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Celebrate the New Year with special Masses at Annunciation - let's ring in 2025 together! Everyone is welcome!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
We begin New Year's Eve with Eucharistic Adoration, giving thanks to God our loving Father, for the past year's blessings and asking for continued faithfulness in the new year.
The core purpose is to offer sincere gratitude for the year that is ending. Eucharistic Adoration is a way to give thanks for all God has done for us, both big and small.
Eucharistic Adoration focuses on the presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, where one can adore and give thanks to God. Kneel in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament and offer praise and adoration to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.
It is an act of worship that expresses appreciation for God's goodness and faithfulness.
“United with the angels and saints of the heavenly Church, let us adore the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist.” —Pope St. John Paul II
New Year’s Day, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, is also the day on which the World Day of Peace is celebrated.
Prayer - We fly to Thy protection
We fly to Thy protection, O Holy Mother of God.
despise not our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always from all dangers,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen.
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
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)
Liturgical Calendar 2026 - 2027 | Year B — Weekday Cycle Year I
Important Days, Holy Days, Feast Days & Solemnities in the Church
First Sunday of Advent Sunday, November 29, 2026 (symbolizes Hope) 1st Sunday of Church Year
Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday, December 08, 2026
Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Friday, December 25, 2026 Christmas
Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother Of God Friday, January 01, 2027 New Year's Day - Our Lady's divine maternity
Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 10, 2027 The first day of Lent (day of fasting and abstinence)
Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord Sunday, March 21, 2027
Holy Thursday Thursday, March 25, 2027 Maundy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper
Good Friday Friday, March 26, 2027 Our Lord's Passion and Death (day of fasting and abstinence)
Easter Vigil Saturday, March 27, 2027 Holy Saturday (Paschal Vigil)
Easter Sunday Sunday, March 28, 2027 Resurrection Sunday - The Solemnity of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Sunday, April 04, 2027 Divine Mercy Sunday
Sunday, May 09, 2027 Ascension of Our Lord
Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday, May 16, 2027 The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Sunday, May 23, 2027 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - Holy Trinity Sunday
Sunday, May 30, 2027 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Feast of Corpus Christi
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Into Heaven Sunday, August 15, 2027
All Saints Day Monday, November 01, 2027
Sunday, November 21, 2027 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe - Feast of Christ the King
First Sunday of Advent Sunday, November 28, 2027 (symbolizes Hope) 1st Sunday of Church Year
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Wednesday, December 08, 2027 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Saturday, December 25, 2027 Christmas
Other Moveable Feast Days
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Monday, April 5, 2027
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday, June 4, 2027 World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, June 5, 2027
For a more detailed list including Stations of the Cross on Lenten Fridays, Liturgical seasons (Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time, Lent, Paschal Triduum, Easter, Ordinary Time after Pentecost Sunday), go to: Liturgical Calendar
Why the Holy Mass is SO Powerful
“The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer!” Pope Paul VI
The Mass is a Gift from Jesus that He Commands Us to Celebrate
The Mass is the Re-presentation of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
Mass is a Communal, Family Prayer
Mass is where Jesus is Really, Truly Present in the Eucharist
What are the purposes for which the Mass is offered?
First, to adore God as our Creator and Lord.
Second, to thank God for His many favours.
Third, to ask God to bestow His blessings on all men.
Fourth, to satisfy the justice of God for the sins committed against Him.
At the hour of death the Holy Masses you have heard devoutly will be your greatest consolation.
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. The faithful go to Mass on these days to rejoice. The Church invites the faithful 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.
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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