Mass on January 1

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Since the solemnity of Mary is on January 1st 2018 which is a Monday, can we fulfill both our Sunday obligation and our obligation to attend mass on January 1 by going to a vigil mass on Sunday?
 
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No you cannot do that.

When a Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation and falls on a Monday like that, you need to attend both a Sunday Mass and the Solemnity Mass on Monday.
 
in my diocese, the bishop has said that the 1/1 Solemnity of Mary is not a day of obligation this year

i haven’t checked my parish mass schedule for that day

i will try to get to Mass ; but, you know, New Year’s Eve and all… 😉
 
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brian_custer said:
in my diocese, the bishop has said that the 1/1 Solemnity of Mary is not a day of obligation this year
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My understanding is that it is not HDO anywhere in America.

However, in Canada and some other nations, it is,
 
not sure about that

i always thought 1/1 was a HDO; unless the bishop said otherwise

i always tried not to miss Mass on that day
 
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ajac said:
Since the solemnity of Mary is on January 1st 2018 which is a Monday, can we fulfill both our Sunday obligation and our obligation to attend mass on January 1 by going to a vigil mass on Sunday?
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Latin Church, In the USA, but not Hawaii? From the 2018 Liturgical Calendar:
In a decree dated March 23, 1992, the Bishop of Honolulu designated Christmas and the
Immaculate Conception as the only two Holydays of Obligation [besides Sundays] for the State of Hawaii.

Since the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God on January 1, 2018 falls on a Monday
this year, it is not observed as a Holyday of Obligation.
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interesting

i am happy to see that local bishops can set rules (w/in the overall magesterium) that work for their flock
 
Always clarify that you are speaking for a specific country. Mary, Mother of God is definitely a Holy Day of Obligation in Canada.
 
I’ll be going anyway. I spent so many years having to get up and go to Mass on January 1, in some cases after being out partying till 4 in the morning the night before, that I’d miss it if I wasn’t.
Plus, I like to go to church on Mary’s special days.
 
Not sure you should really be partying, especially if you’re a Catholic because of what that implies, and that heavily implies that you’ll be indulging in things that may be mortally sinful. Not judging you, fraternal correction. I think you may want to crack open a catechism. That being said, I wasn’t there, for all I know you could have just been drinking Cola and having a chat until 5 a.m., which is entirely possible because I’ve done it.
 
i am fairly sure that the Solemnity of Mary is HDO in the USA;

; unless a local bishop says otherwise in a particular year

now i am confused
 
Yes I was playing tiddly winks and I downed a fanta orange when I won!
 
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Not sure you should really be partying, especially if you’re a Catholic because of what that implies, and that heavily implies that you’ll be indulging in things that may be mortally sinful. Not judging you, fraternal correction. I think you may want to crack open a catechism. That being said, I wasn’t there, for all I know you could have just been drinking Cola and having a chat until 5 a.m., which is entirely possible because I’ve done it.
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It was 30 years ago, I was in my 20s, and I did not drink or do drugs (amazing but true), I stayed out until 4 am with my friends and then returned to my mother’s house where I slept alone all night (or the 2 hours that was left of the night) and we all went to church as a family the next day. My mother had done much the same thing when she was 22 and living in her parents’ house, so it was tolerated by my parents.

I am now in my 50s and married and though I do sometimes stay out very late, because I am a night owl, I think I have pretty good judgment, never do anything illegal and do not drink and drive.

And yes, you are judging as you didn’t even ask me for details before you jumped to conclusions. I would ask that you please keep your fraternal corrections to yourself in the future. You don’t know me and I don’t post the entire details of my life on the Internet.
 
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It is a holy day in the US. Like most holy days in the US, the obligation to attend Mass is abrogated if it falls on Saturday or Monday. The exceptions where you have to attend Mass no matter what day they fall are Immaculate Conception (our patronal feast) and Christmas. The rules in other countries are different.
 
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