Holy Day Confusion

[HotRod]

Obligatory or not, I cant think of a better way to start the New Year than than Holy sacrifice of the Mass. Much better than sleeping in and nursing a hangover.

[Autumn Dusk]

I had alot of important stuff on new year's eve. A test shortly before a bilzzard, for one, a blizzard for second. And taking care of the house so the morons that hang around my brother could come over.

New year's day I wasnt' talking to my dad becuase he was an idiot so its not like I had any way of getting to church. Its 8 miles away.

[Tony]

[quote name='Totus Tuus' post='1441028' date='Jan 1 2008, 08:24 PM']I thought Jan. 1, March 25, August 15, November 1, December 8, and December 25 were universal Holy Days. I never heard of those Holy Days being changeable according to the individual diocese.[/quote]

when I was becoming Catholic (Baptism,1st communion) in '92, it was explained that the USA had 7 Holy Days where Canada only had 2..

it looks like it was possible the 7 might of been old information at the time from what I am reading on this thread... interesting..

[Adrestia]

[quote name='Tony' post='1441524' date='Jan 3 2008, 03:42 AM'][quote name='Totus Tuus' date='Jan 1 2008, 08:24 PM']
I thought Jan. 1, March 25, August 15, November 1, December 8, and December 25 were universal Holy Days. I never heard of those Holy Days being changeable according to the individual diocese.[/quote]
when I was becoming Catholic (Baptism,1st communion) in '92, it was explained that the USA had 7 Holy Days where Canada only had 2..

it looks like it was possible the 7 might of been old information at the time from what I am reading on this thread... interesting..
[/quote]
If you add the Ascension (40 days after Easter) that would be the original 7. March 25 (Annunciation) was abrogated in [url="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01542a.htm"]1884[/url]... so it was definitely old when you learned it in 1992!

Edited January 3, 2008 by tgoldson

[Pio Nono]

JMJ
1/3 - SS. Name of Jesus

I believe, technically, the following are universal holy days.

1.) 1 Jan - Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
2.) 6 Jan - Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
3.) 19 Mar - Solemnity of St. Joseph
4.) 25 Mar - Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
5.) 40 days after Easter - Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
6.) 13 Jun - Corpus Christi
7.) 29 Jun - Sts. Peter & Paul
8.) 15 Aug - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9.) 1 Nov - Solemnity of All Saints
10.) 8 Dec - Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
11.) 25 Dec - Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The wild cards (in that I'm not sure of them) are numbers 3, 4 and 6. The US Bishops' Conference has removed the obligation ([i]de facto[/i] or [i]de iure[/i]) for 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7.