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Come celebrate one of the most important days of the Church, the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord. Everyone is welcome!CHRISTMAS MASSES 2026
On this auspicious occasion, you and your families are cordially invited to any of our Holy Masses to celebrate the birth of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. If you haven't been to church in a while or are new to the Catholic faith or even if you are not Christian, come celebrate with us! We'd love to have you! Christmas is celebrated by billions of people around the world.
CHRISTMAS EVE MASS: Thursday, December 24, 2026
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
CHRISTMAS DAY MASS: Friday, December 25, 2026
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY of JESUS, MARY and JOSEPH:
Saturday, December 26, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM
NEW YEAR’S EVE MASS:
Thursday, December 31, 2026 Eucharistic Adoration @ 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist @ 7:00 PM
NEW YEAR’S DAY MASS - Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother Of God*:
Friday, January 1, 2027 @ 10:00 AM (Only one Mass)
* Holy Day of Obligation - Catholics are required to attend Mass
Carol Singing ♬: Join us in singing Christmas carols 30 minutes before the 9 AM Mass on Christmas Day. At Mass, some hymns will be sung in French & in English ♬
Feel free to share the Christmas schedule link with family, friends, relatives and colleagues.
Joy to the world! Jesus Is Truly The Reason For The Season
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Joyeux Noël et bonne année à vous
Donations are gratefully accepted via Interac e-Transfer to: [email protected]. May Almighty God bless you very specially during this season of Christmas ✠
Annunciation Catholic Church
9420 – 163 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5R 0A7
annunciation.caedm.ca
Christmas is one of the most important days of the Church year, second only to Easter itself. It is the feast of the incarnation, the feast of God becoming flesh (the Latin "in carne" means "enfleshment"). It is a uniquely Christian teaching, the Divine choosing to become one of us. Because of this belief, God is not only Transcendent, but also wholly Immanent, Emmanuel (God-with-us). While remaining Transcendent (meaning we must rise above our present condition to reach Him), He is at the same time Immanent (meaning He is with us as we rise toward Him).
Every Eucharist is like Christmas where the bread and wine are transformed into His flesh, His Body and Blood, and, in a sense, He is born anew on the altar.
usccb.org/Christmas
“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High." Luke 1:30-32
Catholics are obliged to attend Holy Mass on Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God. When Christmas falls on a day other than Sunday, attend a separate Mass to fulfill the ordinary Sunday obligation.
When Christmas falls on a Monday
Fourth Sunday of Advent: You must attend an anticipated Mass (Saturday evening Mass) or any Mass on Sunday before 3 PM.
Nativity of the Lord (Christmas): A Vigil Mass for Christmas on Sunday, December 24th, or any Mass on Monday, December 25th, fulfills this obligation.
The Holy Family (Sunday): Similar to a regular Sunday, attend an anticipated Mass (Saturday evening Mass) or any Mass on Sunday before 3 PM.
Mary, Mother of God: Fulfill this obligation by attending an anticipated Mass on Sunday, December 31st or any Mass on Monday, January 1st.
P.S: The above illustration is for the year 2023 when Christmas fell on a Monday. For 2026, the dates are:
Sunday, December 20, 2026 (Fourth Sunday of Advent)
Thursday, December 24, 2026 (Christmas Eve)
Friday, December 25, 2026 (Christmas Day)
Sunday, December 27, 2026 (Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary And Joseph)
Friday, January 1, 2027 (Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother Of God)
Holy Days of Obligation
On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Holy Mass. - (Canon Law 1244-1253)
Holy days of obligation are feast days on which Catholics are required to attend Holy Mass and to avoid (to the extent that they are able) servile work, allowing time for worship and spiritual reflection.
Purpose & Sabbath Observance: The Church encourages attendance to remember and rejoice in significant events in the faith, reflecting on God's love as exemplified in passages like John 3:16.
The faithful go to Mass on these holy days to recall that there is a reason to rejoice -
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." (John 3: 16.)
From this perspective, holy days of obligation are a gift. The faithful take a step back from preoccupations to remember what is true, good, and beautiful. The obligation on these days is rooted in the broader Christian principle of keeping the Lord's Day holy, emphasizing rest and worship, echoing the commandment to remember the Sabbath.
Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. For six days you shall labour and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son, or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore, the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
Exodus 20: 8 - 11
Every Sunday, the Lord's Day, is recognized as a holy day of obligation and Catholics are bound to participate in Holy Mass on Sunday or at an anticipated Mass on Saturday in the late afternoon or evening.
There are 10 Holy Days of Obligation in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church:
Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother Of God - January 1
Epiphany - January 6
Solemnity of St. Joseph - March 19
Ascension of Our Lord
Corpus Christi, the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul - June 29
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Into Heaven - August 15
All Saints Day - November 1
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - December 8
Christmas, the Nativity of Our Lord - December 25
Ref: Holy Days of Obligation, Liturgical Calendar, Most Important Solemnities & Feasts
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