Feast of the Immaculate Conception 2024 in Mexico

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción de María) is celebrated in Catholic churches in Mexico and worldwide on December 8. It focuses on the concept that Jesus’ mother Mary was conceived without sin.

Is Feast of the Immaculate Conception a Public Holiday?

Feast of the Immaculate Conception is not a public holiday. It falls on Sunday, December 8, 2024 and most businesses follow regular Sunday opening hours in Mexico.

Celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Many churches hold special masses dedicated to Mary and her conception. It is a particularly special event in the town of San Juan de los Lagos in northeastern Jalisco, central Mexico. Celebrations include street festivals, food stalls, music, exhibitions, and games.

Public Life

The feast of the Immaculate Conception is a religious observance and not a statutory federal holiday in Mexico.

About the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Many theologians, including St Thomas Aquinas, questioned the idea of Mary’s immaculate conception until Pope Pius IX proclaimed it to be an essential dogma in the Catholic Church on December 8, 1854. The written document on this is known as the Ineffabilis Deus. Since then, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the belief that Mary was born without sin and that God chose her to be Jesus’ mother.

About Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Other Countries

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