Painting of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, surrounded by praying angels, with a background of stars.

     MARY  MOTHER  OF  GOD    

   Solemnity  

 Vespers  I                 Compline I                     Matins                      Lauds           

             January 1          

                    Sext                      

CIRCUMCISON OF THE LORD     

 Terce                

 None                

 Vespers II                                         Compline II        

NOVUS ORDO

Daytime Prayer            Evening Prayer II            Compline II      

    HYMNS            

Outline of an open book with simple, bold lines.

Until 1960 the Roman calendar celebrated on January 1 the Circumcision of the LORD (we commemorate it in Sext) and the Octave of the Nativity. In the revised calendar of 1960, January 1 was called the Octave of the Nativity. In the Roman calendar of 1969 the feast became the Solemnity of Mary.