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v. t. e. In the Catholic Church, holy days of obligation or precepts are days on which the faithful are expected to attend Mass, and engage in rest from work and recreation (i.e., they are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God), according to the third commandment.
The feast was solemnized as a holy day of obligation on 6 December 1708, [1] by the papal bull Commissi Nobis Divinitus of Pope Clement XI. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is celebrated with Masses, parades, fireworks, processions, food and cultural festivities in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Catholic countries .
In the Syro-Malabar Church, there are 6 holy days of obligation: [3] Epiphany (January 6) Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29) The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter) St. Thomas (July 3) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15) Christmas (December 25)
All Souls' Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, [ 2] is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, [ 3] observed by Christians on 2 November. [ 4][ 5] Through prayer, intercessions, alms and visits to cemeteries, people commemorate the poor souls in purgatory and gain them indulgences .
e. The ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite is a regulation for the liturgy of the Roman Catholic church. It determines for each liturgical day which observance has priority when liturgical dates and times coincide (or "occur"), which texts are used for the celebration of the Holy Mass and the Liturgy of the hours and which liturgical ...
This solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation in areas that have not abrogated it. Christians of Byzantine , [ 2 ] West Syriac , and East Syriac Rites celebrate Mary as the Mother of God on 26 December (also known as the Synaxis of the Theotokos), [ 3 ] while the Coptic Church (an Oriental Orthodox church) does so on 16 January.
Saints. Allhallowtide ( Hallowe'en 31 October, All Souls' Day 2 November) Day of the Dead. Totensonntag. All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, [3] the Feast of All Saints, [4] [5] the Feast of All Hallows, [6] the Solemnity of All Saints, [6] and Hallowmas, [6] [7] is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of ...
The most prominent Marian feast days in the General Roman Calendar are: [11] January 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. May 31 (in some locations July 2): The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Monday after Pentecost: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.