You preserved the most Blessed Virgin Mary�from all stain of original sin, so that in her, endowed with the rich fullness of Your grace, You might prepare a worthy Mother for your Son and signify the beginning of the Church, His beautiful Bride without spot or wrinkle.
She, the most pure Virgin, was to bring forth a Son, the innocent Lamb who would wipe away our offenses; You placed her above all others to be for Your people an advocate of grace and a model of holiness.” (Preface for the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception)
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Patroness of the United States, pray for us.
