The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her motherhood of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated by the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church on 1 January. Christians of Byzantine Rite and of all West Syriac and East Syriac rites celebrate Mary on 26 December.
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The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her motherhood of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated by the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church on 1 January, the Octave day of Christmastide. The solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation in areas that have not abrogated it. Christians of Byzantine Rite and of all West Syriac and East Syriac rites celebrate Mary on 26 December and the Coptic Church does so on 16 January. The Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Church observe the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ on 1 December.
The English title \”Mother of God\” is a literal translation of the Latin title Mater Dei, which in turn is a rendering of the Greek title Θεοτόκος, meaning ‘Bearer of God’ The feast is a celebration of Mary being the mother of Jesus. It was first granted, on the petition of King Joseph Manuel, to the dioceses of Portugal and to Brasil and Algeria, 22 January 1751, together with the feast of the Purity of Mary. By 1914, the feast was established in Portugal for celebration on 11 October.
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