What are the Catholic Holy Days of Obligation for 2023?
For those of you who are Catholics of the Latin/Roman Rite in the United States, here are the Holy Days of Obligation in the upcoming year (Besides, of course, all Sundays): Show (Effective from Monday, December 27, 2021, to Monday, January 2, 2023) NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the day IS a Holy Day of Obligation. Moreover, unless stated otherwise, the year is presumed to be 2022. Saturday, January 1: Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Note: NOT a Holy Day of Obligation, this year, because January 1 falls on a Saturday) Thursday, May 26 (In the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont)/Sunday, May 29 (Everywhere else, in the United States (i.e., outside of the nine states, listed above)): The Ascension Monday, August 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Note: NOT a Holy Day of Obligation, this year, because August 15 falls on a Monday) Tuesday, November 1: All Saints Thursday, December 8: The Immaculate Conception Sunday, December 25: Christmas Sunday, January 1, 2023: Mary, the Holy Mother of God As seen above, both December 25, as well as January 1, 2023, fall on Sundays, which means that the obligation to attend Mass for the Holy Day, and the Sunday obligation to attend Mass, coincide with each other. Resultantly, the faithful are only obligated to attend one Mass, on each of the weekends of December 24/25, and of December 31/January 1, 2023. 2023 Holy Days Of ObligationIn 2023, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, January 1, falls on a Sunday, and the Ascension of the Lord, May 21, is also on a Sunday. Catholics are obligated to attend Mass every Sunday, so we chose to include them on this list. Christmas, December 25, 2023, will be on a Monday and will remain a Holy Day of Obligation for this year. There will be no dispensation for Christmas. Pay close attention to the local Mass schedule because the faithful will need to attend both the fourth Sunday of Advent Mass (a Vigil Mass after 4pm on Saturday, December 22, or morning Mass on Sunday, December 24) AND Christmas Mass (a Vigil on Sunday, December 24 after 4pm OR morning Mass on Sunday, December 25). In addition to Sundays, the following holy days are obligatory in 2023: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | January 1 Ascension of Jesus | May 21 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | August 15 All Saints Day | November 1 The Immaculate Conception | December 8 Christmas | December 25
A list of catholic celebrations and festivals in the UK in 2023 are below. These are also known as Holydays (or Holy Days) of Obligation. With effect from the first Sunday of Advent in 2017, two holydays were reinstated, namely:
Catholic Church Festivals 2023
What are the Holy Days of obligation 2022?Thursday, May 26, 2022 – The Ascension of Jesus. Tuesday, November 1, 2022 – All Saints' Day. Thursday, December 8, 2022 – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Is January 1st 2023 a holy day?Among the Twelve Days of Christmas, the Solemnity of Mary is observed on January 1 every year by the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. It is the eighth day of Christmastide and is a feast to celebrate Mary's motherhood.
What are the holy days of obligation and their dates?US Catholic Holy Days of Obligation for 2022. Solemnity of Mary, January 1*. Ascension of Jesus, May 26 — Celebrated on the sixth Thursday after Easter Sunday*. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15*. Solemnity of All Saints, November 1.. Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, December 8.. What cycle is the Catholic Church in 2023?2022-2023 is liturgical year A. The feast days of saints celebrated in one country are not necessarily celebrated everywhere.
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