Correction: Re Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

In the last post that we uploaded on Monday morning regarding the new memorial which was added to the Church’s calendar earlier this year. We apologise for the miswording of the post that may have caused confusion. The original post has been removed and below is a rewrite of the post with some added information.

Earlier in March the Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments - Cardinal Sarah put out a notification to the universal Church regarding the new memorial. The full text from Cardinal Sarah can be read here

The good news is that this morning New Zealand received the official notification from Rome regarding the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church that is to be celebrated every year on the Monday after Pentecost.

The below is from Louise Campbell, Director of the NZ National Liturgy Office.

This obligatory memorial, newly inserted into the Roman Calendar, is celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost Sunday, 21 May 2018. Mass of ‘Our Lady, Mother of the Church’, NZ Roman Missal, p.1335; Preface, ‘Mary, Model and Mother of the Church’, p. 1336. Lectionary III: p. 841

The below documents supplied by the National Liturgy Office are also worth reading.

Official Notification Pdf.    

Decree on the Celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church in the General Roman Calendar Pdf.