2007-12-01 07:58:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Holy Days of Obligation are feasts on which Catholics are required to assist at Mass.
In the United States these are:
+ Christmas, the Nativity of Jesus, December 25
+ Mary Mother of God, January 1
+ Ascension of the Lord, forty days after Easter
+ Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15
+ All Saints' Day, November 1
+ Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, December 8
By the way, every Sunday is considered a Holy Day of Obligation. Therefore Holy Days that are always on Sundays like Easter are not listed.
Outside the United States, cultural variations of Holy Days may occur.
With love in Christ.
2007-12-01 16:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Misty's list is a good one. Let's remember that every Sunday is an important day too, as Catholics and other Christians gather to celebrate the Lord Jesus' resurrection 'on the first day of the week,' heralding a new creation. And while individual days have significance, so do some seasons. We're about to enter Advent, the four-week preparation for Christmas. In Spring there's Lent, a 40-day season of reflection and renewal in preparation for Passion Week and Easter.
2007-12-01 09:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by Johnny Dangerous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is good to keep in mind, that all days are important, as they are a gift to us FROM GOD. Even though the higher liturgical seasons have their importance to bring a more religious focus to the seasons and feast days of Saints. By the way, it can be a temptation to be sarcastic - however there really is no place for sarcasm in religion of any denomination - it does not solve any problems of difference or represent maturity. Jesus was not sarcastic in teaching, but direct and to the point in truth and sincerety.
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2016-12-30 08:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Major days being holy days of obligation would be Easter, Christmas, Immaculate Conception, The Assumption, All Saints Day, Mary Mother of God.
Then still important but not obligated are Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Ascension Sunday, Pentacost.
They are important because we remember certain people or certain happenings on these days.
2007-12-01 08:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by Misty 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Saint Martin Luther Day.
October 31st of each year.
On October 31, 1517, Luther wrote to Albert, Archbishop of Mainz and Magdeburg, protesting the sale of indulgences. He enclosed in his letter a copy of his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," which came to be known as The 95 Theses.
2007-12-01 08:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
...Christmas and Easter... the rest of the year "they" buy indulgences... (Cash, Check,Visa, Master Card or American Express).... the phenomenon is called being a "Sunday Saint and a Monday Ain't"...oh yeah, BINGO is an important day too....by the way, "Sunday" is NOT the Sabbath... it's from Friday at sundown to Saturday at Sundown... (that's another "flip-flop" of the Roman Church)... Shabbat Shalom
2007-12-01 08:06:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋