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Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, should I treat it different from any other Sunday?
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Anesti33
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Since Sundays are solemnities by default, nothing has changed about the rank of the day.
It is permissible to eat meat on a solemnity, for example on June 19th is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, you would not abstain from eating meat on that solemnity day.
The Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours are celebrated differently on solemnities, so you would see these differences, or if you are a layman who prays LOTH, you would need to be prepared for it.
It is permissible to eat meat on a solemnity, for example on June 19th is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, you would not abstain from eating meat on that solemnity day.
The Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours are celebrated differently on solemnities, so you would see these differences, or if you are a layman who prays LOTH, you would need to be prepared for it.
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Oh, ok. So Solemnities are every Sunday? Thanks for clearing that up. I thought Solemnities were only extra special Sundays like Easter.
So are they feast days? Or is abstinence just not required if a Solemnity falls on a Friday?
So are they feast days? Or is abstinence just not required if a Solemnity falls on a Friday?
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gotDoug
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I’m not too sure about that. But I could be wrong. On Solemnities, the Gloria is always said during Mass, which is not true of Sundays during Advent or Lent. Similarly, on Solemnities, the Te Deum is said during the OOR, which is not true of Sundays of Lent. Then of course, there are Solemnities that outrank Sundays in Ordinary Time. On the other hand, the Sundays of Advent and Lent outrank the Solemnities during those seasons.Oh, ok. So Solemnities are every Sunday?
Abstinence is not required for Solemnities that fall on Friday. This is true of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is coming up soon. It will also be true for Christmas which falls on Friday this year.Or is abstinence just not required if a Solemnity falls on a Friday?
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TomH1
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No, you do not need to treat it as different from any other Sunday.
A solemnity is one of the three ranks given to holy days. The other two ranks are feast and memorial.
Solemnity is the highest rank and given to many of the holy days in honour of our Lord, our Lady and the more important saints.
Solemnities have certain privileges that other holy days lack. For example, some outrank Sundays. They outrank the Sundays of the Christmas season and the Sundays in Ordinary Time. Last Sunday, 7th June, was the first Sunday in Ordinary Time after the Easter Season. The other privilege solemnities have is if they coincide with a Sunday they do not outrank (Advent, Lent & Easter) they are transferred to the Monday or the first free day in the week.
So, last Sunday 7th June, could, being a Sunday in Ordinary Time, give way to solemnities. In fact, a number of solemnities are permanently assigned to Sundays in Ordinary Time. The one we have just celebrated, the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity, is assigned to the first Sunday in Ordinary Time after Pentecost Sunday. Similarly, Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe is permanently assigned to the very last Sunday of the liturgical year, which is either the penultimate or ultimate Sunday of November.
A solemnity is one of the three ranks given to holy days. The other two ranks are feast and memorial.
Solemnity is the highest rank and given to many of the holy days in honour of our Lord, our Lady and the more important saints.
Solemnities have certain privileges that other holy days lack. For example, some outrank Sundays. They outrank the Sundays of the Christmas season and the Sundays in Ordinary Time. Last Sunday, 7th June, was the first Sunday in Ordinary Time after the Easter Season. The other privilege solemnities have is if they coincide with a Sunday they do not outrank (Advent, Lent & Easter) they are transferred to the Monday or the first free day in the week.
So, last Sunday 7th June, could, being a Sunday in Ordinary Time, give way to solemnities. In fact, a number of solemnities are permanently assigned to Sundays in Ordinary Time. The one we have just celebrated, the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity, is assigned to the first Sunday in Ordinary Time after Pentecost Sunday. Similarly, Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe is permanently assigned to the very last Sunday of the liturgical year, which is either the penultimate or ultimate Sunday of November.
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