Catholic Church Times

Feast Day: December 9

Advent Weekday with the Optional Memorial of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), the indigenous Mexican layman to whom Our Lady appeared at Tepeyac in 1531. Canonized 2002 by Saint John Paul II (USCCB Liturgical Calendar 2026).

Saints Commemorated on December 9

From the USCCB 2026 Liturgical Calendar.