The Presentation Of Our Lady

Today is the feast of the Presentation of Our Lady. Not much is known about Mary prior to an angel appearing to her to ask wether she would be willing to bear the Son of God. From her very beginning Mary had been set apart, hers was the Immaculate Conception. God watched over her with great love. The feast we celebrate today does not have its roots in the Gospels but comes to us from ancient 
tradition.
 Moved by the Holy Spirit Mary consecrated her life to God from a young age and she grew in holiness and virtue. Today, as we celebrate her surrender to Gods plan for salvation let us ask Mary's help in living out our own vocation, so that like her, we will have the courage to give our own personal "fiat" to The Lord.

To help celebrate this feast in your home why not get the kids in the kitchen and whip up a batch of fairy cakes, ice them in blue icing for our Lady and sit together and enjoy them with some nice hot chocolate and pray a Hail Mary asking Our Lady to intercede for your family that you might all be able to say "yes" to God!