1. Week Beginning
Monday 4th December 2017

2. The Immaculate Conception of Mary
Thursday 7th December 2017
The Immaculate Conception of Mary
.When we honour the Mother of God under the title “Immaculate Conception”, we recognize in her a model of purity, innocence, trust, childlike curiosity, reverence, and respect, living peacefully alongside a mature awareness that life isn’t simple.
It’s rare to find all these things inside the same person, as we find them, in Mary.
In Mary we have an image of humanity and divinity at home. God is indeed comfortable in our presence and we in God’s.
Mary is the one chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus. Yet we believe that each of us is chosen by God in particular and important ways, and each of us is given gifts and talents by God, to share with the world.
Mary put her gifts and talents at the service of the world , by cooperating with God, and becoming the Mother of Jesus. Each one of us has a responsibility to discover our gifts and talents, like Mary, and put them at the service of others.

3. Let us pray,
Lord God,
Help each of us to discover the gifts and talents you have given us.
May we, like Mary, have the Grace to share them for the good of others, ensuring that your Kingdom, becomes a reality in our lives.
We ask her to pray with us, as we say,
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us, sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death,
Amen.