Marian feast days

Marian feasts are fixed and Remembrance in Christian churches for the veneration of Mary, Mother of Jesus. Mary's feast days are mainly used in Roman Catholic countries - committed in a particular way - and particularly in Latin countries. In Saarland, Bavaria and Austria some Marian feasts are also public holidays. Here Besides Marian feast days to play a major role in the Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches.

Roman Catholic Church

  • Solemnity of the Mother of God, January 1
  • Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, February 11
  • Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 25
  • Memorial of Our Lady in Fatima, May 13
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, the day after the Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus (third Saturday after Pentecost)
  • Visitation, July 2, in the Roman Calendar on 31 May
  • Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( Skapulierfest ), July 16
  • Solemnity of Mary into heaven ( the Assumption ), August 15,
  • Queenship of Mary, August 22
  • Nativity of Mary, September 8
  • Holy Name of Mary, September 12
  • Memory of Our Lady of Sorrows ( Mater Dolorosa ), September 15,
  • Our Lady of the redemption of prisoners ( Maria Mercedes), September 24
  • Our Lady of the Rosary, October 7
  • Memorial of Our Lady of Jerusalem, formerly popular also the Virgin Mary November 21
  • Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Immaculate Conception), December 8

Traditionally, May is the month of Mary, the October Rosary month.

Marian embossed Mr. festivals

The two festivals

  • Presentation of the Lord (in Praesentatione Domini ), popularly Candlemas, February 2
  • Annunciation of the Lord, popularly Annunciation, March 25

Are often associated with the Marian feasts falsely because of their close relevance to Mary, but it is Mr. festivals ( feasts of the Lord Jesus Christ).

Evangelical Lutheran Churches

Evangelical Lutheran churches celebrate three Marie festivals that are celebrated today mainly in the Independent Evangelical - Lutheran Church in worship.

  • February 2: Candlemas
  • March 25: Annunciation to Mary
  • July 2: Visitation

Even the Protestant hymnal contains the Bavarian and Thuringian Regional part the festivities

  • February 2: Day of the Presentation of the Lord ( Candlemas )
  • March 25: Day of the announcement of the birth of Jesus ( the Annunciation )

Christmas Circle: Advent | Christmas | Circumcision of the Lord | Epiphany | Baptism of the Lord

Easter festival circuit: Lent: Ash Wednesday | Almost Sunday | Holy Week | Palm Sunday

Triduum Sacrum: Maundy Thursday | Good Friday | Holy Saturday | Easter Vigil

Easter: Easter | Easter Octave | Sundays after Easter | Ascension | Pentecost

In Ordinary Time: Sundays in Ordinary Time / after Epiphany | Presentation of the Lord | Trinity | Sunday in Ordinary Time / after Trinity | Corpus Christi | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Transfiguration of Our Lord | Exaltation | Thanksgiving Day | Reformation Day | All Saints | All Souls | Day of Atonement | eternity Sunday | Christ the King | Acts Festivals | Locust | Marian Feasts | Michael | Other festivals The colored boxes indicate the preferred liturgical color for the corresponding hard.

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