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US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Principal Celebrations of the Liturgical Year 2011:
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First
Sunday of Advent |
November 28, 2010 |
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Ash Wednesday |
March 9, 2011 |
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Easter Sunday |
April 24, 2011 |
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The Ascension of the Lord [Thursday] |
June 2, 2011 |
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Pentecost Sunday |
June 12, 2011 |
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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ |
June 26, 2011 |
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First Sunday of Advent |
November 27, 2011 |
Holy Days of Obligation
On December 13, 1991 the members of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States of America
made the following general decree concerning holy days of obligation for Latin rite Catholics:
In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation
in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows:
January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; Thursday
of the Sixth Week of Easter and celebrated on the following SUNDAY, the solemnity of the Ascension; August
15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; November 1, the solemnity
of All Saints; December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; December
25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or
November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, then the obligation to attend Mass for the Holy
Day is cancelled.
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