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In the Catholic Church, holy days of obligation or precepts are days on which the faithful are expected to attend Mass, and engage in rest from work and recreation (i.e., they are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God), according to the third commandment.
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)
15 August: the Assumption of Mary – Solemnity (holy days of obligation in Ecclesiastical Province of Hanoi) 2 September: Vietnam National Day – Optional Memorial; 5 September: Saint Teresa of Calcutta, virgin – Optional Memorial; The Mid-Autumn Festival: Day of Prayer for Children (Votive Mass) – Feast; 1 October: Saint Thérèse of ...
All holy days of obligation on a global level are also solemnities; however, not all solemnities are holy days of obligation. For example, The Nativity of the Lord Jesus (Christmas) (25 December) is a solemnity which is always a holy day of obligation, whereas the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (24 June) is
In the Catholic Church, the Ascension of the Lord is ranked as a Solemnity and is a Holy Day of Obligation. In the Anglican Communion , Ascension Day is a Principal Feast . The three days before Ascension Thursday are sometimes referred to as the Rogation days , and the previous Sunday—the Sixth Sunday of Easter (or the Fifth Sunday after ...
Pope Francis on Sunday said the city of Rome has to improve its basic services for residents and visitors before the start of the 2025 Holy Year that is expected to draw tens of millions of pilgrims.
In England, Scotland and Wales the feast is observed as a holy day of obligation while in the United States and Canada, it is not. The feast ceased being a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States in 1840. [11] The Church of England celebrates 29 June as a festival. [12] The Lutheran churches celebrate it in the rank of a lesser festival. [13]
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