Nothing fancy today. Read for yourself the document (Ineffabilis Deus) of Blessed Pope Pius IX declaring the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.

Also read here about how St. Thomas Aquinas actually thought about this topic – he was NOT actually “just plain wrong” as one normally hears… He was actually almost exactly in line with what Pius IX teaches.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!