Monday, Dec. 9: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a holy day of obligation
Masses will be celebrated: 9am St. Joseph Weare and 7pm St. Vincent Pentwater.
The solemnity which has been transferred to Monday, Dec. 9, is a holy day of obligation this year. Evening Masses on Sunday, Dec. 8, may be used to fulfill the Dec. 9 holy day obligation provided that you also attend a separate Mass to fulfill your Sunday obligation.
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 December, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary on 8 September. It is one of the most important Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church.