Holy Days of Obligation
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 helps us to "encourage one another and build one another up..." (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
Holy Days for 2012*
- Sunday, January 1, 2012: Mary, Mother of God
- Thursday, May 17, 2012: The Ascension of the Lord
- Wednesday, August 15, 2012: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Thursday, November 1, 2012: Solemnity of All Saints
- Saturday, December 8, 2012: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Tuesday, December 25, 2011: 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 22, 2012
- Palm Sunday: April 1, 2012
- Holy Thursday: April 5, 2012
- Good Friday: April 6, 2012
- Easter Sunday: April 8, 2012
- Pentecost Sunday: May 27, 2012
- The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Sunday, June 10, 2012
- The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Friday, June 15, 2012
- First Sunday of Advent: December 2, 2012
Lectionary for Mass Cycles 2012:
- Sunday Cycle: Year B -- Sunday, November 27, 2011 to Saturday, December 1, 2012
- Weekday Cycle: Year 2
