IMMACULATE  

CONCEPTION

Quote for The Feast of the Immaculate Conception - December 8, 2010


"Indeed O Lord,
You and Your Mother,
are the only ones
who in every respect
are completly beautiful.
For in You, O Lord,
there is no corruption,
nor in Your Mother any stain."


St. Ephraem of Syria: Nisibene Songs: 27, 8, Fourth Century

Painting on top: Immaculate Conception, Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez, [1599-1660]