Monday December 8 | Mass at 8:30 am & 7:00 pm
Monday, December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and a holyday of obligation. The mystery celebrated this day is widely confused with the virginal birth of Jesus. The Immaculate Conception refers to the belief that Mary was conceived without sin. This was first expressed in the earliest Christian centuries and proclaimed a dogma in 1854 by Pope Pius IX. Many parishes established about that time adopted this title of Mary. Today’s solemnity falls nine months to the day before the feast of Mary’s birth, September 8th.
As a community of believers, let us gather for this important celebration