What happened to the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary?

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I thought the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was always celebrated on the Saturday immediately after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
But on this occasion, on that Saturday we celebrated the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary instead.
I suppose there can not be two Marian Feast on the same day but does that mean that this year we did not celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary? or was this Feast postponed or did I simply miss it?:o

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Alma
 
Alma said:
I thought the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was always celebrated on the Saturday immediately after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
But on this occasion, on that Saturday we celebrated the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary instead.
I suppose there can not be two Marian Feast on the same day but does that mean that this year we did not celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary? or was this Feast postponed or did I simply miss it?:o

:blessyou:

Alma
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The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Saturday following the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost) actually only holds the rank of Optional Memorial on the General Roman Calendar.

So, when they happen to coincide, it is outranked by the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (May 31st).

A Feast always outranks an Optional Memorial.

James
 
August 22 is the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Vrigin Mary. The old calendar dedicated this day to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. You can read about it here. This is also the day after the celebration of Our Lady of Knock.
 
James0235 said:
The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Saturday following the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost) actually only holds the rank of Optional Memorial on the General Roman Calendar.
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Just a very tiny and inconsequential nitpick: was an Optional Memorial (and still may be indicated as such in earlier Sacramentaries or LOTH volumes).In 1996, John Paul II made it an Obligatory Memorial.
 
AJV said:
Just a tiny nitpick: was an Optional Memorial (and still may be indicated as such in earlier Sacramentaries or LOTH volumes). John Paul II made it an Obligatory Memorial.
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Many thanks.

Still outranked by the Feast of the Visitation though.

Did JPII make any similar changes to other Feasts?

James
 
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