Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God; January 1, 2026

Thursday, January 1, 2026, is the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
This is a Holy Day of Obligation.

St. Paul VI Parish will celebrate Mass on:

December 31, 2025
     4pm; St. Mary Church
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January 1, 2026
      10am; St. Mary Church
      11am; Mater Christi Church
            *There are no 8 or 8:30am Masses.

Mary, the Theotokos
Mary is the Mother of God because she is the Mother of Jesus, true God and true Man. Because of this, she more than anyone else can lead us to her Son, for no other like her knows who Jesus is, and no one knows how to relate with Him as well as she does. Mary is the Mother who, on hearing the shepherd’s words, understood immediately that the Child was not just “her Son”. “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice” Jesus would say one day (Lk. 8:19-21). She, who for nine months had borne Him in her womb, knew how to listen to everyone the Lord allowed her to meet: the shepherds, the magi, Simeon and Anna…because each of them would “reveal” something about Jesus’ identity and mission.

Prayer
We fly to your protection,
O Holy Mother of God;
Do not despise our petitions
in our necessities,
but deliver us always
from every danger,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.
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​Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God - Vatican News