[The Militia Sanctae Maria beleives that Marian Feast Days are particularly appropriate days for receiving special spiritual blessings, as well as for conducting the rituals and ceremonies of the Order. A list of these Feast Days follows:]
- 1st January: Feast of the Mother of God
- 12th January: Feast of the Holy Family
- 23rd January: Mary’s Wedding
- 2nd February: Candlemas
- 11th February: Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
- 20th February: Our Lady of Tears
- 25th March: Annunciation Day – Friday before Palm Sunday; Feast of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
- 26th April: Mary, Mother of Good Council
- 8th May: Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces
- 13th May: Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament; First Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima
- 15th May: Mary, Comfort of the Afflicted
- 21st May: Mary, Mother of Light
- 24th May: Mary, Help of Christians; Mary of the Path
- 31st May: Mary, Queen of All Saints; Our Lady of the Most Holy Mountain; Mary, Mother of Wonderful Love; Saturday after the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; Saturday during the Octave of the Ascension Day – Mary, Queen of the Apostles
- 9th June: Mary, Mother of Grace
- 27th June: Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help
- 2nd July: Mary’s Visitation
- 5th July: Feast of the Seven Joys of Mary
- 9th July: Mary, Queen of Peace; Mary, Miraculous Mother
- 13th July: Mary, Mystical Rose (Maria Rosa Mystica)
- 16th July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- 17th July: Feast of Mary’s Humility
- Saturday before the 4th Sunday in July: Mary, Mother of Mercy
- 2nd August: Mary, Queen of the Angels
- 5th August: Feast of Our Lady of Snows
- 13th August: Mary, Refuge of Sinners
- 15th August: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 22nd August: The Queenship of Mary
- Saturday before the last Sunday in August – Mary, Health of the Sick; Sunday after the Feast of St Augustine: Feast of Mary, Comfort of the Afflicted
- 3rd September: Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd
- 8th September: Birthday of Our Lady
- 12th September: The Holy Name of Mary
- 15th September: Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
- 24th September: Our Lady of Ransom
- 27th September: Mary, Protector of Orphans
- 7th October: Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
- 11th October: Feast of the Motherhood of Mary
- 12th October: Our Lady of the Pillar (Saragosa)
- 16th October: Feast of Mary’s Purity
- 20th October: Mary, Wonderful Mother; on the 4th Sunday in October – Mary, Mother of the Dying
- 1st November: Saturday after All Saints – Our Lady of All Graces
- 8th November: Feast of Mary, Our Shelter
- Saturday before 3rd Sunday in November – Mary, Mother of Divine Providence
- 21st November: Mary’s Presentation
- 27th November: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
- 8th December: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 10th December: Our Lady of Loreto
- 18th December: Mary’s Expectation
No comments:
Post a Comment