The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, celebrated annually on January 1st, the Octave of Christmas, is a day honoring the Blessed Virgin’s motherhood of Jesus. The precise title 'Mother of God' goes back at least to the third or fourth century. In the Greek formulation, Theotokos, or God-Bearer, it became the touchstone of the Church’s teaching about the Incarnation. This title for Mary was affirmed as the Council of Ephesus in 431AD.

The Mass Schedule for this holy day of obligation is:

• Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - 4:00PM at St. Titus
• Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - 6:30PM at St. Frances Cabrini
• Wednesday, January 1, 2020 - 8:30AM at St. John the Baptist
• Wednesday, January 1, 2020 - 10:00AM at Our Lady of Fatima