Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, September 8
Nine months after the Immaculate Conception, the Church celebrates the birth of Mary. Like her parents’ names, the story comes from the Protoevangelium of James. The feast began in Jerusalem in the fifth century.
On the General Roman Calendar, September 8 is a feast: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Other saints on September 8
- St. Adrian of Nicomedia, martyr (4th century)
September 8 on the calendar
September 8 is the 251st day of the year (the 252nd in a leap year), with 114 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | Wednesday |
| 2028 | Friday |
| 2029 | Saturday |
| 2030 | Sunday |
Keeping September 8
September 8 falls in summer. As a feast, it is kept by the whole Church with its own readings and the Gloria at Mass. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival.
Saints of the week around September 8
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| September 5 | St. Teresa of Calcutta |
| September 6 | St. Magnus of Füssen |
| September 7 | St. Cloud |
| September 9 | St. Peter Claver |
| September 10 | St. Nicholas of Tolentino |
| September 11 | Sts. Protus and Hyacinth |
The day before, September 7, is the day of St. Cloud. The day after, September 9, belongs to St. Peter Claver. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.