The Blessed Virgin Mary: The highest human holiness is recognized and venerated by the Church

* September 8 – Nativity of the Virgin Mary – Our Lady of the Kneeling Woman (France, 1550)  * The highest human holiness is recognized and venerated by the Church --- An initiative of the Mary of Nazareth Association  September 8 – Nativity of the Virgin Mary – Our Lady of the Kneeling Woman (France, 1550)  The highest human holiness is recognized and venerated by the Church Holy card depicting the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Wikipedia) The liturgical year comprises three cycles: Sundays, the feasts of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the celebrations of the saints. The first great feast of the cycle of the saints is that of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, celebrated on September 8th each year. This feast is very old. It was celebrated very early in Constantinople and Jerusalem, but really took shape in Rome in the 7th century. During this celebration, the faithful are placed in the presence of the highest recognized human holiness venerated by the Church: that of the Virgin Mary. The texts read and the prayers sung on this occasion aptly illuminate the meaning of the veneration that the Church has for Our Blessed Mother Mary. www.eglise.catholique.fr (Wikipedia) Mary's parents: Anna and Joachim Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen.