solemnity
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
The Catholic year through place
January feast days and pilgrimages.
Explore the saints, Marian observances, and sacred anniversaries connected with destinations in the Catholic Tourist catalog.
38 observances41 connected destinations
January
38 observancessaint feast
Feast of St. Geneviève
Connected to this place through Shrine and surviving relics.
saint feast
Feast of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Connected to this place through tomb and principal pilgrimage center.
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Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Connected to this place through Residence and shrine.
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Feast of St. John Neumann
Connected to this place through Tomb.
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Feast of St. Simeon Stylites the Elder
Connected to this place through column, pilgrimage sanctuary, and monastic landscape.
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Feast of St. Knud Lavard
Connected to this place through Grave and medieval shrine church.
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Liturgical Feast of St. André Bessette
The Oratory celebrates the liturgical feast of its founder, St. Brother André.
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Feast of Blessed Pauline Jaricot
Connected to this place through Tomb.
devotion
Traslación of the Black Nazarene
An immense annual procession; access and transportation change substantially.
saint feast
Feast of Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung
Connected to this place through principal shrine and center of devotion.
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Feast of St. Devasahayam Pillai
Connected to this place through tomb and center of veneration.
Blessed’s memorial and tomb pilgrimage
Memorial of Blessed Peter Donders
Confirm the current diocesan observance.
Major Marian procession
Visit of La Divina Pastora
Verify the current route, security plan, and liturgical schedule.
apparition anniversary
Anniversary of the first apparition at Banneux
January 15 marks the first apparition in the Banneux sequence; the remaining dated events stay in the historical timeline.
pilgrimage
Feast and pilgrimage of the Black Christ of Esquipulas
The principal annual pilgrimage fills the basilica precinct and approach roads; verify the current program and safety arrangements.
saint feast
Feast of St. Macarius the Great
Connected to this place through founder and monastic father associated with Scetis.
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Feast of St. Paul the First Hermit
Connected to this place through traditional burial and monastic memory.
Diocesan memorial and sanctuary pilgrimage
Feast of St. Romedius
The sanctuary and local Church mark the feast with Mass and an evening pilgrimage program around January 14–15; verify the current year’s transport and liturgy.
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Feast of St. Accursius of Morocco
Connected to this place through Franciscan protomartyr killed in Marrakech in 1220 and titular patron of the parish.
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Feast of St. Adjutus of Morocco
Connected to this place through Franciscan protomartyr killed in Marrakech in 1220 and titular patron of the parish.
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Feast of St. Berard of Morocco
Connected to this place through Franciscan protomartyr killed in Marrakech in 1220 and titular patron of the parish.
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Feast of St. Otto of Morocco
Connected to this place through Franciscan protomartyr killed in Marrakech in 1220 and titular patron of the parish.
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Feast of St. Peter of Morocco
Connected to this place through Franciscan protomartyr killed in Marrakech in 1220 and titular patron of the parish.
saints-feast
Feast of the Franciscan Protomartyrs
Verify the parish's current liturgy and any Franciscan pilgrimage program.
apparition anniversary
Anniversary of the apparition at Pontmain
January 17 marks the 1871 apparition remembered under the title Our Lady of Hope.
saint feast
Feast of St. Anthony the Great
Connected to this place through desert life, cave, and monastic foundation tradition.
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Feast of Bl. Maria Teresa Fasce
Connected to this place through Tomb in lower basilica.
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Feast of St. Henry of Finland
Connected to this place through Cathedral patron; relics were translated here in 1300 but are no longer preserved as an accessible shrine.
apparition anniversary
Anniversary of Alphonse Ratisbonne’s conversion and the apparition tradition
The basilica commemorates the January 20, 1842 event associated with Our Lady of the Miracle.
feast
Feast of Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi
Verify the current archdiocesan program before travel.
Local Marian pilgrimage anniversary
Feast season of Our Lady of the Dew
Verify the current parish program and mountain access.
National Marian feast and pilgrimage
Feast of Our Lady of Altagracia
Book transport and lodging well ahead.
saint feast
Feast of St. Marianne Cope
Connected to this place through first-class relic and ministry history.
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Feast of St. Ananias of Damascus
Connected to this place through traditional house, chapel, and baptismal memory.
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Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
The concluding day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is especially significant at the Apostle’s tomb.
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Feast of St. John Bosco
Connected to this place through Tomb.