{"id":84531,"date":"2014-12-08T09:35:26","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T17:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=84531"},"modified":"2016-12-06T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T20:37:41","slug":"immaculate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/immaculate\/","title":{"rendered":"Immaculate!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">O<\/span>n this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, let us join together with the Angels and the Saints of all ages in singing the praises of the Mother of God.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91ucurJ4yAw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left; border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 48%; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"drop\">A<font color=\"#AF0000\">V\u00c9 MAR\u00cdA<\/font>, gr\u00e1tia pl\u00e9na, D\u00f3minus t\u00e9cum. Bened\u00edcta tu in muli\u00e9ribus, et bened\u00edctus fr\u00factus v\u00e9ntris t\u00fai, I\u00e9sus.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e1ncta Mar\u00eda, M\u00e1ter D\u00e9i, \u00f3ra pro n\u00f3bis peccat\u00f3ribus, nunc et in h\u00f3ra m\u00f3rtis n\u00f3strae. <\/p>\n<p>\u00c1men. <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 48%; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"drop\">H<font color=\"#AF0000\">AIL MARY<\/font> full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. <\/p>\n<p>Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. <\/p>\n<p>Amen. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"attachment_83530\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/ave-maria\/mediatrixofallgraces\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-83530\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83530\" data-attachment-id=\"83530\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/ave-maria\/mediatrixofallgraces\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MediatrixOfAllGraces.jpg?fit=600%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,870\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Do whatever He tells you&amp;#8221; (John 2:5)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MediatrixOfAllGraces.jpg?fit=600%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MediatrixOfAllGraces.jpg?resize=600%2C870\" alt=\"&quot;Do whatever He tells you&quot; (John 2:5)\" width=\"600\" height=\"870\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MediatrixOfAllGraces.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MediatrixOfAllGraces.jpg?resize=103%2C150&amp;ssl=1 103w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MediatrixOfAllGraces.jpg?resize=240%2C348&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-83530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Do whatever He tells you&#8221; (John 2:5)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/jp2cmc.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/immaculata\/jp2cmc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/jp2cmc.jpg?fit=344%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"344,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jp2cmc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/jp2cmc.jpg?fit=344%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/jp2cmc.jpg?resize=206%2C300\" alt=\"\" title=\"jp2cmc\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/jp2cmc.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/jp2cmc.jpg?w=344&amp;ssl=1 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"drop\">Mary&#8217;s Immaculate Conception is the sign of the gracious love of the Father, the perfect expression of the redemption accomplished by the Son and the beginning of a life completely open to the working of the Spirit. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>By her words and her silence the Virgin Mary stands before us as a model for our pilgrim way. It is not an easy way: as a result of the fall of our first parents, humanity is marked by the wounds of sin, whose consequences continue to be felt also among the redeemed. But evil and death will not have the last word! Mary confirms this by her whole life, for she is a living witness of the victory of Christ, our Passover.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pope John Paul II, Homily during his pilgrimage to Lourdes, 2004)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For those wishing to know more, I can do no better than to point you to this video by Dr. Scott Hahn of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salvationhistory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ww8IG92wwR0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"drop\">O God,<br \/>\nwho by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin<br \/>\nprepared a worthy dwelling for your Son,<br \/>\ngrant, we pray, that, as you preserved her from every stain<br \/>\nby virtue of the Death of your Son, which you foresaw,<br \/>\nso, through her intercession,<br \/>\nwe, too, may be cleansed and admitted to your presence. <\/p>\n<p>Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,<br \/>\nwho lives and reigns with you<br \/>\nin the unity of the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\none God, for ever and ever.<\/p>\n<p>Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, let us join together with the Angels and the Saints of all ages in singing the praises of the Mother of 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