Mary has many feast days throughout the year but the official Solemnity of Mary is celebrated on January 1.
We celebrate the solemnity of Mary because its is a sacred day of obligation and completes part of Christmas and new years day.
No, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not considered a solemnity in the Roman Calendar. However, it is observed as such in a few limited places.
January 1.
In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, are as follows: January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension; August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; November 1, the solemnity of All Saints; December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 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.
The Solemnity of Mary honors Mary as the Mother of Jesus including both His Humanity and His Divinity. The very early Church leaders did not believe that Mary, a human, could be the mother of Jesus as God. A council in AD 41 settled this.
The Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God is celebrated on January 1.
Solemnity of Mary is celebrated on the 1st Of January
January 1 is a Solemnity, a major feast day, in the Catholic Church -the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The two holy days of obligation in Canada * Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God * Christmas
There are several feasts and solemnities regarding Mary. The following are Holy Days of Obligation: the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Jan 1), the Solemnity of the Assumption (Aug 15), and the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec 8).
January 1st is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Its a common misconception that this Holy Day is for the New Year. It is really to honor and respect our wonderful Mother Mary and ask for her intercession in heaven.
The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on January 1.