Holy Days Of Obligation
glossary_termPrincipal feast days on which, in addition to Sundays, Catholics are obliged by Church law to participate in the Eucharist; a precept of the Church
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Catechism Passages
Passages ranked by relevance to Holy Days Of Obligation, from most closely related outward.
The fourth precept (“You shall keep holy the Holy Days Of Obligation.") completes the Sunday observance by participation in the principal liturgical feasts which honor the mysteries of the Lord, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. 85
The precept of the Church specifies the law of the Lord more precisely: "On Sundays and other Holy Days Of Obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass." 117 "The precept of participating in the Mass is satisfied by assistance at a Mass which is celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the holy day or on the evening of the preceding day." 118