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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Roman rite does something similar on January 1, the final day of the Christmas Octave, celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. On this date, Eastern Churches commemorate the Circumcision ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mary is often described as the Mother of God. This title refers to her as the mother of Jesus. This title is directly linked to Mary as the Mother of God. Christ is described as the Head of the ...

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