The feast of Our Lady's Immaculate conception helps our Advent preparation.
What do we celebrate? Why do we celebrate it? How do we celebrate?
What? From the very first moment of her existence in the womb of her mother, God preserved Mary from original sin.
Why do we celebrate it? Because she's our mother and we want to honor our mother. And our country is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary specifically under her title of the Immaculate Conception (i.e. The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast DC). So we pray for our country that day.
How do we celebrate? First, we make sure we're present at Holy Mass. Second, make a day of it! How do we celebrate anything? Bake a cake. Stay up late. Eat, drink, be merry. Hang out with friends. Take the day-off. We've got to go to mass, though.
That's it.
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