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Mar 5, 2024 · The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced March 4 that five of its Catholic schools – Immaculate Conception School (Towson), Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (Ellicott City), St. John the Evangelist School (Severna Park), St. Joseph School (Cockeysville) and St. Mary’s School (Annapolis) – have advanced to the next level of the Blue Ribbon application process.
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A photo collage of the NBRS ceremony. Blue Ribbons tied around trees. Wrapped school in blue ribbon. Plant blue flowers around school in the spring. Blue balloons tied all around the walking track; blue balloons hung in hallways; released at celebration or commencement. Each child tied a blue ribbon on school fence.
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What the Immaculate Conception is not
Let’s start by clearing up a common misconception about the Immaculate Conception: It is not, as many Catholics believe, the virginal conception of Jesus Christ in Mary. Nor is it the virginal birth of Jesus by Mary.
The Immaculate Conception means Mary was always free of original sin
Instead, the Immaculate Conception refers to the doctrine that Mary, from the very moment of her conception, was never stained by original sin. The word immaculateliterally means pure, or without blemish. Here’s how Blessed Pope Pius IX defined the doctrine in his proclamation of December 8, 1854: “The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, p...
How original sin fits in
So the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is connected to another commonly misunderstood doctrine, the doctrine of original sin. In the simplest terms, original sin refers to the fact that all of humanity was harmed by the sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve. (See Genesis 3 for the biblical account.) None of us are personally responsible for their sin. But because of the unity of the human race (Catechism 360), we all “inherited” an injured or faulty human character. As a result, all pe...
Go to Mass—and listen carefully
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a holy day of obligation in the United States, where Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is the patron. Make Mass part of your celebration of the feast day! Have your older children and teens listen carefully at Mass for references to the doctrine of the immaculate conception, not only in the readings and the homily, but also in the prayers the priest says during the liturgy of the Eucharist.
Make a Mary Candle
This is a great day to make or set out your Mary Candle. You’ll need a large white pillar candle. Decorate it with symbols of Christ, such as a chi rho(the first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek; it looks like a large letter P with an X across the bottom part of the stem). Place it in your family oratory and cover it with white cloth or lace for the remainder of Advent. The candle represents Christ, and the white cloth represents Mary. At Christmas, remove the cloth to reveal Christ, and...
Eat something white
At our house, we’ll celebrate with a white cake with a blue M (for Mary) on it, along with vanilla ice cream. We also usually eat pierogies, a potato-filled Polish pasta…very white! If you want to go big on a white-themed feast day meal, head over to Catholic Cuisine for an abundance of Immaculate Conception ideas.
Immaculate Conception at Catholic Culture An explanation of the doctrine and its historical development. Catholic Encyclopedia: The Immaculate Conception An exhaustive explanation of the theology of the doctrine. Catechism of the Catholic Church #490-492 The Catechism’s brief treatment of the doctrine. Readings for the Liturgy of the Solemnity of t...
Educating the whole child in the context of the Catholic faith. Immaculate Conception School (ICS) is a Catholic Parish school of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Located in Towson, Maryland, ICS educates children in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. One of our greatest strengths is our dedication to continually improve our curriculum in ...
Oct 15, 2014 · The Immaculate Conception School had been named by the U.S. Department of Education as a national blue-ribbon school, one of only 50 private schools nationwide to receive the prestigious award.
Apply. Immaculate Conception School is the area’s. best educational choice. From preschool through 8th grade, ICS students are nurtured academically, spiritually, and emotionally by a dedicated team of highly-credentialed faculty and staff who foster the Catholic faith that is woven into all aspects of school life.
