The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Birth of Mary by Ghirlandaio

The Birth of Mary by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449–1494).

Almighty and everlasting God, who by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost didst prepare the body and soul of the Virgin–Mother Mary to be a dwelling place for thy Son: Keep us, we beseech thee, pure and undefiled, that we may be an holy temple . . . → Read More: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary