Posted on 01/22/2023 4:22:18 AM PST by vespa300
According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law, Sundays are holy days of obligation. In addition, the Code lists 10 holy days of obligation in the Church
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Please explain!
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What about New Year’s Day? It used to be the Feast of the Circumcision, but then during modern stupidity it was changed to World Peace Day, but I thought it was still a day of obligation.
And, could be wrong but don’t remember Epiphany being such a day, and I never heard of the feast of Sts. Peter & Paul.
This piece has raised more questions than answers for me.
Well, this is probably not the place to start a theological war. But I can tell you that as we near the end you will see Sundays exalted more and more for a variety of reasons. From Climate change to catastrophic events and social breakdown. The world will turn to the church for help.
I have found it interesting that Christmas is always December 25, but Easter is always Sunday but a very moveable date in March or April with long calculations to get it to match Passover.
I believe Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21.
Think NFL on Saturdays.
Yes, exactly. The ominous “Bible prophecy right on schedule” is not part of the original title of the article and was added by the poster as his opinion (apparently without reading or understanding the article). The article is not talking at all about the Church moving Christmas to a Sunday; the author is bemoaning the the fact that some dioceses are doing this with other holy days of obligation or abrogating them altogether for convenience. In effect he’s saying, “What next? Christmas?” I share his frustration.
Bishops’ Councils can also change the roster of Days of Obligation. So in Canada, The Birth of John the Baptist is one, and in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is one.
What got me is when they started moving Ascension Thursday to the following Sunday. Hey folks, Ascension THURSDAY, as in 40 Days after Easter Sunday!
People worked longer and harder for less money in our great-grandparents’ time, and yet they found a way to make it to Mass on Holy Days of Obligation.
As long as they don’t change Black Friday to Tuesday.
“I believe Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21.”
Yes, indeed. Pretty long an complicated calculation, eh?
It still is a Holy Day. The only Holy Day of Obligation that I’m aware of that was moved to Sunday is the Feast of the Ascension.
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