So, today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and we’ve put up a new poll in the sidebar of the blog – which set of mysteries is your favorite? We understand that it may change day to day, moment to moment, but if you had to pick one, which would it be? If you want to give a longer answer, vote first, then leave us a comment in this post. The poll is open for a week. Happy voting, happy praying!
Category: Mary
October 7, 2009
OddPoll – Rosary Favorites
August 5, 2009
New OddPoll – Marian Devotion
In honor of today’s lesser-known marian feast, down there, in the sidebar, vote on your favorite devotional title for Mary! If you pick the “other” answer, leave your favorite title in the comments of this post. Happy voting (for the next week or so)!
August 5, 2009
Happy Feast Day!
Today, August 5th, is the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows, known today as the Dedication of the Mary Major Basilica in Rome.
The early Church was often struggling in its theology, and one of the first debates was on the very nature of Jesus: was he a man, was he God, or was he somehow both earthly and spiritual? Jesus, uniquely, is fully God (part of the Holy Trinity) but yet Son of both God and of Adam and Eve, through Mary – fully human.
And so, today, we celebrate Mary as Mother of God. The Mary Major Basilica was built to honor this very fact, and was the first church built in honor of and thusly named for Our Lady. It is on Esquiline Hill, the site of the legendary apparition of Our Lady of the Snows. We thank Mary for being the first “sacred vessel” to contain the body and blood of Christ, and for her giving spirit in presenting him to us. We see this too in the representation of Our Lady of the Snows, presenting to us both Christ and his message of Healing and Hope.
May we all take a moment today, those whose lives are connected through employment, vows, or some other way to Our Lady of the Snows (or indeed Mary under any title), and in that moment, rejoice and be thankful for all that is good in our lives. May we also respond as Mary did, in welcoming the many chances each day to present Christ to the world, and be thankful for these opportunities.
May Our Lady of the Snows continue to watch over us and pray for us. May we, in the spirit of her son, Jesus, share the healing and the hope with all that we may meet.
Happy Feast Day! Our Lady of the Snows, pray for us!
March 25, 2009
Comments Fixed (In Honor of Mary)
In honor of the Feast of the Annunciation, we fixed the problems (we just learned about) that some Oddblog viewers were having with the comments if they were using IE on windows. (Why anyone would willingly do that to themselves – use IE and/or windows – we’re not sure, but hey, it’s not our place to judge.) Unfortunately, in IE the site is still all boxy and right-angular (even in IE8) and there’s not much we can do about that, sorry. Just go find yourself Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or some other awesome browser and that should take care of it.
And, you’re right – this really has nothing to do with the Feast of the Annunciation. We just thought we should mention it here – Mary is cool.
