Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is not, however, an observance pulled out of whole cloth. Honoring Mary as the ...

Pope Francis reads his homily during the Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Jan. 1, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen On the first ...

January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God, according to the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of America. Solemnities are celebrations of the ...

Just as Christmas was ultimately rooted in the Jewish, not the Roman, calendar, honoring Mary as the Mother of God on the octave of the birth comes from contemplating the depths of Christmas.

Mary was granted this extraordinary privilege because of Her unique role in history as the Mother of God ... required of all Christians to God’s Plan. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception ...

William Mahrt, a towering figure in sacred music, left a legacy of preserving the Church’s traditional liturgical songs.

Pope Francis delivers his homily during the Jan. 1 Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, marking both the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and the 58th World Day of Peace. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA ...

Speaking during Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God from inside the history cathedral, Aymond said the dawn of a new year always brings with it uncertainty because no one has been able ...

Inside St. Louis Cathedral at the 11 a.m. Mass on Jan. 1 – the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – Archbishop Gregory Aymond and 600 worshipers struggled to make sense of the death and carnage ...

Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace to approximately 30,000 faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square for the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Pope connected the Church’s World ...