Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Masses - By Parish
"Hail Mary, full of grace..."
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated on December 8, commemorates the day that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin.
It is the patronal feast of the United States and of the Diocese of Portland.
Although it was long believed by many Christians that Mary, who was to be the Mother of God, was conceived without sin, it wasn't until 1854 that Pope Pius IX declared it to be dogma of the Catholic Church. In Ineffabilis Deus, he wrote that "the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, was preserved free from every stain of original sin is a doctrine revealed by God and, for this reason, must be firmly and constantly believed by all the faithful."
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a holy day of obligation. A list of Masses by parish is found below. A listing by city/town may be found here.
Holy Day Mass Times
All Saints Parish, Brunswick
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 82 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor - Friday, December 8, at Noon
St. Ambrose Church, 29 Kimball Street, Richmond - Friday, December 8, at 10 a.m.
St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen Street, Brunswick - Friday, December 8, at Noon and 6:30 p.m.
St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant Street, Brunswick - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Mary Church, 144 Lincoln Street, Bath - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
St. Patrick Church, 380 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street, Portland - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m. (Latin Mass in the chapel), 12:15 p.m., 6 p.m. (celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley) and 7:30 p.m.
Christ the Divine Mercy Parish, East Millinocket
St. Martin of Tours Church, 19 Colby Street, Millinocket - Thursday, December 7 at 5 p.m.
St. Peter Church, 58 Cedar Street, East Millinocket - Friday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.
Christ the King Parish, Skowhegan
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, 273 Water Street, Skowhegan - Friday, December 8, at Noon
St. Peter Church, 27 Owens Street, Bingham - Friday, December 8, at 2:30 p.m.
St. Sebastian Church, 161 Main Street, Madison - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
Corpus Christi Parish, Waterville
St. John the Baptist Church, 26 Monument Street, Winslow - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
Notre Dame du Perpetual Secours Church, 116 Silver Street, Waterville - Friday, December 8, at 12:15 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Good Shepherd Parish, Saco
Most Holy Trinity Church, 271 Main Street, Saco - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
St. Joseph Church, 178 Elm Street, Biddeford - Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m.
St. Margaret Church, 6 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach - Friday, December 8, at Noon
St. Philip Church, 404 Goodwins Mills Road, Lyman - Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m.
Holy Family Parish, Greenville
Holy Family Church, 145 Pritham Avenue, Greenville - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m. preceded by the Rosary at 7:30 a.m.
Holy Spirit Parish, Wells
St. Martha Church, 30 Portland Road, Kennebunk - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 9:15 a.m.
St. Mary Church, 236 Eldridge Road, Wells - Thursday, December 7, at 4 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Auburn
Sacred Heart Church, 8 Sacred Heart Place, Auburn - Friday, December 8, at 7 a.m. and Noon
St. Philip Church, 2365 Turner Road, Auburn - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Parish, Madawaska
St. David Church, 774 Main Street, Madawaska - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
Our Lady of Hope Parish, Portland
St. Joseph Church, 673 Stevens Avenue - Thursday, December 7, at 7 p.m.
St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Avenue - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m.
Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Lincoln
St. Leo the Great Church, 16 River Road, Howland - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m.
St. Mary of Lourdes Church, 142 Main Street, Lincoln - Friday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m.
Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, Oquossoc
St. John Church, 76 Main Street, Stratton - Friday, December 8, at 6 pm.
St. Luke Church, 19 Lake Street, Rangeley - Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m. and noon
Our Lady of the Snows Parish, Dexter
St. Anne Church, 64 Free Street, Dexter - Friday, December 8, at noon
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 43 High Street, Dover-Foxcroft - Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m.
Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Saint Agatha
St. Luce Church, 441 U.S. Route One, Frenchville - Thursay, December 7, at 6 p.m.
Parish of the Ascension of the Lord, Kittery
Our Lady of the Angels Church, 4 Angels' Way, South Berwick - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
St. Christopher Church, 4 Barrell Lane, York - Thursday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Raphael Church, 6 Whipple Road, Kittery - Thursday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 9:30 a.m.
Parish of the Holy Eucharist, Falmouth
Holy Martyrs of North America Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 5:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main Street, Yarmouth - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Gregory the Great Church, 24 North Raymond Road, Gray - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Jude Church, 134 Main Street, Freeport - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
Parish of the Holy Savior, Rumford
Our Lady of the Snows Church, 265 Walker's Mills Road, Bethel - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
St. Athanasius & St. John Church, 126 Maine Avenue, Rumford - Thursday, December 7 at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 8:15 a.m.
Parish of the Precious Blood, Caribou
Holy Rosary Church, 34 Vaughn Street, Caribou - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 333 Main Street, Presque Isle - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
Sacred Heart Church, 1141 Van Buren Road, North Caribou - Friday, December 8, at 8:30 am.
St. Denis Church, 147 Main Street, Fort Fairfield - Friday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m.
St. Joseph Church, 17 Main Street, Mars Hill - Friday, December 8, at Noon
St. Louis Church, 106 Main Street, Limestone - Friday, December 8, at 3 p.m.
St. Mark Church, 13 Allen Farm Road, Ashland - Thursday, December 7, at 4 p.m.
Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord, Old Town
Holy Family Church, 429 Main Street, Old Town - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
St. Ann Church, 84 Main Street, Bradley - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m.
University of Maine Campus, Bangor Room, Orono - Friday, December 8, at Noon
Parish of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Bar Harbor
Holy Redeemer Church, 56 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor - Friday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Prince of Peace Parish, Lewiston
Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul, 122 Ash Street, Lewiston - Friday, December 8, at 7 a.m.
Bates College Chapel, 275 College Street, Lewiston - Friday, December 8, at 5:30 p.m.
Holy Cross Church, 1080 Lisbon Street, Lewiston - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. (With Saint Dominic Academy students)
Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus Street, Lewiston - Friday, December 8,a t 6 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church, 67 Frost Hill Avenue, Lisbon Falls - Friday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 131 High Street, Sabattus - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m.
Sacred Heart / St. Dominic Parish, Portland
Sacred Heart Church, 65 Mellen Street, Portland - Friday, December 8, at 4 p.m.
St. Agnes Parish, Island Falls
St. Agnes Church, 76 Sewall Street, Island Falls - Friday, December 8, at noon
St. Agnes Parish, Pittsfield
St. Agnes Church, 238 Detroit Street, Pittsfield - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m.
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Jackman
St. Faustina Church, 370 Main Street, Jackman - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m.
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Westbrook
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Anne Church, 299 Main Street, Gorham - Friday, December 8, at 9 am. and 6:30 p.m.
St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown Street, Westbrook - Friday, December 8, at 12:15 p.m. and 5 p.m.
St. Benedict, Benedicta
St. Benedict, 1063 Benedicta Road, Benedicta - Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m.
St. Brendan the Navigator Parish, Camden
Our Lady of Good Hope Church, 7 Union Street, Camden - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Bernard Church, 150 Broadway, Rockland - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 81 Court Street, Belfast - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Christopher Parish, Peaks Island
St. Christopher Church, 15 Central Avenue, Peaks Island - Friday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m.
St. John Paul II Parish, Scarborough
Church of the Holy Cross, 124 Cottage Road, South Portland - Friday, December 8, at 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. (School Mass)
St. Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth - Friday, December 8, at 5 p.m.
St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
St. John Vianney Parish, Fort Kent
St. Charles Borromeo Church, 912 Main Street, Saint Francis - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m.
St. Joseph Church, 7 Church Street, Wallagrass - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
St. Louis Church, 26 East Main Street, Fort Kent - Thursday, December 7, at 4 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m.
St. Mary Church, 3451 Aroostook Road, Eagle Lake - Friday, December 8, at 11 a.m.
St. Joseph Parish, Bridgton
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 857 Main Street, Fryeburg - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, Bridgton - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m.
St. Joseph Parish, Ellsworth
St. Joseph Church, 231 Main Street, Ellsworth - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Joseph Parish, Farmington
St. Joseph Church, 133 Middle Street, Farmington - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Calais
Immaculate Conception Church, 31 Calais Avenue, Calais - Friday, December 8, at 5:30 p.m.
St. James the Greater Church, 15 Hillside Street, Baileyville - Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m.
St. Joseph Church, 51 Washington Street, Eastport - Friday, December 8, at Noon
St. Louis Parish, Portland
St. Louis Church, 279 Danforth Street, Portland - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m.
St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, Houlton
St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, 110 Military Street, Houlton - Friday, Decembe4 8, at 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
St. Matthew Parish, Limerick
St. Matthew Church, 19 Dora Lane, Limerick - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St, Michael Parish, Augusta
St. Augustine Church, 75 Northern Avenue, Augusta - Friday, December 8, at 7:30 a.m.
St. Francis Xavier Church, 130 U.S. Route 133, Winthrop - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m.
St. Joseph Church, 110 School Street, Gardiner - Friday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m.
St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 41 Western Avenue, Augusta - Friday, December 8, at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Bangor
St. John Church, 217 York Street, Bangor - Friday, December 8, at 9:30 a.m. (Joint Mass with All Saints Catholic School) and 5:30 p.m.
St. Joseph Church, 531 North Main Street, Brewer - Friday, December 8, at noon
St. Mary Church 768 Ohio Street, Bangor - Friday, December 8, at 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
St. Matthew Church, 70 Western Avenue, Hampden - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m.
St. Teresa Church, 425 South Main Street, Brewer - Thursday, December 7, at 4 p.m.
St. Peter Parish, Portland
St. Peter Church, 72 Federal Street, Portland - Friday, December 8, at 7 a.m.
St. Peter Chanel Parish, Van Buren
St. Bruno - St. Remi Church, 174 Main Street, Van Buren - Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m.
St. Peter the Fisherman Parish, Machias
Holy Name of Jesus Church, 8 Free Street, Machias - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Church, 14 Hamilton Street, Lubec - Friday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m.
St. Michael Church, 51 Elm Street, Cherryfield - Friday, December 8, at 9:30 a.m.
St. Rose of Lima Parish, Jay
St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church Street, Jay - Thursday, December 7, at 6 p.m. and Friday, December 8, at 12:15 p.m.
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Norway
Our Lady of Ransom Church, 117 Elm Street, Mechanic Falls - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris Street, Norway - Friday, December 8, at 5:30 p.m.
St. Mary Church, 276 King Street, Oxford - Thursday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Sanford
Holy Family Church, 66 North Avenue, Sanford - Friday, December 8, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Stella Maris Parish, Bucksport
Our Lady of Holy Hope Church, 137 Perkins Street, Castine - Friday, December 8, at 10 a.m.
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 8 Granite Street, Stonington - Friday, December 8, at 8 a.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Church, 64 Franklin Street, Bucksport - Friday, December 8, at 5:30 p.m.
