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Bulbasaur05
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I don’t remember, I think I have always gone to both, anyways.
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No.
You can only fulfill the Sunday obligation on Sunday itself or on the prior Saturday evening. January 1st is long over before the eve of Sunday begins.
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Vico
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No. Sometimes a holy day of obligation is abrogated and sometimes the liturgy is transferred to a different day also.
In the USA, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated on the following days when falling on Saturday or Monday, but the faithful are encouraged to attend Mass on those days:
- 1 January (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God),
- 15 August (Feast of the Assumption),
- 1 November (Solemnity of All Saints)
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Hoosier_Daddy
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Just to be clear January 1st. (Today) is not s Saturday or a Monday. The obligation stands.
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7_Sorrows
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No. The Holy Day today is honoring Mary, the Mother of God. Sunday will be the Epiphany of the Lord.
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Crusaderbear
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In the USA mondays and saturdays as holy days of obligation can be covered by Sunday service, not anyhting on Fridays…
Not sure if you went on a Monday holy day if it would cover Sunday…time to call on the experts!
Not sure if you went on a Monday holy day if it would cover Sunday…time to call on the experts!
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ProVobis
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Depends on which calendar you use. In the EF, it is the Feast of the Circumcision in some handmissals, while in others its the Octave of the Nativity. Either way it’s obligatory.
Days which are normally Holy Days of Obligation that fall on Saturdays and Mondays are not “covered” by Sunday. The obligation to attend Mass on those days is (in some cases) abrogated. (That means the obligation goes away.)
The fact that you do or do not attend Mass on Sunday is irrelevant to your obligation to attend on a Holy Day of Obligation.
(Now if a Holy Day of Obligation falls ON a Sunday, or if a very highly ranking solemnity like Christmas falls on a Saturday or Monday, then some special things might happen but that is not the case we are discussing here.)
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Phemie
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The OP asked if today covered your Sunday obligation, not the other way around. It should be remembered that we never get 2 for 1.
For example, if December 25 is on Saturday you have to attend Mass twice, once between Friday evening and midnight Saturday to fulfill your Christmas obligation and once between Saturday evening and midnight Sunday to fulfill your Sunday obligation. Attending Mass on Saturday evening would fulfill either one but not both.
In the US the precept to attend Mass is abrogated if certain Holy Days of Obligation fall on Saturday or Monday (Jan. 1, Aug. 15, Nov. 1). Such is not the case in many other countries. Canada, for example, has only Christmas and Mary, Mother of God as HDOs. Precept to attend Mass is never abrogated, regardless of which day of the week they happen to fall.
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Barb3
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Why would a Holy Day on a Friday fulfill a Sunday Mass obligation??? – also I would never want to miss a chance to receive the Eucharist – at times, it’s the only "thing"that keeps me going.
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AttendeDomine
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Good question.
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I_am_learning
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but since it’s a Holy Day of Obligation, it is a mortal sin to miss this Mass, right?
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Hoosier_Daddy
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It is grave matter.
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AttendeDomine
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Very wisely put!
Objectively speaking, missing Mass on a Holy Day of obligation is a big no-no. But of course, there can be mitigating circumstances which, of course, we have to be extremely honest about before assuming we are legitimately excused.
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CatholicZ09
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Christmas Day falls under this category, too, right? I think if Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Monday, the obligation to attend Mass is abrogated.
Oops, just checked. I see that Christmas Day is always obligatory. Good to know!
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ProVobis
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Not more encouraged than daily Mass, judging by the reduced Mass schedule on those days by many parishes. Some just stick with the regular daily Mass when it’s not obligatory. Even today many parishes just add one Mass to their daily Mass. Must not be expecting a huge crowd.
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Vico
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The two that are not abrogated for Latin Catholics in the USA are Christmas and Immaculate Conception. In Hawaii, those are the only obliged holy days of obligation other than every Sunday. When Immaculate Conception is on Sunday, the obligation was fulfilled by Sunday, the the celebration was transferred to Monday. (Sundays of Advent out-rank the Immaculate Conception). Although not a holy day of obligation, you will see that kind of transfer in 2015 on Good Friday is on March 25, the Annunciation. In this situation the celebration of the Annunciation is transferred ten days later to April 4 (also out-ranked by Holy Week).
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LilyM
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Christmas is the second most important feast in the Christian year after Easter - celebratig the most important event (equal most impoortant along with Christ’s resurrection) in human history. I’m very surprised that anyone would think that Christmas Mass would ever be a non-essential.
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CatholicZ09
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It’s not that I think it’s “non-essential.” I was under the odd assumption that Christmas is not obligatory when it falls on a Saturday or Monday. I’m happy to read that it is, however. I was thinking to myself: “Why would Christmas not be obligatory?” Alas, it is!
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CatholicZ09
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Good to know! Thanks!
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