{"id":2877,"date":"2008-09-08T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/09\/the-birth-of-mary-2.html"},"modified":"2008-09-08T07:26:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-08T07:26:00","slug":"the-birth-of-mary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/09\/the-birth-of-mary-2.html","title":{"rendered":"The Birth of Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Father of Mercy, give your people help and strength from heaven.
The birth of the Virgin Mary’s son
was the dawn of our salvation.
May this celebration of her birthday
bring us closer to lasting peace.
Grant this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n

— the Liturgy of the Hours<\/span><\/div>\n

Image: Our Lady the Tabernacle, by Bernard Deschler<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Father of Mercy, give your people help and strength from heaven.The birth of the Virgin Mary’s sonwas the dawn of our salvation.May this celebration of her birthdaybring us closer to lasting peace.Grant this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, forever and ever. 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