Image: “Madonna and Child” (detail) by Sassoferrato | Restored Traditions
“Jesus, Who is God, is the only natural-born son who chose His mother. He had a plan for her life and she accepted it with her fiat, her yes given to the Archangel Gabriel at the Annunciation. For that we are eternally grateful and indebted to Mary, who was given to us to be our mother by her Son from the Cross.“
Each January 1 (the Octave of Christmas), the Church celebrates the…