SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
"We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary, at first instant of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace of the Omnipotent God, in virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind, was preserved immaculate from all stain of original sin, has been revealed by God, and therefore should firmly and constantly be believed by all the faithful." - Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, December 8, 1854
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