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The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Transferred), Sung Mass, by the Rector

My article for our Angelus newsletter for this week of September 8 was called, “Some September Celebrations.” I wrote about Holy Cross Day, September 14, Saint Michael and All Angels, which will fall on Sunday, September 29, this year. I mentioned the special Sung Requiem on September 11. About the Nativity of Mary I wrote, “There is one traditional commemoration of Mary still omitted by our Episcopal Church, but one which has found a home in the Church of England and other churches of the Anglican Communion, the Nativity of Mary on September 8.” It turns out I was wrong.
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