The new year began with the Feast of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. A ceremony was held at the Iskenderun Annunciation Latin Catholic Church due to the Feast of the Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is celebrated on the first day of the year.
The ritual in the Iskenderun Catholic Church was performed by the Anatolian Apostle Vicar and Bishop Monsignor Paolo Bizzeti and Church Father Dariuzs Dogondke (Daryuş Dogonke). The members of the congregation accompanied the Holy Mass, in which hymns were sung dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Anatolian Apostle Vicar and Bishop Monsignor Paolo Bizzeti pointed out that many feasts are celebrated in the name of the Virgin Mary, but the ‘Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary’ is the first to appear.
During the sacrament; The explanations given that Mary is the Mother of God, that she was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and that she gave birth to her Son, Jesus Christ, from the essence of God the Father.
