Novena of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary- Day 8

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Sep. 06: Today the 8th day of the Novena.Another rainy day but children came in full spirit to the novena with colourful flowers. Mass, showering flowers to Mary with hymns to Mary, novena prayer and distribution of sweets took place as usual.

Today’s Theme : Mary is an example to modest life.

Today’s Message: Modest & chaste living pleases God

Today’s intention is to pray for Religious leaders, priests, nuns and those who are in religious service.

Today’s readings: Letter of St. Paul to Corinthians CH. 3 16-17: “surely you know that you are God’s temple and God’s spirit lives in you………you yourselves are his temple.

Mathew Ch.7: 17-20 A healthy tree bears good fruit. …….

We should take the example of Mary in modest living.  Our speech, dressing code, character should be modest & respectful to maintain the holiness of our body.

Pope Pius XII said, "Oh Christian mothers, if only you  knew the future distress, peril and ill-restrained shame that you prepare for your sons and daughters by imprudently accustoming them to live barely clothed, and permitting them to lose the sense of modesty, you would be ashamed of yourselves, and of the harm done to the little ones entrusted to you by Heaven to be reared in a Christian dignity and culture."

Let us maintain ourselves as true followers of Christ in our appearance, character and behavior and live in modesty.