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Solemnity of the Nativity of Mary

This Friday, 8 September marks the Solemnity of the Nativity of Mary. This date is

 acknowledged by the Catholic community around the world and was chosen as it is exactly nine months from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

Mary was born to parents Joachim and Anne, who experienced a very similar situation to that of the great Old Testament family, Abraham and Sarah – they both deeply grieved for children of their own. Joachim and Anne turned to God as they felt their childlessness may have been a result of God’s displeasure with them. Imagine their surprise when they were blessed with not just any child, but the eventual Mother of God, as was revealed to Anne by an angel: “The Lord has heard your prayer, and you shall conceive, and shall bring forth, and your seed shall be spoken of in all the world.”

St Augustine, a fourth-century bishop, described the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary as an event of cosmic and historic significance, and an appropriate prelude to the birth of Jesus Christ. “She is the flower of the field from whom bloomed the precious lily of the valley,” he said.

MASS

Term 3 end of Term Mass will be held in Week 10 on Wednesday 20 September at 12:30pm.