{"id":4104,"date":"2010-09-08T08:40:59","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T13:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=4104"},"modified":"2011-01-18T14:22:42","modified_gmt":"2011-01-18T20:22:42","slug":"september-8th-birth-of-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/09\/08\/september-8th-birth-of-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"September 8th, Birth of Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/WoodCarvings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4108\" title=\"WoodCarvings\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/WoodCarvings.jpg\" alt=\"WoodCarvings\" width=\"419\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Holy Virgin, truly mother of the eternal Word who has come into our flesh and our life, Lady who conceived in faith and in your blessed womb the salvation of us all, and so are the mother of all the redeemed, you who live ever in God&#8217;s life, near to us still, because those united to God are nearest to us.<\/p>\n<p>With the thankfulness of the redeemed, we praise the eternal mercy of God that redeemed you.\u00a0 When your existence began, sanctifying grace already was yours, and that irrevocable grace was with you always. \u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n<p>For our salvation you said Yes, for us you spoke your Fiat; 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