The Feast of the Immaculate Conception takes place on December 8, and is a day that celebrates the Virgin Mary during Advent, the season leading up to the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas.

Even many devout Catholics think that the Immaculate Conception refers to the "virgin birth," that is, the birth of Jesus by the Virgin Mary. (The proximity of the feast to Christmas might ...

Now, they have a similar opportunity this year with the feast of the Immaculate Conception falling on a Saturday — Dec. 8. The vigil Mass on Saturday evening is not a “two-for-one” Mass for ...

"In brief, this feast day celebrates the belief that ... While many people assume the phrase "immaculate conception" refers to the conception of Jesus, this is incorrect, said Stinson.

The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated each year ... holy day of obligation was not transferred along with the feast day when it fell on a Monday. Yet the Vatican has directed ...

The holy day of obligation to attend mass on Dec. 8, will also be transferred to Dec. 9. With the transfer of this year’s feast to Dec. 9, Catholic schools and institutions are expected to have ...

The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity celebrated on December 8, is the patronal feast of the United States. In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus (link al documento que ...

In a statement on its website, the archdiocese said the celebration of the Second Sunday of Advent on Dec. 8 takes precedence over the feast of the Immaculate Conception. “The norms of the ...

But I learned that since today is the Second Sunday of Advent, this event takes precedence over the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which has been moved tomorrow Dec. 9th. However since the ...