Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

Masses on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
December 31 and January 1

"Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time." (Catechism 721)

The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God honors the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Theotokos, "the God-bearer," who brings the Son of God into the world.

"By her 'yes,' she helped give a human face to the source of all mercy and benevolence: the face of Jesus," said Pope Leo XIV. "In Mary’s divine motherhood, then, we see the meeting of two immense, 'unarmed' realities: that of God, who renounces every privilege of his divinity to be born in the flesh (cf. Phil 2:6-11), and that of a human person who, trustingly and fully, embraces God’s will. In a perfect act of love, she offers him the greatest power she possesses: her freedom."

The Solemnity of Mary is a Holy Day of Obligation. A listing of Masses organized by city/town can be found below. Click here to view a listing of Masses by parish.