![]() It has a double purpose: first, the happy departure of Mary from this life and second, the assumption of her body into heaven. It is narrated in Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and in the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.Īugust 15 - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary This feast is celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter Sunday and commemorates the elevation of Jesus into heaven by his own power in the presence of his disciples. The Ascension of Our Lord - Observed on the seventh Sunday of Easter or on the Thursday after the sixth Sunday of Easter As we begin a new year, it is fitting that we honor and venerate Mary as an essential part of the Catholic Church and of our own lives. Mary is indeed the mother of God and our mother is well. Prior to this, the feast celebrated on January 1 was the circumcision of Jesus. ![]() Liturgical reform initiated by Vatican II placed it on January 1 in 1969. Mary's Divine Maternity became a universal feast in 1931. This feast, closely connected to the feast of Christmas and celebrated on the octave of Christmas, is the most important and oldest of the major feasts of Mary. January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God In the United States, there are six holy days of obligation. The number of these holy days can vary from country to country. They celebrate an important mystery of the Catholic faith. Holy days are important feast days in the life of the Catholic community on which, in addition to Sundays, Catholics (who are above the age of reason and who are not sick) are obligated to participate in Mass according to the precepts of the Church.
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