Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is not, however, an observance pulled out of whole cloth. Honoring Mary as the ...

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 ...

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage of the Wedding Feast at Cana, there is a theological portrait of both Mother Mary and prayer.

Each year, the pope presides at the annual celebration of first vespers (evening prayer) for the vigil of the Jan. 1 solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, followed by the traditional singing of the Te ...

Marking the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the start of the new ... he said in his homily during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 1. "All of us are invited to take up the summons that flows ...

January 1 is celebrated for Saint Mary, Most Holy Mother of God, and on New Year’s Eve a Te Deum is sung, meaning a hymn of thanksgiving at year’s end. “This is the time of thanksgiving ...