Is Monday a Holy Day of Obligation in the US?

[Fish and Bread]

The priest at the mass I went to said that Monday was a Holy Day of Obligation. I know that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception normally is one in the US, but I thought that it, and most other days of obligation, weren't considered holy days of obligation in years where they fell on either a Saturday or a Monday. Is this feast exempted from that general rule because it is the patronal feast of the United States?

 

[Michie]

I thought it only applied to weekends.

Yes it HDO except in Hawaii I believe. (Which I don't understand).

My calendar almost always excludes Hawaii. *shrug*

 

[Fish and Bread]

I thought it only applied to weekends.

Yes it HDO except in Hawaii I believe. (Which I don't understand).

My calendar almost always excludes Hawaii. *shrug*

I actually got one of these religious artwork 2009 calendars last week! They were handing them out for free after mass. I thought that was pretty cool -- I've seen relatives with similar calendars from their parish and I've always thought that it would be a neat thing to have. I'm not sure it's quite as cool as my 2008 Obama calendar, though. I'm mostly kidding about that last part (I think).

 

[Fish and Bread]

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[Fish and Bread]

Kind of an amusing anecdote: When the priest mentioned the Holy Day of Obligation, several people turned to their spouses in shock and started conversing on the spot about it. It almost, but not quite, beat the time I went to an Ash Wednesday service at an Episcopalian parish and the priest mentioned that everyone was supposed to be fasting from sun up to sun down (He was kind of an "old school" Episcopalian priest) and people's jaws started dropping and then they started looking mad and murmuring to one another. I don't know why, I just find people's reactions to stuff like this amusing sometimes.

 

[Michie]

They give out those calanders every year at my parish. Scan around for an Advent book too. They should have them there for free.

 

[BillH]

The priest at the mass I went to said that Monday was a Holy Day of Obligation. I know that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception normally is one in the US, but I thought that it, and most other days of obligation, weren't considered holy days of obligation in years where they fell on either a Saturday or a Monday. Is this feast exempted from that general rule because it is the patronal feast of the United States?

That's exactly right. Since it's the patronal feast, it's considered non-movable.

 

[Virgil the Roman]

The priest at the mass I went to said that Monday was a Holy Day of Obligation. I know that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception normally is one in the US, but I thought that it, and most other days of obligation, weren't considered holy days of obligation in years where they fell on either a Saturday or a Monday. Is this feast exempted from that general rule because it is the patronal feast of the United States?

Jawohl, mein gut Herr! Ja, it is a Holy Day of Obligation!

 

[Fish and Bread]

That's exactly right. Since it's the patronal feast, it's considered non-movable.

Cool, thanks. What was the United States' patronal feast before the Immaculate Conception was officially declared? Did we have one?

 

[Angeldove97]

What happens if you have to work all day (I'm a teacher so not going to school is sorta hard to do) and none of my churches have a mass in the evening?

 

[Fish and Bread]

What happens if you have to work all day (I'm a teacher so not going to school is sorta hard to do) and none of my churches have a mass in the evening?

I'm pretty sure that if you can't make it due to work obligations that you can not get out of, or illness, you are excused.

One thing you might want to check out is whether one of the parishes in your area has a vigil mass for the feast this evening (But you might want to call ahead and make sure it is a vigil for the feast and not a late version of this Sunday's mass).

 

[Virgil the Roman]

They'll probably be busy; I'm not sure how practical; but don't priest celebrate sometimes "private" masses anymore. Maybe she could ask Father if he'd being willing to or if he already does one of those; I'm not sure, if it'd count though.
Just a thought.

 

[AMDG]

What happens if you have to work all day (I'm a teacher so not going to school is sorta hard to do) and none of my churches have a mass in the evening?

Maybe there is a Mass by your school (Churches by where I used to work would have a Mass during our lunch for Catholics who happened to be working nearby.) Or maybe a parish close by offers a Mass at night that you can attend? Of course, as when a person is too sick to go to Mass, I don't think God requires the impossible (in this case going to Mass when there is none available to go to.) Wonder what your priest says.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Yes it HDO except in Hawaii I believe. (Which I don't understand).

My calendar almost always excludes Hawaii. *shrug*

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is a Holy Day of obligation in Hawaii. I live in Hawaii. According to what our local priest told my wife, the day that is not a HDO in Hawaii is August 15 (The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary). Our local priest told my wife that they had the option to choose either the Assumption or the Imaculate Conception as a HDO, and the Diocese of Hawaii chose the Immaculate Conception.

By the way, I also have a California Catholic calendar, and the Immaculate Conception is also a HDO there.
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[InstaurareOmnia]

If memory serves me correctly, the obligation is not dropped on a Sunday or Monday for the Immaculate Conception and Christmas. The OP is correct about IC. I am sure it is because Mary, under that title, is patroness of the US.
As an interesting point of interest, on the universal calendar there are 10 holy days of obligation. Way before Vatican II, the US had permission to just observe the 6 we do now.

 

[Michie]

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is a Holy Day of obligation in Hawaii. I live in Hawaii. According to what our local priest told my wife, the day that is not a HDO in Hawaii is August 15 (The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary). Our local priest told my wife that they had the option to choose either the Assumption or the Imaculate Conception as a HDO, and the Diocese of Hawaii chose the Immaculate Conception.

By the way, I also have a California Catholic calendar, and the Immaculate Conception is also a HDO there.
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I'll have to look at my calander again. I've noticed an awful lot of days where most of us go & Hawaii is excluded. Either I misread or there is a misprint.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

I'll have to look at my calander again. I've noticed an awful lot of days where most of us go & Hawaii is excluded.

If that's true, then apparently the Immaculate Conception is an exception.
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[Avatar]

If Monday is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, was Jesus in utero 3 weeks or 13 months?

 

[MoNiCa4316]

If Monday is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, was Jesus in utero 3 weeks or 13 months?

how did you get the numbers?

 

[Avatar]

how did you get the numbers?

Dec 8.
Dec 25.

Guess it's more like 2 and a half weeks.