“Having attentively considered how greatly the promotion of this devotion might encourage the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine Marian piety”, Pope Francis has added the Memorial of** Mary, Mother of the Church**, to the Roman Calendar on the Monday following Pentecost Sunday.
The announcement came in a decree issued March 3, 2018, by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Ecclesiae Mater Additiones LAT
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