The Birth of Mary: The Dawn of Salvation
About this episode
Fr. Eric Nicolai delivers a meditation on the significance of Mary's birth as a symbol of hope and new beginnings.
A meditation preached at Ernescliff College in Toronto on September 8th, 2026, by Fr. Eric Nicolai. Today is the birthday of Mary, she is described as the “dawn of our salvation”. The arrival of a new person into the world is always a sign of hope . Mary opens up new possibilities for us in this academic year, just beginning. Thumbnail: The Nativity of the Virgin , painted around 1400–1405 by Andrea di Bartolo, a Sienese painter. Today housed in the National Gallery in Washington. Music: Audiio_MULVEY_Awakening_Awakening_Instrumental
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