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I am out of town and the closest Church to were I am staying is a Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church. They are celebrating the Feast of the Circumcision. If I attend it tomorrow will it fulfill my obligation for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God? Thanks

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I am out of town and the closest Church to were I am staying is a Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church. They are celebrating the Feast of the Circumcision. If I attend it tomorrow will it fulfill my obligation for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God? Thanks

God bless,
ZP
The short answer is, yes.
 
Yes. Any liturgy of any catholic rite on the day, or in the evening before, fulfills the obligation. Be warned: It is also the feast of St. Basil, so the DL of St Basil is used, and the propers are doubled for the double feast. Expect it to run over an hour, perhaps as long as 2 hours if many are present. (It’s not obligatory for Byzantines, so it might be light, or it might be packed; depends upon the community.)

Here’s the relevant CIC entry for the Latins:
Can. 1247 On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.

Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and aVairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord’s day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.

Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.

§2. If participation in the eucharistic celebration becomes impossible because of the absence of a sacred minister or for another grave cause, it is strongly recommended that the faithful take part in a liturgy of the word if such a liturgy is celebrated in a parish church or other sacred place according to the prescripts of the diocesan bishop or that they devote themselves to prayer for a suitable time alone, as a family, or, as the occasion permits, in groups of families.

Note especially Canon 1248…

Christ is Born!
Glorify Him​
 
Mary Mother of God


You Are The Glory Of Jerusalem
You Are The Joy Of Israel
You Are The Honor Of Our People

Holy Virgin Mary !

Blessed Is The Womb Which Bore You, O Christ !
And The Breast That Nursed You, Lord And Savior Of The World

Alleluia !

Pray For Us O Holy Mother Of God Now And Throughout The
New Year That We May Appreciate The Fathers Gift Of Life,
Time, Faith, And The Church !

Prayer Of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
( Let Us Make It Our Very Own On This Most Beautiful Marian Feast)

Remember O Most Loving Virgin Mary,
That Never Was It Known
That Anyone Who Fled Your Protection,
Implored Your Help, Or Sought Your Intercession Was Left Unaided. O Blessed Mother Of The Word Incarnate
Made Flesh For Us, Despise Not Our Petitions,
But In Your Mercy Hear And Answer Us.
“AMEN”
 
FWIW, this feast–the Synaxis of the Theotokos as the Byzantine Churches call it–is on 26 December.
 
FWIW, this feast–the Synaxis of the Theotokos as the Byzantine Churches call it–is on 26 December.
Sounds familiar. On the calendar of the Syriac Churches, 26 December is known as the Praises of the Mother of God (Qooloseh d-Yoldat Aloho).

In case anyone cares, on the Syriac calendar 1 January is the Feast of the Circumcision ('edo daghzourtho).
 
Hi
As a child, I remember attending Mass on New Year’s Day and we celebrated this day as the Feast of the Circumcision. Is my memory playing tricks on me or was this feast day changed at some time to the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
 
Hi
As a child, I remember attending Mass on New Year’s Day and we celebrated this day as the Feast of the Circumcision. Is my memory playing tricks on me or was this feast day changed at some time to the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
I presume you are speaking of the Latin Rite. Yes, New Years Day was (and is so again in the EF) the Feast of the Circumcision. I’m not sure when the Latin Rite changed to the “new” feast, but I think it was sometime in the 1970s.
 
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