Posted on 05/01/2008 8:46:47 AM PDT by Pyro7480
LONDON, APRIL 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican clarified the celebration of holy days of obligation when celebrating the extraordinary form of the Roman rite according to the 1962 Missal, reported the bishops' conference of England and Wales.
The episcopal conference submitted a query to the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, which confirmed that in the Roman rite, whichever form of the liturgy is being celebrated, the holy days of obligation are to be held in common.
Where the obligation has been removed and the holy day transferred to the Sunday, this is to be followed in both ordinary and extraordinary celebrations of Mass, the pontifical commission clarified.
Catholics are obliged to go to Mass on holy days of obligation. Some holy days of obligation vary according to the decisions made by local episcopal conferences.
There are differences in the calendars corresponding to the extraordinary and ordinary forms of the Mass, with many feast days falling on different dates in the two missals.
Also, Alcuin Reed's commentary on this decision should be read. It can be read (along with Fr. Z's comments about it) at Alcuin Reid on the transfer of feasts in the Traditional Roman calendar to Sundays
Catholic ping!
There’s a typo in the thread title. Could you please fix it? Thanks in advance!
Today is Ascension Thursday. It is a Holy Day of Obligation, be it in the Novus Ordo or the TLM, right?
Not in my archdiocese.
You’re correct. For us, it is this coming Sunday.
I think it depends on the Archdiocese. In my Archdiocese, the Ascension was moved to this Sunday, and the obligation removed for today.
Well, I don’t know how this will all play out in the future, but as for today...my family just returned home from an Ascension Thursday TLM celebrated in the diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island).
Regards,
Just phoned my parish and they said they had never heard of it. They have it as St. Joseph the Worker.
Are you on Long Island, Appleby? If so, the TLM is offered every Sunday (and HDO) at St. Matthew’s parish chapel in Dix Hills (North Service Road of the LIE between Commack Rd. and Deer Park Rd. — Exits 52 and 51). Mass begins at 9:00.
Next Sunday will be a Low Mass at St. Matthew’s.
Regards,
PS: The TLM is also offered every Sunday and HDO at the St. Pius X chapel in Uniondale. I believe this Mass is at 11:00 (possibly 11:30).
Darn!! I was hoping we’d be able to get a Feast of the Assumption for ‘09 (August 15th is a Saturday)
I read him the post and he said it was news to him. Go figure. (We didn’t have the Divine Mercy Sunday that y’all talked about either.)
Zenit was actually just quoting a quote, and nobody has seen the original question or answer, to my knoweldge. Zenit is, for some reason, very anti-TLM, so take it with a grain of salt and wait for a more detailed explanation.
Yes, TODAY is the Feast of the Ascension. But as for the Holy Day of Obligation part, here’s where our illustrious bishops have again given clear teaching to the faithful (sarc). Some of the U.S. bishops have waived the mass attendance obligation for today and “moved” the holy day to Sunday, but others have not. It seems mostly dioceses in the western parts of the U.S. have decided Christ ascended into Heaven 43 days days after the Resurrection, not 40.
May I ask what parish? Thanks.
Are you referring to your parish priest, in a Catholic church!?! Or some ignorant volunteer covering the office phone? If this is your pastor, you might like to give him a gift subscription to the Wanderer, and quick.
The TLM is offered every Sunday (and HDO) at St. Matthew’s parish chapel in Dix Hills (North Service Road of the LIE between Commack Rd. and Deer Park Rd. — Exits 52 and 51). Mass begins at 9:00.
Next Sunday will be a Low Mass at St. Matthew’s.
Regards,
Today is Ascension Thursday.
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In my diocese, it has been moved to next Sunday.
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