December 8 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE TITULAR PATRONESS OF THE CONGREGATION Solemnity The titular Patroness of the Congregation is the Immaculately Conceived Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church. To her, as their Queen and Lady, very powerful Helper and most loving Mother, let them show special veneration, filial love, and devotion. Let them go to Jesus through her. Let them invoke her frequently in suppliant entreaties and run to her with the greatest confidence in all their needs. Let them contemplate her Holy and Immaculate Conception and imitate her virtues with all their strength. The titular and patronal feast of the Congregation is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Constitutions of the Congregation of Marian Fathers, § 18 The Proper Readings for the Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. are found in the Lectionary for Mass on December 8th. The liturgical commemoration of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated at the rank of a Solemnity for the entire Congregation, as she is the titular Patroness of the Marian Fathers (cf. Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Prot. n. 297/14, June 16, 2014, approving the Liturgical Calendar for the Congregation of Marian Fathers).
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