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September 8 · Feast · White

Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Nine months after the Immaculate Conception, the Church remembers Mary's birth. An ancient feast in both East and West; the Roman Calendar has kept it since the seventh century.

A prayerToday the dawn rises. Mother, lead us into the day your Son makes new.

When is the feast of Nativity of the Virgin Mary?

The feast is celebrated on September 8 each year, kept as a feast in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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