Holy Days of Obligation for 2010
The Holy Days of Obligation are the days (outside of Sundays) on which Catholics gather together to celebrate the mysteries of our faith as a community. This "obligation" is familial because we are responsible as a family of faith in mutually supporting one another. Gathering together in our parishes and communities on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation enables us to "encourage one another and build one another up..." (1Thessalonians 5:11)
Holy Days of Obligation for 2010
- Friday, January 1, 2010: Mary, Mother of God
- Thursday, May 13, 2010: The Ascension of the Lord
- Sunday, August 15, 2010: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- *Monday, November 1, 2010: Solemnity of All Saints
- Wednesday, December 8, 2010: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Saturday, December 25, 2010: The Nativity of the Lord
*Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or 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.
Other important liturgical days:
- Ash Wednesday: February 17, 2010
- Palm Sunday: March 28, 2010
- Holy Thursday: April 1, 2010
- Good Friday: April 2, 2010
- Easter Sunday: April 4, 2010
- Pentecost Sunday: May 23, 2010
- The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Sunday, June 6, 2010
- The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Friday, June 11, 2010
- First Sunday of Advent: November 29, 2009
Lectionary for Mass Cycles 2010:
- Sunday Cycle: Year C -- November 29, 2009 to November 28, 2010
- Weekday Cycle: Year 2
