Her Birthday

 

We monks love Our Lady and rejoice in celebrating her birthday.  Our monastery is dedicated to her - officially named Our Lady of St. Joseph's Abbey. We go to her with all our needs and place ourselves in her keeping.

Domenico Ghirlandaio, The Birth of Mary, detail, 1486-90, Fresco, width 450 cm, Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence