MARIAN FEAST DAYS

MARIAN FEAST DAYS

According to Christian tradition, honor of Jesus Christ the Son of God is interwoven with the history of His mother, Mary.
  Popular church tradition made points of remembrance of the life of Jesus by remembering His family history.

Prayer rhythm of Church
The life of Mary from the Annunciation to her Assumption was one of ongoing relationship with God.
  In remembrance of the great work God carried out within her life, the church celebrates days of remembrance and prayer.
  Marian feastdays - days of special remembrance - have been included within the prayer rhythm of the Church. 
  These days of special remembrance have been solemnized by the Church in order to encourage personal and communal prayer.

  These days are popularly known as 'Feasts'. Ancient and medieval Christian history evince many instances in which these days were marked by attendance at Holy Mass, followed by feasting and rest from manual labor.

Marian Feastdays
Date Feast is Celebrated in the Church
January 1st - Mary, the holy Mother of God
January 3rd - Our Lady of Sichem, Belgium
January 4th - Our Lady of Treves, Italy
January 5th - Our Lady of Abundance or Prosperity, Italy
January 6th - Our Lady of Cana
January 7th - Our Lady of Egypt
January 8th - Our Lady of Prompt Succour
January 9th - Our Lady beyond the Tiber, Rome/ and Our Lady of Absam, Austria
January 10th - Our Lady of Guides, Turkey
February 2nd - Candlemas/ or the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
February 11th - Our Lady of Lourdes
March 25th - the Annunciation of the Lord
April 27th - Our Lady of Montserrat
During month of May - May devotions in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary
May 13th - Our Lady of Fatima
May 31st in the West, March 30th in the East - the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9 days after Corpus Christi - The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
July 16th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel
August 5th - Dedication of Mary of the snows
August 15th - the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 22nd - the Queenship of Mary
September 8th - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 12th - The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 15th - Mother of Sorrows
September 24th - Our Lady of Walsingham
October month - is known as Rosary month, where congregants are encouraged to pray the rosary, thus reflecting on the events of the life of Jesus Christ and His family
October 7th - Our Lady of the Rosary
November 21st - The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8th - The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 12th - Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 25th - The Nativity of Our Lord [Christmas]
Holy Family - First Sunday after Christmas

*The first Saturday of each month is also dedicated to Marian devotions