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Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Solemnity · The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Midday Prayer for Tuesday, December 8, 2026. You can scroll the whole Hour, or use Prayer space. Light is shorter.

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About today

The Church believes that Mary, from the first moment of her conception, was preserved from original sin by the merits of her Son. The solemnity on 8 December, patronal feast of the United States, is not about her apart from Christ: it is grace beforehand, the first work of the Redeemer in the one who would say yes. Prepared, she is still the handmaid. Ask today for a clean heart, and for a nation placed under her protection to become more worthy of it.

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The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Choose how you want to pray this hour:

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening

God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.

Psalm I

Antiphon

Mary, preserved in grace, prepare our hearts for the coming of your Son.

Psalm 125 (124):1–2

Catholic Public Domain Version (public domain)

Psalm

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. He will not be disturbed for eternity, who dwells in Jerusalem. Mountains surround it. And the Lord surrounds his people, from this time forward and even forever.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Antiphon

Mary, preserved in grace, prepare our hearts for the coming of your Son.

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Shared by the community

For Mary and Dewey as they prepare for their upcoming wedding, may the Holy Spirit be with them and help grow their love for one another through Holy Matrimony.

R. Lord, have mercy.

On this feast, keep us faithful in the ordinary hour, and let the joy of your saints remain with us.

R. Lord, have mercy.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Closing prayer

God our Father, you give the Church this day of The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Let the grace of this Hour stay with us in work and rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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