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Liturgical Calendar 2009

In the United States and other countries, the bishops have received permission from the Vatican to abrogate (temporarily waive) the requirement for Catholics to attend Mass on certain Holy Days of Obligation, when those Holy Days fall on either Saturday or Monday. Because of this, some Catholics have become confused about whether certain Holy Days are, in fact, Holy Days of Obligation. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15) is one such Holy Day.

If a Holy Day of Obligation falls on a Saturday or a Monday, the obligation to attend Mass is abrogated. For instance, the Feast of the Assumption falls on Saturday in 2009 and Monday in 2011; in both cases, Catholics in the United States are not required to attend Mass.

January 1 Thursday Mary, Mother of God   † Holy Day of Obligation
February 25
 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
April 5 Sunday Palm Sunday
April 9 Thursday Holy Thursday
April 10 Friday Good Friday
April 11 Saturday Holy Saturday
April 12 Sunday Easter
April 19 Sunday Divine Mercy Sunday
May 21 Thursday Ascension
May 31 Sunday Pentecost
June 7 Sunday Trinity Sunday
June 11 Thursday Corpus Christi
August 15 Saturday Assumption of Mary
November 1 Sunday All Saints Day  † Holy Day of Obligation
November 29 Sunday First Sunday of Advent
December 8 Tuesday Immaculate Conception  † Holy Day of Obligation
December 25 Friday Christmas  † Holy Day of Obligation








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