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January 1
The Solemnity of Mary
    This feast, closely connected to the feast of Christmas, is the most important and
    oldest of the major feasts of Mary. Mary's Divine Maternity became a universal
    feast day  in 1931.  Liturgical reform initiated by Vatican II placed it on January 1
    in 1969.
    "May Mary help us discover the face of Jesus, Prince of Peace. May she support
    and accompany us in this new year; may she obtain for us and for the whole
    world the desired gift of peace! So be it! "  Pope John Paul II 01/01/2003
Ascension of Christ
40 Days After Easter
    The feast is celebrated on the 40th day after Easter Sunday and commemorates
    the elevation of Jesus into heaven by his own power in the presence of his
    disciples. It is narrated in Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and in the 1st Chapter of the
    Acts of the Apostles.
    "On the fortieth day after the resurrection, He ascended into heaven with His
    body, in which He had risen, and His soul, and took His seat at the right hand of
    the Father, then on the tenth day He sent the Holy Spirit." Profession of Faith by
    Pope St. Leo IX, 1053
August 15
The Assumption of Mary
    On November 1, 1950, Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of
    faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that
    the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course
    of her earthly life, proclaimed this dogma only after a broad consultation of
    bishops, theologians and laity. There were few dissenting voices. What the pope
    solemnly declared was already a common belief in the Catholic Church..  In this
    pronouncement, Pope Pius was simply stating dogmatically what the Church,
    East and West, had believed devotionally for many years in the principal feast of
    Mary.  In an age of sensuality and materialism the Assumption points out the
    dignity and destiny of our human body, extols the dignity of womanhood, and
    turns our eyes to the true life beyond the grave. On this day ask Mary for the grace
    to keep your mind fixed on things above and to aspire continually to be united
    with her and to be brought to the glory of the Resurrection.
November 1
All Saints Day
    All Saints' Day was originally a commemoration of the martyrs of the ancient
    church, the men, women, and children who were persecuted and killed for their
    faith in Christ.  It has since become a festival on which the church remembers all
    who have died in the faith, both those of the distant past and those of more
    recent times. While we have knowledge of many saints and we honor them on
    specific days, there are many unknown or unsung saints of the Lord.  On All
    Saints Day, we The Feast of All Saints is a holy day of the Church honoring all
    celebrate all the saints of the Lord and ask for their prayers and intercessions.  
    The whole concept of All Saints Day is tied in with the concept of the Communion
    of Saints. This is the belief that all of God's people are connected in a
    communion.
December 8
The Immaculate Conception
    The Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is the belief that God
    preserved Mary from the moment of her birth from any inclination to sin, the
    inheritance of original sin passed on to all mankind from Adam and Eve.
December 25
The Nativity
    The feast celebrates Jesus' Birth and the incarnation of the Son of known as the
    Feast of the Nativity, literally means, 'Christ the Christmas season and currently
    extends from the first Vespers of Christmas Eve until the Feast of the Baptism of
    Our Lord.Christmas Eve until the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.
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