POPE: “MARY IS A GREAT SIGN OF HOPE FOR THE CHURCH AND FOR THE WORLD”
08/12/2011Pope in audience
“I am pleased to greet all the English-speaking visitors on this great feast-day when we honour the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In her sinless perfection, Mary is a great sign of hope for the Church and for the world, a sign of the marvels that God’s grace can accomplish in us, his human creatures. In these days of Advent, in company with the holy and immaculate Mother of God, let us prepare to welcome her Son into our lives and into our hearts… Read more »