For the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, we consider the joy of Mary at the moment she was conceived (for she was no ordinary baby but had the use of reason).
We emphasize the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception and that Mary was redeemed by Christ's prevenient grace (coming before the Incarnation and Paschal Mystery). We make comparison to the consecration of St John the Baptist at the Visitation.
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