Holy Days of Obligation
We need to talk about something, and I’ve already told you what it is above.
Here are the remaining obligatory Holy Days in 2024
- Thursday, May 9, 2024 – The Ascension of Jesus (moved to Sunday, May 12th in many places)
- Thursday, August 15, 2024 – The Assumption of Mary, Solemnity
- Friday, November 1, 2024 – All Saints’ Day
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – The Birth of Our Lord, Christmas
Let’s add in the remaining Solemnities (attendance optional but encouraged):
- Thursday, May 30, 2024 – Corpus Christi
- Friday, June 7, 2024 – The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Monday, June 24, 2024 – The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- Saturday, June 29, 2024 – Saints Peter and Paul
- Saturday, November 2, 2024 – All Souls’ Day
- Monday, December 9, 2024 – The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
There are some good liturgical calendar apps available for Apple, Android, and whatever, so consider downloading one.
And relax! Before Pope St. Pius X reduced the number of Holy Days of Obligation to eight – via the motu proprio, Supremi disciplinae (1917) – there were thirty-six of them! I gather many of the Catholic faithful hadn’t minded the extra trips to church.
