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From the Catechism of the Catholic Church online. Yes. I remember when we use to have six Holy Days of Obligation in addition to every Sunday in this country. Now the Feast of the Ascension has been moved to Sunday in most dioceses as well. Maybe our whole country. I am not sure if the Feast of Saint Joseph was ever treated as a formal Holy Day of Obligation in this country. However reading from a current copy of the Catechism, both the one I just put down and the online version it sure looks like the Feast of Saint Joseph is a Holy Day of obligation, but the Bishop's in this country chose excuse us from the obligation.
It sounds like it may be a good question for Fr. Marty's Faith and Reason Friday, but since I gave up Facebook among other things for Lent, I will copy him and ask.
"Isn't the Feast of Saint Joseph a Holy Day of Obligation, and has there ever been a time when the Bishop's in this Country treated it as such? Also, are there a better reasons, other than poor Mass attendance, and Priests who would have to say extra Masses as to why so many Holy Days are abrogated? In my very limited wisdom these would seem to be very poor reasons to limit sacrifice and Sacrifice."
2177 The Sunday celebration of the Lord's Day and his Eucharist is at the heart of the Church's life. "Sunday is the day on which the paschal mystery is celebrated in light of the apostolic tradition and is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal Church."110
"Also to be observed are the day of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension of Christ, the feast of the Body and Blood of Christi, the feast of Mary the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her Assumption, the feast of Saint Joseph, the feast of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul, and the feast of All Saints."111
110 CIC, can. 1246 § 1.
111 CIC, can. 1246 § 2: "The conference of bishops can abolish certain holy days of obligation or transfer them to a Sunday with prior approval of the Apostolic See."
Peace,
John


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Revision as of 00:39, 25 March 2011

CCC #2177
The Sunday celebration of the Lord's Day and his Eucharist is at the heart of the Church's life. "Sunday is the day on which the paschal mystery is celebrated in light of the apostolic tradition and is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal Church."[1]

"Also to be observed are:

  • the day of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • the Epiphany,
  • the Ascension of Christ,
  • the feast of the Body and Blood of Christi,
  • the feast of Mary the Mother of God,
  • her Immaculate Conception,
  • her Assumption,
  • the feast of Saint Joseph,
  • the feast of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul,
  • and the feast of All Saints."[2]
date feast U.S. Calendar
December 25 Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
January 6 Epiphany Moved to Sunday after January 1.
40 days after Easter Ascension of Christ Moved to Sunday in some dioceses.
Thursday after Trinity Sunday Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Sunday after Trinity Sunday
January 1 Feast of Mary the Mother of God (Theotokos)
December 8 Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
August 15 Assumption of Our Lady
March 19 Feast of Saint Joseph Not a holyday of obligation.
June 29 Feast of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul Not a holyday of obligation.
November 1 All Saints

References

  1. ↑ CIC, can. 1246 § 1.
  2. ↑ CIC, can. 1246 § 2: "The conference of bishops can abolish certain holy days of obligation or transfer them to a Sunday with prior approval of the Apostolic See."
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