All Saints Day Mass Times

[Donald_S]

Just want to make sure. Does any mass on November 1st count? I’m planning to go to a 7am mass and I just want to make sure I don’t make a mistake in regard to days of obligation. I’m in RCIA so I’m still learning all the details. Thanks

 

[Fauken]

Just want to make sure. Does any mass on November 1st count? I’m planning to go to a 7am mass and I just want to make sure I don’t make a mistake in regard to days of obligation.

That’s correct. Your 7 AM Mass will satisfy the obligation.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Hi Donald_S, it’s great that you are being careful to attend Mass on Nov. 1, the Holy Day of Obligation.

Minor correction: Your thread title mentions “All Souls Day” but you are actually asking in the thread about “All Saints Day”.

Nov. 1, the Holy Day of Obligation, is actually called “All SAINTS Day” and is the day when we honor all the Saints who are already in Heaven.

Nov. 2 is the day we call “All SOULS day” and it is the day when we pray for the souls of those who are not yet in Heaven (such as souls in Purgatory). All SOULS day, Nov. 2, is not a holy day of obligation, although many Catholics like to go to church on that day especially to remember their deceased loved ones.

I know it’s a little confusing, but don’t mix up the two days, they are different
My mother would explain the difference to me every year when I was a child.

 

[Margaret_Ann]

Nov. 1 is All Saints Day, Nov. 2 is All Souls Day.

Are you going to both feasts?

 

[Donald_S]

Hi Donald_S, it’s great that you are being careful to attend Mass on Nov. 1, the Holy Day of Obligation.

Minor correction: Your thread title mentions “All Souls Day” but you are actually asking in the thread about “All Saints Day”.

Nov. 1, the Holy Day of Obligation, is actually called “All SAINTS Day” and is the day when we honor all the Saints who are already in Heaven.

Nov. 2 is the day we call “All SOULS day” and it is the day when we pray for the souls of those who are not yet in Heaven (such as souls in Purgatory). All SOULS day, Nov. 2, is not a holy day of obligation, although many Catholics like to go to church on that day especially to remember their deceased loved ones.

I know it’s a little confusing, but don’t mix up the two days, they are different
My mother would explain the difference to me every year when I was a child.

Thank you, I will correct the title

 

[Donald_S]

Nov. 1 is All Saints Day, Nov. 2 is All Souls Day.

Are you going to both feasts?

I’ll definitely be going for any days of obligation. I have a Karate tournament on Saturday but I intend to find a mass early that morning if possible to go to.

 

[Zach]

It’s great you are going on Saturday but just to be clear All Souls Day is not an obligation day.

 

[midori]

We generally celebrate a feast from sundown the previous day (the Vigil) until the end of the calendar day of the actual Feast.

(The last Mass offered is usually before sundown, in practice, so it goes from sundown-to-sundown, but the exceptions are usually for places like college campuses, etc, where people might not be able to make a daytime Mass, so they offer an extra-late Mass. So on my college campus, for example, they would offer a 9 p.m. Sunday Mass for everyone who left town on the weekend, so they would be able to fulfill their Mass obligation and not have to change their travel plans. In my current diocese, on the other hand, I can’t find a Sunday Mass that starts later than noon on Sunday within an hour of me.)

There are other things to take into account as well— what happens if a Holy Day of Obligation falls on a Saturday or a Monday (the obligation is abrogated in the US; it’s transferred to Sunday in the UK); what happens if there’s two Feasts back-to-back (most places celebrate All Saints all day long, rather than having an evening Mass be the vigil for All Souls); and so on.

But yes. A 7 am Mass on Nov 1st counts for the All Saints obligation.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Usually in the USA the parish will make it very easy for people by making an announcement and putting in a bulletin and on the parish website, all the Mass times for a Holy Day of Obligation.

“Friday, Nov. 1 is All Saints’ Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses for the Holy Day of Obligation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 6 pm (vigil), and on Friday Nov. 1 at 7 am, 10 am , and 5 pm.”

Simply pick a Mass from the list to attend and you will meet the obligation.

 

[TheLittleLady]

Yes, you may attend the Vigil on Oct 31 or any Mass on Nov 1.

 

[TomH1]

Does any mass on November 1st count?

Any Mass within the 24-hour period of a holy day of obligation counts.

You can also fulfil the obligation at Mass on the previous evening.

I have a Karate tournament on Saturday but I intend to find a mass early that morning if possible to go to.

Commendable that you want to go to Mass on Saturday 2nd November, All Souls’ Day, but just for the record, it is not a holy day of obligation.

 

[Cor_ad_Cor]

And for a day of obligation, any Mass will “count” even if the prayers/readings of the solemnity aren’t used. For example, if you attend a funeral Mass on Friday, November 1 that never mentioned All Saints, your obligation has technically been fulfilled (although the intention/spirit of the day perhaps has not).