HELP! Is all Saints day a Holy day of Obligation?

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Is there a calendar that I could use to avoid these scenarios in the future?
 
No calendar needed. Go to Mass at Christmas and on New Year’s Day and you’ve fulfilled the only two obligations you have here in Canada, other than Sundays.

New Year’s Day is also the feast of Mary, Mother of God.
 
I believe that’s what “suppress” refers to, yes.
Some parishes may very well celebrate today with great solemnity, even though the obligation has been suppressed. Tomorrow, for All Souls, our cathedral is adding a fifth Mass to the schedule (there are four daily Masses ordinarily) because you expect larger crowds on such days…even if there’s no obligation.
As far as I know, all holy days of obligation are consistent across all Canadian dioceses… but I’m not 100% certain.
 
Joe, do you mind saying which diocese you’re in? It is possible that an individual bishop has departed from the norms set by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops…but I very much doubt it.
 
I spent one year in Toronto, and am not aware of any deviations from the Canadian norms in this regard.
 
I see. Well thanks for putting my mind at ease. So only Christmas and New years are Holy Obligations?
 
Yes. But that’s true even when they fall on the weekend… so sometimes you’ll have to go to Mass two days in a row (if Christmas is on a Saturday or Monday you still need to get to the Sunday Mass as well).
 
What if Christmas was on a Saturday and the I went to the evening mass?
 
This has been argued to death, but I think the general consensus is that you still need to attend Mass twice. Here are some possible scenarios:
  1. Friday night to satisfy the Christmas obligation and Saturday night to satisfy the Sunday obligation
  2. Saturday morning to satisfy the Christmas obligation and Saturday night to satisfy the Sunday obligation
  3. Saturday evening to satisfy the Christmas obligation and Sunday morning to satisfy the Sunday obligation
  4. Saturday morning to satisfy the Christmas obligation and Sunday morning to satisfy the Sunday obligation
Note that the specific readings used at the Mass don’t have an impact on the obligation…you satisfy the obligation by hearing Mass on the day of or the evening preceding.
 
In Australia it’s been put to Sunday.

Today is All Souls’ Day here. We have special funeral team Masses , but still it is not a day of obligation. I am off to Mass today though.
 
Joe the Church day is from sundown to sundown. Which makes midnight mass awesome and achieves your obligation!

@frdavid96 has answered this question so often.
 
It is a Holy day of Obligation in Ireland-but hey-try to go to Holy Mass every day if you can!
 
Roseeurekacross said:
Joe the Church day is from sundown to sundown. Which makes midnight mass awesome and achieves your obligation!

@frdavid96 has answered this question so often.
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Well, thanks for the vote of support.

But…Solemnities run from evening the previous day to midnight the end of the calendar day. So a Mass very late on Sunday, even well after sunset, such as 11:00 PM, is still a Sunday Mass.
 
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