Feast of the Immaculate Conception FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec 6, 2012 Feast of the Immaculate Conception WHAT: A holy day of obligation for all Catholics, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of Saint Anne, and recognizes that our Blessed Mother was sinless from the first moment of her life. WHO: Check your parish for Mass times. Scripture readings for the feast day can be found on the U.S. Bishops’ website at http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/120812.cfm. WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 2012 WHERE: Celebrated by Catholics throughout the United States and the world. CONTACT: Joe Kohn, kohn.joe@aod.org / (313) 237-5802 ###