Blessed Virgin Mary

Memorials

1 January – Mary, Mother of God detail of a stained glass rose window of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception; date unknown, artist unknown; Saint Nicholas Catholic Church, Zanesville, Ohio; photographed on 31 December 2014 by Nheyob; swiped from Wikimedia Commons
21 January – Our Lady of Altagracia
23 January – Espousal of the Virgin Mary
24 January – Madonna del Pianto (Our Lady of Tears)
2 February – Purification of Mary
2 February – Virgen de la Candelaria
4 February – Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt
11 February – Our Lady of Lourdes
12 February – Madonna del Pilerio
25 March – Annunciation by Saint Gabriel
27 March – Our Lady of Workers
24 April – Our Lady of Bonaria
25 April – Our Lady of Good Counsel (at Genazzano)
26 April – Our Lady of Good Counsel (general calendar)
13 May – Our Lady of Fatima
13 May – Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament
24 May – Mary, Help of Christians
26 May – Our Lady of Caravaggio
31 May – Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces
31 May – Visitation
3 June – Our Lady of the Holy Letter
9 June – Mary, Virgin Mother of Grace
17 June – Maria in the Woods
27 June – Our Lady of Perpetual Help
2 July – Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
16 July – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
17 July – Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2 August – Our Lady of the Angels
5 August – Our Lady of the Snow
5 August – Our Lady of Copacabana
13 August – Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners
15 August – Assumption into Heaven
15 August – Virgen de la Candelaria
16 August – Holy Mary of the Belvedere
21 August – Our Lady of Knock
22 August – Immaculate Heart of Mary
22 August – Queenship of Mary
8 September – Nativity of Mary
8 September – Our Lady of Charity
8 September – Our Lady of Meritxell
8 September – Our Lady of Covadonga
8 September – Our Lady of Victories
12 September – Most Holy Name of Mary
15 September – Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
24 September – Our Lady of Mercy
24 September – Our Lady of Walsingham
1 October – Holy Protection of the Mother of God
7 October – Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
11 October – Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
12 October – Our Lady of Pilar
16 October – Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
11 November – Patronage of Our Lady
16 November – Our Lady of Ostra Brama
21 November – Presentation of Mary at the Temple
28 November – Our Lady of Kibeho
2 December – Our Lady of Liesse
2 December – Our Lady, Cause of Our Joy
8 December – Mary’s Immaculate Conception
8 December – Santa Marian Kamalen
10 December – Our Lady of Loreto
12 December – Our Lady of Guadalupe
16 December – Our Lady of Madia
18 December – Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Moveable Feasts
The Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin – Friday in Passion Week
Our Lady of Solitude – Holy Saturday
Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles – Saturday after Ascension
Our Lady of Laus
Mary, Mother of the Church		 – first Monday of Pentecost
Our Lady of Constantinople – Tuesday after Pentecost
Our Lady, Health of the Sick – Saturday before the last Sunday in August
Our Lady of Consolation – Saturday after the Feast of Saint Augustine (28 August)
Mary, Mother of Divine Providence – Saturday before 3rd Sunday of November
  • The Feasts of 8 September originated in Jerusalem.
  • In the 7th century, in the Byzantine Rite and at Rome, the Birth of the Blessed Virgin was celebrated this day. The feast is also celebrated on September 8 in the Syriac Rite and on September 7 in the Coptic Rite.
  • The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows was originally granted to the Order of the Servants of Mary in 1667; it was introduced into the Roman Calendar in 1814 and assigned to the third Sunday in September. In 1913 the date of the feast was assigned to September 15.

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Mother of Jesus. Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Betrothed of Saint Joseph

Born

Died

  • unknown
  • assumed into heaven, date unknown but celebrated on 15 August

Name Meaning

  • myrhh

Canonized

Patronage

Images

Prayers

Titles

  • Titles used for the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Virgin Mary“. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 February 2024. Web. 19 April 2024. <>