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Many
have asked,
"What
are the Holy Days of Obligation in the United States?"
Below
is the general decree from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
National Conference of
Catholic Bishops
United States of America
Decree of Promulgation
On December 13, 1991 the members of the
National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States of America
made the following general decree concerning holy days of obligation for
Latin rite Catholics:
In addition to Sunday, the days to be
observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the
United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows:
January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother
of God;
Please
Note: The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated the
Seventh Sunday of Easter in this diocese.
August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
November 1, the solemnity of All Saints;
December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception;
December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Whenever January 1,
the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, August 15, the solemnity of the
Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a
Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.
This decree of the Conference of Bishops
was approved and confirmed by the Apostolic See by a decree of the
Congregation for Bishops (Prot. N. 296/84), signed by Bernardin Cardinal
Gantin, prefect of the Congregation, and dated July 4, 1992.
As President of the National Conference
of Catholic Bishops, I hereby declare that the effective date of this
decree for all the Latin rite dioceses of the United States of America
will be January 1, 1993, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
Given at the offices of the National
Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC, November 17, 1992.
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Daniel E. Pilarczyk
Archbishop of Cincinnati
President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Robert N. Lynch
General Secretary |