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Feast of the Immaculate Conception


On December 8, we honored Mary, our Mother. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic feast celebrating Mary’s conception without sin. The feast was first declared a Holy Day of Obligation on December 6, 1708, by Pope Clement XI in the Papal Bull Commissi Nobis Divinitus. In some countries, it is commemorated with mass, parades, fireworks, processions, food and cultural festivities. It is generally considered a family day, particularly in many pious Catholic countries.

The IHM Community honored this day by attending Liturgy in the Motherhouse Chapel. Each year on this holy day, the IHM Sisters and Associates renew the vows – to God, the church, and each other. A dinner followed in the Avila Dining Room.