Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, below we have chosen a hymn to Our Lady that teaches us of her role in God's plan of salvation. This feast day was created by Pope Pius IX in 1854 to formally recognise the doctrine (church teaching) states that Mary herself was conceived without sin. On Billington's blog which marked the Cathedral's 150th Anniversary, there is a posting about how parishioners celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Feast, in 1954, click here for further details.
Mary the Dawn
Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day;
Mary the Gate, Christ the Heav’nly Way!
Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine;
Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine!
Mary the Wheat-sheaf, Christ the Living Bread;
Mary the Rose-Tree, Christ the Rose Blood-red!
Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing Flood;
Mary the Chalice, Christ the Saving Blood!
Mary the Temple, Christ the Temple’s Lord;
Mary the Shrine, Christ the God adored!
Mary the Beacon, Christ the Haven’s Rest;
Mary the Mirror, Christ the Vision Blest!
Mary the Mother, Christ the Mother’s Son.
Both ever blest while endless ages run. Amen.
Lourdes: Immaculate Conception And for our younger viewers a short video, an extract from a longer film in which Mary tells St Bernadette in Lourdes that she is the Immaculate Conception.
On Wednesday 12th December we celebrate another feast to Our Lady, can you find out which one?
Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, below we have chosen a hymn to Our Lady that teaches us of her role in God's plan of salvation. This feast day was created by Pope Pius IX in 1854 to formally recognise the doctrine (church teaching) states that Mary herself was conceived without sin. On Billington's blog which marked the Cathedral's 150th Anniversary, there is a posting about how parishioners celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Feast, in 1954, click here for further details.
Mary the Dawn
Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day;
Mary the Gate, Christ the Heav’nly Way!
Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine;
Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine!
Mary the Wheat-sheaf, Christ the Living Bread;
Mary the Rose-Tree, Christ the Rose Blood-red!
Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing Flood;
Mary the Chalice, Christ the Saving Blood!
Mary the Temple, Christ the Temple’s Lord;
Mary the Shrine, Christ the God adored!
Mary the Beacon, Christ the Haven’s Rest;
Mary the Mirror, Christ the Vision Blest!
Mary the Mother, Christ the Mother’s Son.
Both ever blest while endless ages run. Amen.
Lourdes: Immaculate Conception And for our younger viewers a short video, an extract from a longer film in which Mary tells St Bernadette in Lourdes that she is the Immaculate Conception.
