
Vatican: Holy Days of Obligation Not Dispensed if Transferred to a Monday
Several U.S. dioceses are already stipulating that Mass attendance is obligatory on that day.
Several U.S. dioceses are already stipulating that Mass attendance is obligatory on that day.
Yes. Catholics have an obligation to attend Mass on both Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, and on the following day, Sunday, Dec. 26.
In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, Dec. 8 is the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, but this year it was moved to Monday the 9th to avoid a conflict with the Second Sunday of Advent.
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