Uh-oh... I remembered late that it's a holy day!

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Peter_J said:
That’s what I immediately thought of when I saw the thread title. (Glad to see I was right so I don’t need to scramble to change my plans. :))

But now that we’re talking about it, let me throw this out for discussion: has it ever been?
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Does anyone here know?
 
Crusaderbear said:
US ONLY:Holy Days of Obligation
Christmas (Dec 25) Ascension (Thursday Sixth Week of Easter)
Mary Mother of God (Jan 1) Immaculate Conception (Dec 8)
Assumption (Aug 15) All Saints (Nov 1)

A holy day of obligation on a Monday or a Saturday: the Sunday Obligation will cover it
The only 3 affected are:
January 1, Mary Mother of God August 15, Assumption November 1, All Saints

I most parts of the US (maybe all) the Saturday vigil is the same as going on Sunday.

Hope this helps!
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I think in the US st least , the Ascension now has been moved to a Sunday, but if you’re following the TLM Mass calendar, it’s still celebrated on a Thursday.
 
marytk said:
It is a HOLY day (just*not of obligation). It is a Solleminty with the Gloria and the Creed. It is a very important day.
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Yes, it is a very important feast. I really think though it should go back to being celebrated on a Thursday:thumbsup:👍
 
Be at Peace, in the U.S. (I see your in TX) the feast of Our Lady of the Annunciation is NOT a holy day of obligation.

For future reference, I would say if you miss a holy day of obligation as a result of the situation you described: Saturday Vigil Mass would NOT count as fulfilling one’s obligation, BUT I believe you would be released from the obligation and that it might be nice to go to the Vigil Mass and the Sunday Mass.

At one point in my life, I was unable to make the Vigil Mass and I was also unable to make the Sunday Mass for about a year because I HAD to work both Saturday’s and Sunday’s. A priest told me, I did NOT need to confess missing Mass when I explained why I didn’t go to the weekend Mass’s. I did tell the priest that I made a point going as many times during the week as I could. He explained I was exempted from the weekend Mass’s because I was doing God’s work (caring for those who were deaf, mute blind and developmentally delayed). It is exactly what God would have been doing if he was still on earth (per the priest).
 
Peter_J said:
Does anyone here know?
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Yes.

Catholic Encylopedia

This feast [Annunciation] was always a holy day of obligation in the Universal Church. As such it was abrogated first for France and the French dependencies, 9 April, 1802; and for the United States, by the Third Council of Baltimore, in 1884. By a decree of the S.R.C., 23 April, 1895, the rank of the feast was raised from a double of the second class to a double of the first class.

Holweck, F. (1907). The Feast of the Annunciation. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. newadvent.org/cathen/01542a.htm

No longer in the Universal list in the Latin Canon Law (CIC) of 1983

Can. 1246 §1. Sunday, on which by apostolic tradition the paschal mystery is celebrated, must be observed in the universal Church as the primordial holy day of obligation. The following days must also be observed: the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Body and Blood of Christ, Holy Mary the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her Assumption, Saint Joseph, Saint Peter and Saint Paul the Apostles, and All Saints.

§2. With the prior approval of the Apostolic See, however, the conference of bishops can suppress some of the holy days of obligation or transfer them to a Sunday.
 
The Solemnity of the Annunciation is not a holy day of obligation.
 
OP, this guideline may help you, as a future reference, provided that you are a Latin Rite Catholic, in the United States:

The Holy Days of Obligation of the United States

In the United States, in addition to all Sundays, the following days are to be observed as Holy Days of Obligation:
  1. The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Mother of God, January 1, is a Holy Day of Obligation, unless it falls either on a Saturday or on a Monday, in which case, it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  2. The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, is a Holy Day of Obligation, unless it falls either on a Saturday or on a Monday, in which case, it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  3. The Solemnity of All Saints, November 1, is a Holy Day of Obligation, unless it falls either on a Saturday or on a Monday, in which case, it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  4. Since it is the Patronal Feast of the United States, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary remains a Holy Day of Obligation, even if December 8 naturally falls either on a Saturday or on a Monday. (When December 8 is the Second Sunday of Advent, because the Second Sunday of Advent takes liturgical precedence over the Immaculate Conception, the Immaculate Conception is transferred to the following day (Monday, December 9). However, the obligation to attend Mass does not transfer over (Note: This is the only situation, in which the Immaculate Conception is not a Holy Day of Obligation.).)
  5. The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), December 25, is always a Holy Day of Obligation, regardless of which day of the week that it falls on.
  6. In most regions of the United States, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord has been transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Hence, in such regions of the United States, the Ascension carries the Sunday obligation to attend Mass. However, in those few regions of the United States that continue to celebrate the Ascension on the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, it is always observed as a Holy Day of Obligation.
Note: In the United States, there are only ten states, in which the Ascension continues to be celebrated on the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter (Everywhere else, in the United States (i.e., outside of the ten states, listed below), the Ascension has been transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter.): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Note: In the state of Hawaii, there are only two Holy Days of Obligation: The Immaculate Conception and Christmas. In the state of Hawaii, they follow the guidelines for the Immaculate Conception and Christmas, as above.
 
Spoken4 said:
I remembered “late” that today is the Feast of the Annunciation, a holy day of obligation. As soon as I remembered, I went to find a Mass somewhere close to me, even if it’s not my home parish. Oddly, I was not able to find a single schedule for the holy day at ANY of the 4 nearby parishes I checked.

I did see that my home parish had a 10 am Mass, but by the time I discovered that, about 15 minutes before start time, it was too late for me to get a bus. I don’t drive, so I have to get there in other ways. It is too far to walk in the time I had (it’s 4 miles to my home parish-- no way can I walk 4 miles in 15 minutes), and I couldn’t get a cab in time. I asked my husband for a ride and he wouldn’t agree– an ABSOLUTE “NO”. My bike is in the shop for a major tune-up so it’s not available, or else I’d happily cycle there.** I have a Catholic neighbor who would have GLADLY gone with me, but her car is not running.** I know it sounds like lots of “excuses”, but I swear it’s the truth. Basically, I was without any means to get to church for 10 am Mass, and I cannot find anything at the other nearby churches.

I have said a Rosary and several other Marian prayers, I reflected on the Gospel reading for today, I read the other readings, and I even offered a private hymn. I know that this isn’t the same as the obligation of attending Mass, but I wanted to at least offer prayers and spend the time reflecting on this blessed event. I am also going to Adoration shortly.

Now, my home parish has a 5 pm Mass, but I think that it would be the Sunday readings, not the Annunciation. I am also going to my usual Mass tomorrow morning.

If I go to the 5 pm Mass this evening, even though it would be the Sunday readings… if I reflect on the Annunciation during that Mass-- would it still count for the Holy Day? I feel as though I made a solid and sincere effort to get to the “correct” Mass for the day, and I didn’t deliberately forget or ignore my obligation. I was just stymied at every turn: no schedule, no transportation, no way to get to "any’ Mass at the right time (so far). I sincerely want to fulfill my obligation.

Am I “in trouble”… have I sinned? (I am going to Confession this afternoon before 5 pm Mass.)

Thanks, y’all…

~Spoken4
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tee_eff_em said:
The Solemnity of the Annunciation is not a Holy Day of Obligation – Neither in the Universal Calendar nor in the USA (including Texas).
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In the immortal words of Rosanne Roseannadanna: “Never mind.”
 
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