Epiphany.

[Nelka]

In England, not sure if it was the same in America, Epiphany was not held in the 6th but on Sunday 2nd.

I don’t remember this happening before, maybe if the 6th was on a Saturday?

 

[Phemie]

In England, not sure if it was the same in America, Epiphany was not held in the 6th but on Sunday 2nd.

I don’t remember this happening before, maybe if the 6th was on a Saturday?

In Canada Epiphany is celebrated on January 6 or on the first Sunday after January 1, whichever comes first.

 

[cyejbv]

Before Vatican II Epiphany was celebrated on January 6, whether a Sunday or not. It is also known as the 12th night, referring to the Tradition of the Wise men arriving to adore the Holy Infant – 12 nights after His birth.
The Modern Roman Rite celebrates it on the 1st Sunday after Jan 1st, though depending on your parish, you may have… ugh.

I shall quote Father Z from his blog WDTPRS on Epiphany.
It is really a shame that we have two different calendars for the Roman Rite. It is a shame that so much tinkeritis afflicted the experts who rearranged everything after the Council… for no truly good reason I can discern.

so Epiphany is traditionally the 6th, but there are 2 calenders so…um, it doesn’t have to be. for some, it’s problematic :banghead:

 

[st_felicity]

This year I feel like I missed out on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. But I understand how the Epiphany “outranks” it.

 

[David2010]

This year I feel like I missed out on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. But I understand how the Epiphany “outranks” it.

January 1 (a day of Obligation) was celebrated as the Solemnity of Mary.
January 2, Sunday (a day of Obligation) was celebrated as the Epiphany.
We went to both; it was not a matter of either-or, or one outranking the other.

 

[st_felicity]

January 1 (a day of Obligation) was celebrated as the Solemnity of Mary.
January 2, Sunday (a day of Obligation) was celebrated as the Epiphany.
We went to both; it was not a matter of either-or, or one outranking the other.

You must be at a larger parish that offers more than one Saturday Mass (or perhaps a different country?). The only Mass on Saturday in my parish was the Sunday Vigil Mass, and that was Epiphany, since the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is abrogated in the US when it falls on a Saturday…

usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/obligation.shtml
(my emphasis)

What are the Holy Days of Obligation in the United States?

At their plenary assembly in November 1991, with follow-up mail balloting by absentees, the members of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops approved two motions which affect the observance of holy days of obligation in the dioceses of the United States. They decided that whenever** January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God,** or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday,** the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.**

EDIT: After I posted, I see you are in Canada.