The solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, celebrated nine months before Christmas, is assigned to March 25 on the church’s General Calendar, but this year, that celebration might be changed to a different day.
Why isn’t the Annunciation celebrated on March 25 this year?
A walk through the Christmas season
The church’s liturgical season of Christmas is one of its shortest, but also one of its most unique. Within it is the eight-day celebration of the Lord’s Nativity as well as other feasts.