"On December 8, 2025, the White House issued the “Presidential Message on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.” In the 2025 proclamation, President Trump publicly recognized December 8 as a “Holy Day,” honoring Mary’s sinless conception and her role as the mother of Jesus. Trump links Mary’s veneration directly to American history by stating that in 1792 the first U.S. Catholic bishop consecrated the young nation to “the mother of Christ.”
He also recounts how Catholics tied Mary’s intercession to historic victories, like the Battle of New Orleans, and notes that many
churches, schools, hospitals, and institutions across the U.S. bear Mary’s name or draw inspiration from Marian devotion. This is basically putting Mary as a foundational figure for “our Great American Story.” Trump has joined Marian devotion with American national identity. America is truly forming into an image of the Roman Catholic Church.
The White House published the following, which is part of Donald Trump’s proclamation:
• “Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the greatest figures in the Bible.”
• “For nearly 250 years, Mary has played a distinct role in our great American story. In 1792, less than a decade after the end of the Revolutionary War, Bishop John Carroll—the first Catholic bishop in the United States and cousin of signer of the Declaration of Independence Charles Carroll—consecrated our young nation to the mother of Christ.”
• “Less than a quarter-century later, Catholics attributed General Andrew Jackson’s stunning victory over the British in the climactic Battle of New Orleans to Mary. Every year, Catholics celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in New Orleans on January 8 in memory of Mary’s assistance in saving the city.”
He also recounts how Catholics tied Mary’s intercession to historic victories, like the Battle of New Orleans, and notes that many
The White House published the following, which is part of Donald Trump’s proclamation:
• “Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the greatest figures in the Bible.”
• “For nearly 250 years, Mary has played a distinct role in our great American story. In 1792, less than a decade after the end of the Revolutionary War, Bishop John Carroll—the first Catholic bishop in the United States and cousin of signer of the Declaration of Independence Charles Carroll—consecrated our young nation to the mother of Christ.”
• “Less than a quarter-century later, Catholics attributed General Andrew Jackson’s stunning victory over the British in the climactic Battle of New Orleans to Mary. Every year, Catholics celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in New Orleans on January 8 in memory of Mary’s assistance in saving the city.”
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