Holy Days of Obligation at year's end 2011?

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Hi, I’ve been looking at the parish calendar and wonder if anyone can tell me if the following days are Holy Days of Obligation or (optional attendance) Feast Days? These days are printed in ALL CAPS on my calendar, but in black, not red, and I think only one may be listed as a Mass being offered in our parish, so I think these are Feast days, but not obligation days. :highprayer:

If there is a Mass for these, I want to attend, but I am helping a family member on a few of those days with doctor and outpatient procedures.:angel1:

Is it usually true that the Holy Days of Obligation are in RED AND ALL CAPS on the calendar, to distinguish them from other Holy Days and Feast days?:gopray2:

Thank you for your help. These are the days I’m wondering about. :harp:

For 2011
Dec. 26, 2011, (ST STEPHEN)
Dec. 27 (ST JOHN)
Dec. 28 (THE HOLY INNOCENTS)
DEc. 29 FIFTH DAY, OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS, ST. THOMAS BECKETT)
Dec. 30 (THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSPEH)
Dec. 31 (SEVENTH DAY, OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS) and New Year’s Eve
 
None of them are Holy Days of Obligation. The reason they are probably capitalized is because they form the Octave of Christmas.
 
I’m not sure if this answers your question, but New Year’s Day is a day of obligation.
 
Only Christmas and January 1 [Feast of Mary the Mother of God, formerly the Feast of the Circumcision] However, this year both are on Sundays.

The last several years the Bishops of California have dispensed the obligation on January 1 when it wasn’t a Sunday. It will be interesting to see what Archbishop Gomez [Los Angeles] does next year.
 
Joe_Kelley said:
Only Christmas and January 1 [Feast of Mary the Mother of God, formerly the Feast of the Circumcision] However, this year both are on Sundays.

The last several years the Bishops of California have dispensed the obligation on January 1 when it wasn’t a Sunday. It will be interesting to see what Archbishop Gomez [Los Angeles] does next year.
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January 1 will be the first Holy Day of 2012, Wow! Where did 2000 go.😊🤷
Here if it falls on a Saturday or Monday then the obligation is dispensed.
 
Does attending the Saturday Vigil tonight count for the Holy Day of Obligation tomorrow (January 1st) ? We normally attend a Saturday mass.
 
magdelaine said:
Does attending the Saturday Vigil tonight count for the Holy Day of Obligation tomorrow (January 1st) ? We normally attend a Saturday mass.
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Yes, since the HDO falls on a Sunday, there is only one obligation for the day. Attending any Mass from 4pm on Saturday until midnight Sunday will count for Sunday and for the HDO.
 
Joe_Kelley said:
Only Christmas and January 1 [Feast of Mary the Mother of God, formerly the Feast of the Circumcision] However, this year both are on Sundays.

The last several years the Bishops of California have dispensed the obligation on January 1 when it wasn’t a Sunday. It will be interesting to see what Archbishop Gomez [Los Angeles] does next year.
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I was wondering about this, because I didn’t remember my inlaws going to Mass on Jan. 1st last year. We’re in California too. Thanks for explaining how the Bishops of California handle it. I’m a little less confused now. I’m currently attending RCIA, but we haven’t had a meeting lately because of the holidays and vacations, etc. So I haven’t been able to ask about it.

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In the USA, whenever the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (1 Jan), her Assumption (15 Nov) or All Saints (1 Nov) fall on a Saturday or Monday, the obligation to attend Mass is dispensed.
 
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