September’s Marian Mystery
Gerard Manley Hopkins writes in his poem The May Magnificat that “May is Mary’s month…” While May uncontestedly takes first place on the calendar in regards to the Blessed Virgin, at least as far as Church feasts are concerned, September might challenge it for a close second. During the ninth month, …
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