<http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2008/12/feast-of-expectation-of-blessed-virgin.html>The Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
<http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ymg9VAvJo3E/SUoxWoOIGhI/AAAAAAAAGXQ/eUiexJ8e_gs/s1600-h/Our+Lady+of+Expectation.jpeg> [] Our Lady of Expectation Today is the feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and it is one of the liturgy's loveliest old Advent festivals of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr. Mark writes about it <http://vultus.stblogs.org/2007/12/feast-of-the-expectation-of-th.html>here. Fr. Peter West of Priests for Life shares <http://www.priestsforlife.org/preaching/frpeteradvent.htm>a beautiful reflection on Advent and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which expresses the theme of this feast day so well. <http://expectation-of-our-lady.blogspot.com/2007/12/december-18th-expectation-of-mary.html>From The Expectation of the Feast of Our Lady blog: The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the lesser known feasts of Our Lady, but it was widely celebrated in Spain, Italy and parts of Central Europe. It falls within the period of O Sapientia, which begins on December 17th with the great 'O' Antiphons for the Magnificat at vespers up to December 23rd. In the missal and breviary up to 1962 it was commemorated for certain places. <http://expectation-of-our-lady.blogspot.com/2007/12/december-18th-expectation-of-mary.html>MORE The intercession of Our Lady under the title of her Expectation has been called upon by women unable to bear children and <http://expectation-of-our-lady.blogspot.com/2007/12/novena-to-our-lady-in-expectation.html>there is a novena for this. <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/please%20donate.html>Donations are needed and very much appreciated <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Kingdom!<*}}}>< Lord, may everything we do begin with Your inspiration and continue with Your help, so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/please%20donate.html>Donations are needed and very much appreciated <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Kingdom!<*}}}>< Lord, may everything we do begin with Your inspiration and continue with Your help, so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
