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The feast is a celebration of Mary being the mother of Jesus.The English title "Mother of God" is a literal translation of the Latin title Mater Dei, which in turn is a rendering of the Greek title Θεοτόκος (), meaning "Bearer of God" dogmatically adopted by the First Council of Ephesus (431) as an assertion of the divinity of Christ.
According to a complementary norm issued by the USCCB, "Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated." [40]
The most prominent Marian feast days in the General Roman Calendar are: [11] January 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. May 31 (in some locations July 2): The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Monday after Pentecost: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.
In the General Roman Calendar, the 1 January feast, which from 1568 to 1960 was called "The Circumcision of the Lord and the Octave of the Nativity ", is now the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord. In Western Christianity, the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus Christ marks the eighth day ...
The veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church encompasses various devotions which include prayer, pious acts, visual arts, poetry, and music devoted to her. [1] [2] Popes have encouraged it, while also taking steps to reform some manifestations of it. [note 1] The Holy See has insisted on the importance of distinguishing "true from false ...
January 2. 55 MPH Speed Limit Day. Happy Mew Year for Cats Day. National Buffet Day. National Cream Puff Day. National Motivation and Inspiration Day. National Personal Trainer Awareness Day ...
Circumcision of Jesus. Detail of a Guido Reni painting, c. 1635–1640. The circumcision of Jesus is an event from the life of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke chapter 2, which states: And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, his name was called Jesus, the name called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. [ 1]
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as " Bloody Mary " by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain and the Habsburg dominions as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She is best known for her vigorous attempt to reverse ...