The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1 B.C.)

This is the day of the octave before the birth of Jesus from the womb of Mary. It is the beginning of Our Lady’s last novena, awaiting the coming of her Divine Child Whom she had kept in her Womb for nine months. What those last days of expectation before the nativity of Jesus meant to the heart and soul of the Mother of God, anyone with childlike love can somehow imagine, and with the help of God can realize intensely. It is a loving and prayerful prelude to Christmas to remember Our Lady on this day.

See also Our Lady of the “O.”

Related Books.

The Virgin of Hope with Angels, Juan Zariñena (1545–1619)