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Commentary on the Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionHappy feast day to all. On December 8, 1854 in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception with these words: "The Blessed Virgin Mary was preserved from all stain of original sin by special grace and privilege of Almighty God in anticipation of the merits of our Savior Jesus Christ."