Saint of the day: Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic News Agency. Sunday, July 06, 2025. ... Joachim and Anne, and the purity of Mary.

Succinctly, it is thought that this celebration originated in connection with the feast of the dedication of a church dedicated to Mary, now the Church of St. Anne, in Jerusalem in the 6th century.

Both St. Peter’s Church, 3655 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain, and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 418 W. 15th St. in Lorain, have been around for over a century.

Ann had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the rosary. Born in Chicago, Ann moved to Macy, IN where she graduated high school. She met and married Kenneth Reed in 1949.

The day is celebrated in the Catholic tradition when St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an early Franciscan missionary, saw an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary on his way to mass.

Mary Ann (Ehlenbach) Ristow ... She truly lived a life of service to others stemming from her love of the Lord and Blessed Virgin Mary, ... 2025 at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz, WI.

With commendable religious zeal, Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop present an elaborate description of that excellent convent of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Georgetown.