Did You Know? Date of the Annunciation is Moved in 2024 - When is the Annunciation Solemnity? Here is the Answer and Reason Why....

On March 25, 9 months before Christmas, every year the Annunciation to Mary is remembered as a solemnity or very special feast day. It is on this day that Jesus became incarnate (flesh) in the womb of the Virgin Mary, after she consented.  The fact of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is related in Luke 1:26-38.  It is sometimes called "Little Christmas."

 Date of the Annunciation is Moved in 2024

However, since March 25 is the Monday of Holy Week, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is transferred to Monday, April 8. This special week remembers the sufferings of Jesus before his death and the Easter celebration; so they take precedence over the Annunciation. In some countries, the Annunciation is a Holy Day of obligation meaning you have to attend Holy Mass (no longer in the USA or Canada).

Each year the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America. This calendar is used by authors of ordines and other liturgical aids published to foster the celebration of the liturgy in our country. The calendar is based upon the General Roman Calendar, promulgated by Pope Saint Paul VI on February 14, 1969, subsequently amended by the Holy See, and the Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America, approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.1 This calendar has been updated to reflect the names and titles of the various liturgical days in conformity with the Roman Missal, Third Edition.

https://www.usccb.org/resources/2024cal.pdf