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“Mondays with Mary” – The Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Tom Perna on December 16, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

For many centuries in the liturgical calendar, December 18 was the day the Catholic Church celebrated the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was celebrated for centuries up until they changed […]

“Mondays with Mary” – Seven Days before Christ was Born: What was Mary Expecting?

By Tom Perna on December 18, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Historically, in the Liturgical Calendar, December 18 is the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although this feast is no longer officially in the liturgical calendar, faithful Catholics in the Latin Church still honor […]