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Mark the date: The 15 holy days of our salvation

FAITH HEALER

'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.'

– The Angel Gabriel in the Gospel of Saint Luke, 1:30-33

Devotees light candles and say prayers in front of an image of the Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, a day before her feast day under that title. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN