Catholic Central High School - Spires Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Feast of the Nativity of Mary fSeptemhel' 81 Ch, blessed Virgin, thou art born to procure the salvation of the whole world. St. John Damascene. Two holy persons, Joachim and Anna, lived in the little town of Nazareth in Lower Galilee. Joachim was of the Tribe of Juclag his wife, Anna, was of the priestly tribe of Aaron. One great blessing was wanting to their married lifeg they were without children. After twenty years of prayer, sacrifice and alms deeds, a great miracle took place. God gave them a daughter more perfect, more holy, more pleasing in His sight, than all the elect put together. According to Baronius, Mary was born at daybreak, on a Saturday, in the year of the creation of the world 4007, fifteen years before the birth of Christ. Her birth, like that of her Divine Son, was silent and unknown. When Anna had brought forth her child, she said to God, 0 Lord, I have brought a daughter into the worldg I have named her Miriam fMaryj, I place her under Thy protection, her and her posterity, that Thou mayest preserve them from the artifices of Satanfl fThe Koran, Ch. BQ In the Syriac language Miriam meant LADY or SOVERf EIGN MISTRESS: and in Hebrew, STAR QF THE SEA. The cradle of the Queen of Angels was composed of flexible twigsg for her parents, though royally descended, were poor. Swathing bands of coarse linen com' pressed the little arms which were destined to nurse so tenderly the Savior of the world. Over that cradle, Angels and Archangels must have bent with reverence, and on that tiny babe, the Blessed Trinity must have looked with infinite delight, for never was a creature so lovely. From the very moment of her conception, God dwelt in Mary as in a heavenly tabernacle because her soul was spotless and holy. Mary was so showered with graces, that had she been born immediately after her most pure conception, she would have come into the world richer in merits, and more holy than all the saints united. Thus, we celebrate September 8, the birth of Mary, with universal praise and thanksgiving, for when Mary was born, we received our consolation and our sal' vation because through Mary we have received our Savior. Thanks be to God for having created this most beautiful of all creatures and for having given her to us as a Mother! -Mary Ann Dunneback, '45

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