Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

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Marian feast Solemnity holy day of obligation liturgical feast

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is a major Catholic feast celebrated on January 1 honoring Mary’s divine maternity and her role in the mystery of Christ.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God canonical	4
Feast of Mary, Mother of God	1
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God	1
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marian feast ⓘ Solemnity ⓘ holy day of obligation ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ surface form: Feast of Mary, Mother of God
associatedWith	New Year’s Day ⓘ World Day of Peace ⓘ
category	Christian liturgical feast ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ
celebratedAnnually	yes ⓘ
celebratedBy	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church Roman Rite ⓘ
celebratedOn	January 1 ⓘ
commemoratesDoctrine	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Mary as Mother of Jesus Christ Mary’s role in the mystery of Christ ⓘ divine maternity of Mary ⓘ
connectedWith	devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ reflection on the beginning of the civil year ⓘ
currentFormEstablishedIn	1969 ⓘ
emphasizes	Mary’s cooperation in salvation history ⓘ the identity of Jesus as true God and true man ⓘ
focusesOn	Mary’s divine motherhood ⓘ contemplation of Christ’s infancy ⓘ
followsImmediatelyAfter	Christmastide ⓘ surface form: Octave of Christmas
hasCanonicalStatus	day of precept in the Code of Canon Law (can. 1246 §1) ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank	highest rank of feast in the Roman Rite ⓘ
hasPrincipalMassReading	Galatians 4:4–7 ⓘ Luke 2:16–21 ⓘ Numbers 6:22–27 ⓘ
hasProperPreface	Marian preface in the Roman Missal ⓘ
honors	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Mary, Mother of God
honorsTitleOfMary	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Mother of God Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Theotokos
institutedInCurrentFormBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
isObservedIn	universal Church ⓘ
isWithin	Christmas season ⓘ
linkedToMysteryOf	Incarnation of Christ ⓘ Nativity of Christ ⓘ surface form: Nativity of the Lord
liturgicalColor	white ⓘ
liturgicalObligationMayVaryIn	different episcopal conferences ⓘ
liturgicalType	Mass with proper prayers and readings ⓘ
partOf	General Roman Calendar ⓘ
precedes	Solemnity of the Epiphany in many calendars ⓘ
requires	attendance at Mass for Catholics where it is a holy day of obligation ⓘ
theologicalBasisIncludes	Council of Ephesus ⓘ surface form: Council of Ephesus (431) declaration of Mary as Theotokos

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christmastide → hasMajorFeast → Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ

General Roman Calendar → includesFeast → Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

Saint Mary → feast → Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ

St Mary → hasFeastDay → Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God → alsoKnownAs → Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Mary, Mother of God

Roman Rite liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solemnity of Mary Mother of God

World Day of Peace → liturgicalContext → Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ