The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November ... in the 11th century within the Byzantine Catholic Church. It was introduced into the Roman Catholic ...

‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The Church's devotion ... an ‘epitome of the whole Gospel,' express this devotion to the Virgin Mary." 1 1. CCC, 971. The internal quotes are from ...

It was to be known as Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church ... above altar Even the pulpit is a striking work of art. Carved in oak, it depicts Jesus and the four ...