Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, saying the last day of 2024 is a time to reflect and give thanks ...

preborn and born,” is made in “the image and likeness of God.” Matthew Montano, a senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, attended the vigil with fellow Catholic classmates.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

For the Solemnity of the Incarnation of the Word ... 1 is a holyday will ensure that many more people will celebrate Mary as the Mother of God. The revised prayers of the vigil of the feast of the ...

Excerpt from Pope Francis’ homily at Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. At the beginning of this new year which the Lord has granted us, we do well to lift our eyes and hearts to Mary.

From there, it spread throughout the West, and by the thirteenth century the liturgy had developed to a solemnity ... Mother of the Savior. Her existence is indissolubly connected with that of Christ: ...

Tolstoy diligently continued his vigil at their house. In a moment of misplaced confidence, Sonya confessed to her mother that she ... the 14th. My God, how I fear to die. Happiness, and such ...