The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the solemn celebration of belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It is universally celebrated on December 8, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on September 8. The Immaculate Conception is one of the most important Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, and is celebrated worldwide.

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25, as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an octave. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season centered around it. The traditional Christmas narrative, the Nativity of Jesus, delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then further disseminated the information

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

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, whom Christians see as the Lord, Son of God. It is celebrated by the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church on 1 January, the Octave (8th) day of Christmastide.

The Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the oldest Christian feasts, though, throughout the centuries, it has celebrated a variety of things. Epiphany comes from a Greek verb meaning "to reveal," and all of the various events celebrated by the Feast of the Epiphany are revelations of Christ to man.

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church

The observance of Holy Days of Obligation is part of the Sunday Duty, the first of the Precepts of the Church