The feast of the Immaculate Conception is preceded by a novena with a sermon each evening.Benediction follows the sermon each evening during the novena, with the singing of Tota Pulchra Es. Here, in Naples.Candles are prepared to illuminate the windows and ledges of our houses.Here, the exterior of our house in Loisy, France after first VespersFlowers are prepared for the feastConsecration of the Institute to the Immaculate Conception. Here, in NaplesIn Livorno, in a chapel that is a replica of the House of LoretoBenediction in Preston, EnglandIn Maria Engelport, GermanyElevation during the Mass in Wausau, USAA small oratory to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the refectory in WausauProcession to a shrine of Our Lady in Ardee, IrelandCommunion during Holy Mass in SwitzerlandCompline for the feast in Livorno, ItalyThe chapel after compline in Switzerland
