The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary, you were conceived without sin 

and remained sinless throughout your life. 

With the perfection of every virtue and grace, you loved and served God 

even as a young child. 

Please pray for me, as I help to inspire young people in the ways of holiness, 

that I will never shy away from pointing them to you as a model and mediator 

of God’s grace. 

Most Holy Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for me. 

As we celebrate the liturgical memorial of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple on 21 November, we especially honor the fact that, regardless of the lack of certainty of the historical details, the Blessed Virgin Mary lived a life of profound prayer and contemplation from her earliest years and continued to do so throughout her life. She always has been, and continues to be, the Immaculate One, the one who dedicated her whole life to the service of the will of God. The spiritual reality of her total dedication to the will of God throughout her life is an indisputable dogma of our faith.