Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"O God, Who didst will that this day the ever blessed Virgin Mary, dwelling-place of the Holy Ghost, should be presented in the temple: grant, we beseech Thee, that through her intercession, we may be worthy to be presented in the temple of Thy glory. Through our Lord."
– Collect from the Extraordinary Form for today's feast of the Presentation of the MBVM.
My sermon for today's feast can be read here.
Detail from the bronze doors of the basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"O God, Who didst will that this day the ever blessed Virgin Mary, dwelling-place of the Holy Ghost, should be presented in the temple: grant, we beseech Thee, that through her intercession, we may be worthy to be presented in the temple of Thy glory. Through our Lord."
– Collect from the Extraordinary Form for today's feast of the Presentation of the MBVM.
My sermon for today's feast can be read here.
Detail from the bronze doors of the basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.