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Good morning, boys and girls. Today we have a special day that many of us have never talked about in church before. This Sunday has a special name like every other Sunday has, but for many churches, this is the first time that they have used it. Today we are going to talk about Mary, the mother of Jesus. All of us know that Mary was the mother of Jesus, but, except for Christmas and maybe a few other times, we never talk much about her. God chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus for his own special reasons. We don't know why he chose her instead of some other woman, except that she was related to King David who had died a long time before Jesus or Mary were born. But God had his special reasons, and we think he chose the perfect mother for Jesus.

I suppose that Mary w…