When Is Immaculate Conception 2016?

Question: When Is Immaculate Conception 2016?

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the saving work of God in preserving the Blessed Virgin Mary from the stain of original sin. Because of His foreknowledge that Mary would consent to bear Christ, God kept Mary free from original sin from the moment of her conception in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne. When is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2016?

Answer:

Immaculate Conception falls on Thursday, December 8, 2016. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a Holy Day of Obligation; for more details, see Is Immaculate Conception a Holy Day of Obligation?

For more on the theological basis of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, see What Is the Immaculate Conception of Mary?

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