Quasi-domiciles

[Razanir]

So after a few recent marriage threads, I decided to actually look up in canon law the rules for marriage. And while there, I discovered the terms domicile and quasidomicile. After a brief Google search, I determined that your domicile is the parish where you normally live, and a quasidomicile is for temporary residences, such as being away at college. I also discovered (I think) that once you’ve lived somewhere long enough for it to be a quasidomicile, you’re bound by local rules. My question: How does this play into the Feast of the Ascension? Particularly, if your domicile transfers it to Sunday, but your quasidomicile doesn’t, would the day you celebrate it on probably depend on where you are at the time?

tl;dr– Home town celebrates the Ascension on Sunday. College celebrates on Thursday. Do I celebrate it on Sunday if home and Thursday if at college?

 

[Gorgias]

Particularly, if your domicile transfers it to Sunday, but your quasidomicile doesn’t, would the day you celebrate it on probably depend on where you are at the time?

Right. It doesn’t depend on domicile/quasi-domicile, but simply on your location.

Home town celebrates the Ascension on Sunday. College celebrates on Thursday. Do I celebrate it on Sunday if home and Thursday if at college?

If you’re in a location on Thursday that celebrates Ascension on Thursday, then you meet your obligation by attending Mass for that day. If you’re in a location on Sunday that has transferred the obligation to Sunday, then you meet your obligation by attending Sunday Mass. If, on Thursday, you’re in a location that has transferred the feast to Sunday, and on Sunday, you’re in a location that keeps the feast on Thursday… then there’s no obligation.

 

[curlycool89]

I would say generally if you are in any place with some permanence, then you follow that local calendar.

Like when you’re at college, you are going to be there at least 8 months out of the year (give or take). Many jurisdictions require you to apply for a local drivers license (if you’re from out of state/province) if you were there that long (and not a student), so that seems like you are there with some permanence.

Something non-permanent would be like being in a hotel (travelling), or if you do fly-in/fly-out for work (10 days in, 4 out, or whatever it happens to be).

I think you can pretty easily tell by just answering one question: how much of your stuff did you take with you to your non-home location? Or other things like did you unpack and set your stuff up or is everything in bags and boxes? Are your clothes in a dresser or in your suitcase still? (although I’ve known some people who take their clothes out when staying at a hotel. I find that weird)