Members of the Ordinariate observe the Memorial of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the
Church, on the Saturday after Ascension Day. This Memorial has a precedence higher
than any other Memorial, but lower than all Feasts, Solemnities, and privileged Octaves.
Although the General Roman Calendar observes this Memorial on Whitmonday, the move within
the Ordinariate to the Saturday after Ascension Day prevents the Memorial from being
permanently displaced by the higher ranking day within the Octave of Pentecost.
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Painting: "Our Lady, Queen of the Church"
by Janusz Antosz