Work on Jan. 1st

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I see that Jan. 1st is not a Holy Day of obligation this year because it falls on a Saturday so there is no obligation to attend Mass. Does the obligation to avoid work still remain?
 
expectthebest said:
I see that Jan. 1st is not a Holy Day of obligation this year because it falls on a Saturday so there is no obligation to attend Mass. Does the obligation to avoid work still remain?
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The obligation to avoid work applies to Sunday’s. Jan 1st is a Saturday.
 
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I see that Jan. 1st is not a Holy Day of obligation this year because it falls on a Saturday so there is no obligation to attend Mass. Does the obligation to avoid work still remain?
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Based on my own catechism, only on the Lord’s Day, Sunday, are we to avoid work when possible. As Holy Days of Obligation often fall on weekdays where many work, working on a Saturday should not be a problem.

The Saturday may be the Sabbath for our Jewish brethren as well as some others such as the Seventh-Day Adventists–but Christians are not Jewish. We still celebrate a rest day, but the early Church didn’t “move” the Sabbath. The Lord’s Day has always been Sunday since the start of Christianity.

If one can, attending Mass on a solemnity, even when not a Holy Day of Obligation, is a good thing.
 
I was under the impession that all Holy Days Of Obligation were the same as Sunday in that we not only had to attend Mass but also avoid work. it appears I am incorrect?
 
expectthebest said:
I see that Jan. 1st is not a Holy Day of obligation this year because it falls on a Saturday so there is no obligation to attend Mass. Does the obligation to avoid work still remain?
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January 1 IS a Holy Day of Obligation. The obligation can be fulfilled by attending Mass on Saturday or the evening before (Friday).
 
According to this we are to avoid work on Holy Days of Obligation even if it is not Sunday. So my question is do we still have to avoid work even if we don’t have to attend Mass when the Holy Day falls on Saturday or Sunday?
 
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Does anyone know if the requirement to avoid work on Jan 1 still exists since we don’t have to attend Mass?
 
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I was under the impession that all Holy Days Of Obligation were the same as Sunday in that we not only had to attend Mass but also avoid work. it appears I am incorrect?
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I don’t know anywhere the Catholic Church teaches that one is to avoid work on Holy Days of Obligation that are not Sundays.

If you have a reference for such, please share. Thanks!
 
expectthebest said:
According to this we are to avoid work on Holy Days of Obligation even if it is not Sunday. So my question is do we still have to avoid work even if we don’t have to attend Mass when the Holy Day falls on Saturday or Sunday?
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Code of Canon Law vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4N.HTM

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 affairs 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.

usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/obligation.shtml

National Conference of Catholic Bishops
United States of America

Decree of Promulgation

On December 13, 1991 the members of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States of America made the following general decree concerning holy days of obligation for Latin rite Catholics:

In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows:
January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God;
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension;
August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
November 1, the solemnity of All Saints;
December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception;
December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.

This decree of the Conference of Bishops was approved and confirmed by the Apostolic See by a decree of the Congregation for Bishops (Prot. N. 296/84), signed by Bernardin Cardinal Gantin, prefect of the Congregation, and dated July 4, 1992.

As President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, I hereby declare that the effective date of this decree for all the Latin rite dioceses of the United States of America will be January 1, 1993, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Given at the offices of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC, November 17, 1992.
  • Daniel E. Pilarczyk
    Archbishop of Cincinnati
    President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
You do not have to attend Mass, but it is still a Holy Day of Obligation and should be observed as such.
 
JM3 said:
You do not have to attend Mass, but it is still a Holy Day of Obligation and should be observed as such.
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So are you saying work should be avoided on such days or not? According to Catholic teaching?

If it’s still a Holy Day of Obligation, but doesn’t require attending Mass (as you claim) what is the required Catholic observation?
 
Vince1022 said:
So are you saying work should be avoided on such days or not? According to Catholic teaching?

If it’s still a Holy Day of Obligation, but doesn’t require attending Mass (as you claim) what is the required Catholic observation?
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JM3 said:
Code of Canon Law vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4N.HTM

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 affairs 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**.
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What part of the Code Of Canon Law do you not understand?
 
This is what I’m talking a about and why my question came up. If you look at just the words specifically one would have to avoid work just like on any Sunday. But I don’t think most Catholics have that understanding so this is where my question comes in. Has the Church been clear on this?
 
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