Conception that we celebrate today. Let us turn our gaze heavenward and offer joyful songs of praise for this great grace that was accorded to our heavenly mother. May she continually intercede for all of us, her children, and accompany us with her prayer until we stand before her Son in the heavenly hallways to sing our praises in heaven.
Have a great day.
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