Today, September 8, is the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaims joy to the whole world, for from you arose the glorious Sun of Justice, Christ our God; He freed us from the age-old curse & filled us with holiness; He destroyed death & gave us eternal life. (Antiphon for Sept. 8 Morning Prayer, Canticle of Zechariah)