163K views · 3.1K reactions | Without prior notice, the Pope appeared in St. Peter’s Basilica to pray in silence before the tombs of St. Pius X and Benedict XV. He then greeted the faithful who were present | ROME REPORTS | Facebook

26K views · 566 reactions | Without prior notice, the Pope appeared in St. Peter’s Basilica to pray in silence before the tombs of St. Pius X and Benedict XV. He then greeted the faithful who were present | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Facebook

~ The Immaculate Conception ~ The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated Dec. 8, honors the Blessed Virgin Mary’s sinless conception — a doctrine affirmed not only through infallible teaching but also through Mary’s own apparitions to saints throughout history. This solemnity is a holy day of obligation. The liturgical color for the feast is white, signifying Mary’s purity and freedom from original sin. In 1854, Pope Pius IX declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception: “The Most

🇬🇧 Happy feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary! On December 8th, 1854, while Pope Pius IX was defining the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, Dominic consecrated himself to her by reading a few lines he had written on a piece of paper: “Mary, I give you my heart. May it always be yours. Jesus and Mary, be always my friends, but please let me die before I commit a single sin.” Displayed at the Museo Casa Don Bosco, the portrait of Dominic Savio by L. Kirchmayr (1910). �