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From Saint Boniface Catholic Church website - The angel said to [Mary], "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God."  Luke 1:35. The Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God is a liturgical celebration observed on January 1st which falls exactly one week after Christmas, the end of the octave of Christmas... The Blessed Virgin Mary is honored as the Mother of God because she conceived and gave birth to Christ, who is the incarnation of God the Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.

By Luke J. Ayers, Crisis Magazine - Around 2015, at the age of 18 and having been Catholic for almost a full year, I was sitting in the pew of my large, suburban parish, reflecting on the readings and waiting for the homily. The presiding priest was (replace by a different celebrant who) walked in from the back of the church in a hard hat. In place of the homily, and after putting the hard hat down on the altar, he read The Little Engine That Could and gave an update on the state of the parish’s capital campaign to raise money for a new parish hall. ...

By Bridget McCartney Nohara, National Catholic Register - There is a ceaseless drone of noise in our modern culture. Smartphones buzz, notifications ping, and advertisements play automatically, adding to a cacophony that at times seems to drown out our very thoughts. Streaming, scrolling, and sometimes merely stepping out our door provides us with an endless loop of content. Though present all year long, the clatter seems to hit a new decibel in December.