HAVPCD256 – Totus Tuus sum, Maria
HAVPCD256 – Totus Tuus sum, Maria Music in honour of Our Lady
Down the centuries, the Virgin Mary has inspired a depth of devotion which, in its turn, has produced a huge range of liturgical text, poetry, and music, much of it intended for the cycle of great feasts in her honour throughout the year. Most important are the celebration of her own conception without sin at the feast of the Immaculate Conception (8 December), the announcement of the Angel Gabriel that in her virginity she had conceived the Son of God at the feast of the Annunciation (25 March), the birth of her Redeemer Son at Christmas (25 December), her own role as Mother of God (1 January – a modern feast), and her Assumption into Heaven (15 August). At other times, especially at Holy Week and Easter, her presence is more shadowy, though still gently pervasive.
