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 ...

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, is the oldest Marian feast of the Church of Rome. It commemorates Mary's vocation to be the mother of Jesus Christ. Mary as the Mother of God was first defined at ...

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 ...

The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity celebrated on December ... To become the mother of the Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role". The angel Gabriel at the ...

That didn’t sound right at all. After all, on January 1 my local church was full of people celebrating the solemnity of Mary Mother of God. That title, daring in itself, stems from a mother ...

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

Francis asked, continuing to emphasize that God was “born of a woman,” as he did during his Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God on Jan. 1. “Let us ask the Virgin Mary to ...