The Month of December is Dedicated to the Immaculate Conception

Picture of Our Lady taken at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, CT USA
on December 8th 2012 during a Children's Rosary 

Important Dates in December:
December 3rd Francis Xavier, Memorial
December 6th Nicholas Opt. Mem.
December 7th Ambrose, Memorial
December 8th Immaculate Conception, Solemnity
December 11th Damasus I, Opt. Mem.
December 12th Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA) Feast
December 13th Lucy, Memorial
December 14th John of the Cross, Memorial
December 21st Peter Canisius, Opt. Mem.
December 24th Christmas Eve
December 25th Christmas, Solemnity
December 26th Stephen, Feast
December 27th John, Feast
December 28th Holy Innocents, Feast
December 29th Thomas Becket, Opt. Mem.
December 30th Holy Family, Feast
December 31st Sylvester I, Opt. Mem.

The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of December 2012:

General: That migrants throughout the world may be welcomed with generosity and authentic love especially by Christian communities.

Missionary: That Christ may reveal himself to all humanity with the light that shines forth from Bethlehem and is reflected in the face of his Church.