Catholic Identity

MARY’S BIRTHDAY 

September 8th marks a special event in the Liturgical Calendar. We celebrate Mary’s birthday. 

Mother Mary is an example for every mother and is also an example for all of us who seek to love others with a pure and holy heart. Reflect, today, upon the holy and captivating relationship that Mary would have shared with her Divine Son.

HAIL MARY 

Hail, Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death. 

Amen.

Scripture  Reading Matt. 1: 18 - 23

This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph; being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God-is-with-us.’

REFLECTION: Hymn

Mary Pray for Us - click on the image below to view the reflection our heavenly mother, Mary