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The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO) lays down the relevant norms regarding holy days of obligations for Eastern Catholic Churches. There are five holy days of obligation, beyond Sundays, specified as common to all of the Eastern Churches: [48] The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord ; The Epiphany; The Ascension
Each day in the Catholic liturgical calendar has a rank. The five basic ranks for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, in descending order of importance, are as follows: Solemnity — the highest ranking type of feast day. It commemorates an event in the life of Jesus or Mary, or celebrates a Saint important to the whole Church or the local ...
In the Syro-Malabar Church, there are 6 holy days of obligation: [3] Epiphany (January 6) Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29) The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter) St. Thomas (July 3) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15) Christmas (December 25)
All Saints Day is a Christian holiday that typically falls on Nov. 1. People celebrate with Mass, prayer and sometimes dress up as saints.
Thursday after Holy Trinity: d The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – solemnity ^a On 25 January 2021, Pope Francis inscribed Saint John of Avila, Priest and Doctor of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar. [13] ^b On 25 January 2019, Pope Francis inscribed Saint Paul VI, Pope, in the General Roman Calendar. [14]
The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, §. 432, enumerates the same five: [3] to attend Mass on Sundays and other holy days of obligation and to refrain from work and activities which could impede the sanctification of those days; to confess one's sins, receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation at least once each year;
An English translation, but with adaptations for the United States, can be consulted at the appropriate web page of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship. [4] The same translation, but with adaptations instead for England and Wales, may be found at the web site of the England & Wales Liturgy Office. [5]
Pope Francis presides over a mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on December 12, 2024 (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via ...