Holy Days of Obligation?

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What days are they in the United States? And do Eastern Catholics have different days?
 
Apart from Sundays there are 10 holy days of obligation.

CCC 2043:
  • The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
  • The Epiphany
  • The Ascension of Christ
  • The feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
  • The feast of Mary the Mother of God
  • Her Immaculate Conception
  • Her assumption
  • The feast of St. Joseph
  • The feast of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul
  • The feast of All Saints
However in another thread a poster pointed out that in the USA some of these days haved been moved to Sundays.
 
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Apart from Sundays there are 10 holy days of obligation.

CCC 2043:
  • The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
  • The Epiphany
  • The Ascension of Christ
  • The feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
  • The feast of Mary the Mother of God
  • Her Immaculate Conception
  • Her assumption
  • The feast of St. Joseph
  • The feast of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul
  • The feast of All Saints
However in another thread a poster pointed out that in the USA
some of these days haved been moved to Sundays.
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The Nativity of the Lord, Feast of the Mother of God, The Feast of the Assumption, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the the Feast of All Saints are Holy Days of Obligation in the U.S.

The Epiphany, the Ascension (in some diocese), and Corpus Christi have been transfered to the nearest Sunday in the U.S.

The Feast of St. Joseph and the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul are not Holy Days of Obligation and have not been transfered, but hold the rank of Solemnity.

Whenever the Holy Days of Obligation fall on a Saturday or Monday, the obligation does not exist, with the exception of the Feast of the Nativity and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which retain he Obligation no matter what day they fall on.

Adam
 
For the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church, the following are the Holy Days of Obligation:

Sept 8 Nativity of the Mother of God
Sept 14 Feast of the Holy Living Cross
Oct 1 Protection of the Mother of God
Nov 8 Feast of St. Michael & Holy Angels
Nov 22 Presentation of the Mother of God
In the Temple
Dec 6 Feast of St. Nicholas, Protector
of the Eastern Christians
Dec 8 Conception of St. Anne also called
the Immaculate Conception
Dec 25 Nativity of Our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ
Jan 1 Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus
Jan 7 Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
Feb 2 Presentation of Our Lord in the
Temple
March 25 Feast of the Annunciation
June 25 Nativity of St. John the Baptist
June 29 Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul
July 20 Feast of St.Elias
Aug 6 Feast of the Transfiguration of
Our Lord
Aug 15 Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the
Mother of God
Aug 29 Beheading of St.John the Baptist

Not listed here are the Feast of the Resurrection, the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and the Feast of Pentecost because these are moveable feasts with no fixed date.

There are also a number of simple Holy Days where the attendance at Divine Liturgy is encouraged such as April 23 - Feast of St. George the Martyr, Nov 14 - Feast of St.Philip also know as the Filipovka or the beginning of the Fast for the Nativitiy of Our Lord and Savior; the Feast of Sts. Boris & Gleb…

Hope this helps…
 
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For the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church, the following are the Holy Days of Obligation:

Sept 8 Nativity of the Mother of God
Sept 14 Feast of the Holy Living Cross
Oct 1 Protection of the Mother of God
Nov 8 Feast of St. Michael & Holy Angels
Nov 22 Presentation of the Mother of God
In the Temple
Dec 6 Feast of St. Nicholas, Protector
of the Eastern Christians
Dec 8 Conception of St. Anne also called
the Immaculate Conception
Dec 25 Nativity of Our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ
Jan 1 Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus
Jan 7 Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
Feb 2 Presentation of Our Lord in the
Temple
March 25 Feast of the Annunciation
June 25 Nativity of St. John the Baptist
June 29 Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul
July 20 Feast of St.Elias
Aug 6 Feast of the Transfiguration of
Our Lord
Aug 15 Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the
Mother of God
Aug 29 Beheading of St.John the Baptist

Not listed here are the Feast of the Resurrection, the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and the Feast of Pentecost because these are moveable feasts with no fixed date.

There are also a number of simple Holy Days where the attendance at Divine Liturgy is encouraged such as April 23 - Feast of St. George the Martyr, Nov 14 - Feast of St.Philip also know as the Filipovka or the beginning of the Fast for the Nativitiy of Our Lord and Savior; the Feast of Sts. Boris & Gleb…

Hope this helps…
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Now that’s what I call Obligation.

I wish our bishops would set the bar high, and not cater to the lowest common denominator. :nope:
 
Now I’m curious, In Canada I believe there are only 2 holy days of obligation, Christmas and Easter. My ? is, If I belong to the Roman Catholic Faith, Why aren’t Church laws equal and universal??? I’m thinking of changing Nationalities here!
 
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Now I’m curious, In Canada I believe there are only 2 holy days of obligation, Christmas and Easter. My ? is, If I belong to the Roman Catholic Faith, Why aren’t Church laws equal and universal??? I’m thinking of changing Nationalities here!
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I think the Holy Days of Obligation are usually not noted as such if they ALWAYS fall on a Sunday ('cause all Sundays are Holy Days of Obligation), but I was a little skeptical of Canada having only two of those! But according to this “expert forum,” there ARE indeed only two: Christmas and January 1, Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God:

saint-mike.org/Apologetics/QA/Answers/Apol_Liturgy/l000113Boyle.html
 
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