8th Day of Christmas: Solemnity of Mary

8th Day of Christmas: Solemnity of Mary and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Fr. Z writes about the prayers for today’s mass. Fr. Z writes about Pope Benedict’s Mass for Jan 1. Solemnity of Mary. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God On December 31 we usher in the New Year with late night champagne, half-baked resolutions and epic movies. But in the midst of this activity the Church asks us to celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God; a feast day of epic proportions and fulfilled covenants, a dogma that sheds as much light on the nature of Christ as … Continue reading