Learn in this article why December 8 is the day of the Immaculate Conception and learn some prayers to dedicate that day to her.
December 8, Immaculate Conception Day
The day of the Immaculate Conception was declared in 1854 when various Catholic universities around the world petitioned the then-serving Pope Pius Nono.
On December 8, in the largest church in the world, Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy, Pio Nono made the announcement:
“We declare that the doctrine that says that Mary was conceived without original sin is a doctrine revealed by God and that everyone is obliged to believe it as a dogma of faith,” he said before more than 200 bishops and ambassadors and thousands of faithful present.
After his announcement, the 300 bells of the towers of Rome rang and thousands of homing pigeons took flight. At the same time, in all the Catholic temples of the world, parties were held in honor of the Immaculate Conception.
Images of the Immaculate Conception
The image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is usually represented to Mary, looking up to heaven with surprise, surrounded by angels, receiving the miracle of God in her womb.
Prayer to the Virgin
To thank the miracles of the Virgin Mary and the fact that she has conceived the son of God in her womb, I share this powerful prayer for you to pray every December 8.
O Holy Heavenly Mother!
O Immaculate Conception!
that you opened for the world
the Source of the Healing Water of Life,
that springs from the Blessed Heart of Jesus,
dispel from us all the evils that disturb us,
open our hearts
through the Flame of Your Immaculate Heart,
forgive our mistakes
and deliver us from the deceptions of the enemy.
O Holy Mother of the Universe!
stay with us,
so that under Your Universal Love,
we can live in Christ,
Our Lord, eternally.
Amen
Novena to the Immaculate Conception
Starting on December 8 and for 9 days thereafter, you can pray this novena to the Immaculate Conception to give thanks for her miracles.
Day 1
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign Redeemer of ours: just as you preserved Mary from sin, original in her Immaculate Conception, and you did us the great benefit of freeing us from it through your holy baptism, so we humbly ask you to grant us the grace to behave always as good Christians, regenerated in you, our Most Holy Father.
Day 2
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign our Redeemer: just as you preserved Mary from all mortal sin throughout her life and you give us grace to avoid it and the sacrament of confession to remedy it, so we humbly ask you, through the intercession of your Mother Immaculate, grant us the grace to never commit mortal sin, and if we incur such a terrible misfortune, to get out of it as soon as possible through a good confession.
Day 3
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign our Redeemer: just as you preserved Mary from all venial sin throughout her life, and you ask us to purify our souls more and more to be worthy of you, so we humbly beg you, through the intercession of your Immaculate Mother, grant us the grace to avoid venial sins and to seek and obtain more purity and delicacy of conscience every day.
Day 4
Oh Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign our Redeemer: just as you freed Mary from the inclination to sin and gave her perfect control over all her passions, so we humbly ask you, through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, to grant us the grace to gradually tame our passions and destroying our evil inclinations, so that we can serve you, with true freedom of spirit, without any imperfection.
day 5
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign our Redeemer: just as, from the first moment of her Conception, you gave Mary more grace than all the saints and angels in heaven, so we humbly ask you, through the intercession of your Immaculate Mother, inspire a singular appreciation of the divine grace that you acquired for us with your blood, and grant us to increase it more and more with our good works and with the reception of your Holy Sacraments, especially that of Communion.
day 6
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign Redeemer of ours: just as, from the first moment, you fully infused in Mary the supernatural virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit, so we humbly beseech you, through the intercession of your Immaculate Mother, grant to us the abundance of these same gifts and virtues, so that we may overcome all temptations and perform many acts of virtue worthy of our profession as Christians.
day 7
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign our Redeemer: just as you gave Mary, among the other virtues, an exempt purity and chastity, for which she is called Virgin of virgins, so we beg you, through the intercession of your Immaculate Mother, grant the very difficult virtue of chastity, which so many have preserved through devotion to the Virgin and your protection.
day 8
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign our Redeemer: just as you gave Mary the grace of a most ardent charity and love of God above all things, so we humbly ask you, through the intercession of your Immaculate Mother, grant us a sincere love from you. , oh God our Lord!, our true good, our benefactor, our father, and that before we want to lose all the things that offend you with a single sin.
day 9
O Most Holy Son of Mary Immaculate and most benign Redeemer of ours: just as you have granted Mary the grace to go to heaven and to be placed there in first place after You, we humbly beg you, through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, to grant us a good death, that we receive the last Sacraments well, that we expire without any stain of sin on our conscience and go to heaven, to always enjoy, in your company and that of our Mother, with all those who have been saved by her.
Powerful prayers to ask for miracles
If you have any problem or difficulty and need a little heavenly help, here are some prayers that can be very useful:
Do you usually celebrate the Day of the Immaculate Conception?
Yes. Whenever I can
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No. I do not usually celebrate this date
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