Regional Solemnities and obligation to attend Mass

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In places where Feasts or Memorials are elevated to Solemnities, do they also become Holy Days of Obligation?

Example: the Memorial of St. Patrick is a Solemnity in the Republic of Ireland. Are Catholics residing in Ireland obligated to attend Mass on that day?
 
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According to this, yes, it is a holy day of obligation.

A note though, just because a day is a solemnity does not make it a holy day of obligation. There are a number of solemnities in the US that are not a holy day of obligation.
 
Yes, thank you, I am aware of that. If all Solemnities were HDOs, this wouldn’t even be a question. 🙂

I wonder if the Irish case is mirrored in other countries with national Solemnities, such as Slovenia with Our Lady of Sorrows (Memorial elevated to Solemnity).
 
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In places where Feasts or Memorials are elevated to Solemnities, do they also become Holy Days of Obligation?

Example: the Memorial of St. Patrick is a Solemnity in the Republic of Ireland. Are Catholics residing in Ireland obligated to attend Mass on that day?
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Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It all depends on whether or not the local bishop (or the conference) specifically makes it a day of obligation.

In such cases where it is a HDO, visitors to the place are exempt from the obligation.

So (to answer your question) yes, those who reside there have an obligation to attend Mass. Those visiting there do not.
 
Okay, thank you, Father. As the French say, je me coucherais moins bête ce soir (I will go to bed less stupid tonight) 🙂
 
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Example: the Memorial of St. Patrick is a Solemnity in the Republic of Ireland. Are Catholics residing in Ireland obligated to attend Mass on that day?
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Yes. That would be considered a Holy Day of Obligation in Ireland.
 
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That would be considered a Holy Day of Obligation in Ireland.
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Only for those under the canonical jurisdiction of a Roman Catholic diocese of Ireland though, as Fr David pointed out. (Meaning if you are an American visiting Ireland for a week you are not under obligation)

Just to be clear so nobody gets confused.
 
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Only for those under the canonical jurisdiction of a Roman Catholic diocese of Ireland though, as Fr David pointed out. (Meaning if you are an American visiting Ireland for a week you are not under obligation)

Just to be clear so nobody gets confused.
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You are correct my friend, thank you for clarifying my post.
 
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