So apparently tomorrow isn't a Holy Day

[pax]

I was kind of saddened today when I remembered that when most Holy Days fall on Mondays, the obligation to attend Mass is abrogated (with the exception of Christmas, and the Immaculate Conception in the US). Tomorrow is the Assumption of the BVM, and one of my favorite feasts. I kind of wish that the USCCB would expect more from Catholics...I mean, we only have 3 or four Holy Days outside of Sundays each year. Is it really that big of a sacrifice for people to go to Mass?

 

[NDIrish]

yeah, apparently it would be too much to expect Catholics to go to Mass on a Sunday AND a Monday...

 

[Carrye]

It's still a holy day - we retain the solemnity - but not one of obligation.

 

[FullyMT]

Exactly Carrye!
I'm going to make my best attempt to attend Mass tomorrow (I won't know the schedule till tonight), but I'm helping my mom collate a massive amount of papers, hopefully it won't be an issue (we have to leave at 8 AM, Daily Mass is at 8:30)

 

[lonnienord]

it interests me that i really look forward to Monday mass. Every week. It is cause it is such a cool little family that goes to daily mass. More go on Sat. and of course Sunday is big church but Mon-Fri is my close knit little family

We will celebrate the Assumption tommorrow and it will be good!!

 

[Carrye]

but Mon-Fri is my close knit little family

I always found that to be true too, Lonnie. I used to be excited about Sundays because other people came to join us and we recited the Creed together. Or at least that's the way I felt.

 

[Gwendolyn]

My home parish is having a Mass tomorrow evening in honour of it.

 

[plainswolf]

One difficult aspect of this for me is that my local parish always has an extra Mass on Holy Day's of obligation. One Mass in the morning and another Mass in the evening. Now I work day shift and I'm unable to attend the morning Mass, but I would at least be able to go to the evening Mass after work. But since the Feast of the Assumption is not a Holy day of obligation, they only have a morning Mass tomorrow... Were it not for the fact that I'm still on medical leave till Sept. 2nd, I wouldn't be able to go to Mass tomorrow to honor the Feast of my Queen..


Mark

 

[MParedon]

Two nearby parishes are having one Mass each tommorrow to celebrate the Assumption. The parish my parents are registered at even sent out (last month) those donation envelopes with one of them dated for tomorrow. Yay

 

[Franze]

We have a day of obligation in Spain and I will go. If you could, please go to the mass, tomorrow, the Virgin Mary deserves this feast.

 

[Rising_Suns]

I am looking forward to our Mass tomorrow. It is going to be a Latin Norvus Ordo, in dedication to Our Lady. Today's Mass was beautiful as well. I went to a Melkite Divine Liturgy for the first time.

Blessings,

-Davide

 

[furkidsmom]

Sad that we can't be expected to attend Mass on Monday

 

[AdJesumPerMariam]

I plan on going tomorrow, anyway. I pray that more people find that they want to go.

 

[pax]

My home parish is having a Mass tomorrow evening in honour of it.

That's cool. I wish more parishes did stuff like that. Just because there isn't an obligation doesn't mean the feast day is all of a sudden that much less important. Most churches in my area don't have any mass on Mondays. My parish bulletin said "August 15: Assumption (Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year) - No Mass." That was just sad for me. I'll probably end up going to the monastery tomorrow morning....

 

[Paul S]

My parish has three Masses tomorrow: 7:15, noon, and 5:30, the last of which is the TLM, which we always have on Holy Days of Obligation.

The next one, by the way, is All Saints, on November 1. The Vigil is also traditionally a day of fasting and abstinence, although canon law no longer requires this (nor is the Vigil still on the calendar).

 

[Irenaeus]

My Parish Priest explained it as a dispensation for Priests who have large congregations and have to do many, many masses; Sunday is a big day and it's hard when there are so little Priests to do all those masses two days in a row.

The Day, as has been said, loses none of its solemnity. I am very anxious to go to Mass!

 

[Canadian75]

If you like having Holy Days of Obligation don't come to Canada. We only have two (Dec. 25th and Jan. 1st). Odd considering just under half of our population are Catholics.
Mind you many of the parishes in my city (especially the cathedral) have daily mass and they will be celebrating the mass of the Assumption tomorrow.

Peace.

 

[Ave Maria]

I wish it were a holy day of obligation regardless of what day it fell on. What's going to hurt us to go to mass on a Monday in order to honor Our Lady? I plan on going tomorrow even though I am short on gas.