THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION EXPLAINED Did you know that Mary actually did know her child would save the world? In fact, she was saved around forty-seven years before Jesus died. Fr. Mike Schmitz simplifies the complex theology behind the Immaculate Conception in this video. Using a clever analogy or two, he demonstrates how Scripture alludes to the fact that Mary was immaculately conceived, and he explains why this solemnity is so important to the Church. #CoolCatholics | Cool Catholics

December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. We ask the Blessed Mother to intercede for us. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us! Learn more about the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in this beautiful video below! #Catholic #CatholicChurch #Catholicism | EWTN Vatican

Rome Honors the Feast of the Immaculate Conception! 🇮🇹 Each year on December 8, Rome celebrates one of its most beloved traditions—the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In Piazza di Spagna, Rome’s firefighters or the Vigili del Fuoco climb their ladder high above the crowd to place a wreath of flowers on the arm of the Virgin Mary, whose bronze statue stands atop the Column of the Immaculate Conception. This moving gesture of devotion dates back to 1857, when the monument was first erected t