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In the Roman Catholic Church , the Holy Days of Obligation are the days, other than Sundays, on which the faithful are required to attend Mass . The 1983 Code of Canon Law standardized six days to be observed as Holy Days of Obligation throughout the Church. These days are:
White (or sometimes gold) vestments are worn at Mass held on all Holy Days of Obligation, even those which fall during a season of the Liturgical Year when some other color is used. In Spain, blue is sometimes worn on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception . OBSERVANCE BY COUNTRY The conference of bishops in a particular country or region may suppress the observance of these days, or transfer it to another day, with the permission of the Vatican . In some cases the obligation is observed during the following weekend mass. At times if a Holy Day is on a Monday or Saturday the observance will be held during regular weekend mass. They may also make the feast day of the country's patron saint a holy day of obligation. Australia
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England and Wales
Ireland
Malaysia , Singapore , and Brunei
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Poland
United States By Decree of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (now the United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops ), promulgated November 17, 1992 by the Most Reverend Daniel Edward Pilarczyk , Archbishop Of Cincinnati , and confirmed by the Apostolic See on July 4, 1992, the Holy Days of Obligation for Latin Rite Catholics in the United States are:
However, 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 Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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