Today, we are celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and the passage will be taken from the Gospel according to St Luke. So they hurried away and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they have been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds said to them. As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they have heard and seen, just as they have been told. When the eighth day came and the child was circumcized, they gave him the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him before his conception. During January 1, New Year's Day, we complete the octave celebration of Christmas Day. It's an often a overlooked liturgical fact that we celebrate Christmas Day for eight straight days. We do this also with Easter Day, which concludes with the great celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. On t