Holy Days of Obligation
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How many are there? Why is it called "Obligation"? Can enlighten us?
Maybe Honeybunz again. -
again.....
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treat this as a learning experience for fandango lor .. haha
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Every Sunday
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World wide under the latin rites.. there are 10
Immaculate Conception
Christmas Day
Mary Mother of God
Epiphany
St Joseph
Ascension of Jesus
Saint Peter and Paul
Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Assumption of Mary
All Saints
out of these 10.. it differs from country to country which ones the church celebrates
In s'pore... we celebrate the immaculate conception, Christmas, Epiphany, Ascencion, Corpus Christi, Assupmtion and All saints.
there might be more.. i have been abroad for too long... so i wouldnt know if there are any changes locally -
Sunday is the focus of the entire liturgical year, the day on which we celebrate our salvation in Christ's death and resurrection. We are asked to celebrate a holy day of obligation with the same solemnity as the Lord's Day.
By honoring another mystery of Christ, or by honoring Mary or a saint of local significance, we are celebrating the same as we do on a Sunday, but with a special orientation. In coming together as a community of faith for the celebration of the Eucharist, we declare the importance of the feast in the life of the particular Church. For this reason, parishes are urged to celebrate holy days with all their resources as they do on Sundays. A deeper understanding by pastors and the faithful of the nature and meaning of each holy day helps to elicit a more appreciative celebration and a commitment to excellence for these special occasions.
got this off catholic culture .org -
I'm your teacher ah? Keep asking me.Originally posted by fandango:How many are there? Why is it called "Obligation"? Can enlighten us?
Maybe Honeybunz again.
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Ok, sweetie. Done.
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=153560
Gtg. Continue later -
A friend shared with me that if any Roman Catholic is to miss going to mass on any of the Holy Days of Obligation, he/she will be charged with the curse of anathema according to the doctrines of the Vatican.Originally posted by Honeybunz:I'm your teacher ah? Keep asking me.
I asked him if it is true. he said he read it from Vatican II. -
How would you define 'curse of anathema'?Originally posted by fandango:A friend shared with me that if any Roman Catholic is to miss going to mass on any of the Holy Days of Obligation, he/she will be charged with the curse of anathema according to the doctrines of the Vatican.
I asked him if it is true. he said he read it from Vatican II. -
ben1xy:
Singapore only observes four days. Remember it as AAAC.
Ascension, Assumption, All Saints, Christmas. -
The Aussies celebrate the feast of Ascension on what we consider the last Sunday of Easter.Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:ben1xy:
Singapore only observes four days. Remember it as AAAC.
Ascension, Assumption, All Saints, Christmas.
Technically, Ascension marks the end of the Easter season. If a season (Lent) can begin on a weekday, I don't see why Easter could just end on Ascension Thursday. Is there a need for the seventh Sunday of Easter anymore? -
hmm .. my badOriginally posted by SingaporeMacross:ben1xy:
Singapore only observes four days. Remember it as AAAC.
Ascension, Assumption, All Saints, Christmas.
hahaa.. not a good catholic
only 4 ah? ... cospus christi isn't a day of obligation ah?
i attend every yr
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probably mean excommunication?Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:How would you define 'curse of anathema'?
If that's the case, then there won't be any Catholic left in the church liao.
Btw, I looked thru the Lector roster, didn't see your ex's name leh. Has she quit the Lector? -
Corpus Christi is celebrated on one of the Sunday Mass. Every Sunday Mass is a day of Obligation.Originally posted by ben1xy:hmm .. my bad
hahaa.. not a good catholic
only 4 ah? ... cospus christi isn't a day of obligation ah?
i attend every yr
oh well
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Ascension Day will be a great chance to invite our Protestant friends over for Mass.Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:ben1xy:
Singapore only observes four days. Remember it as AAAC.
Ascension, Assumption, All Saints, Christmas.
All Saints Day which is followed by All Souls Day is a great opportunity to evangelise to or share with our Taoist, Buddhist or free thinker friends.
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Ash Wednesday leh?Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:ben1xy:
Singapore only observes four days. Remember it as AAAC.
Ascension, Assumption, All Saints, Christmas. -
It's not. Strangely, Good Friday is not obligation either. But since it's public holiday, might as well go for Mass. You're not supposed to be out playing anyway.Originally posted by Honeybunz:Ash Wednesday leh? -
Nah, I think she's taking off for A levels. There are plenty of lectors anyway. In fact, too many I heard.Originally posted by Honeybunz:probably mean excommunication?
If that's the case, then there won't be any Catholic left in the church liao.
Btw, I looked thru the Lector roster, didn't see your ex's name leh. Has she quit the Lector?
I think 'curse of anathema' refers to mortal sin? -
wah .. so honeybunny knows sgmacross in person?
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no la... a couple of PMs here and there, that's all.
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Ok, sweetie. More input on the Catholic and Orthodox side here : http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=153560
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Here I shall cover the Protestant and the Anglican's part.
Anglican and Protestant churches
Some Protestant churches recognize a liturgical year, including Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans.
In general those Protestant churches that recognize a liturgical year, and follow a conventional lectionary, follow the pre-Vatican II Roman Catholic parlance, recognizing an Epiphany Season (or "Sundays after Epiphany" ) and a Pentecost Season (or "Sundays after Pentecost" ).
Some Christian festivals and when they occur according to Roman and Protestant (Western) Christianity are:- Epiphany: 6 January
Shrove Tuesday: The day before Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday: 44 days before Good Friday
Palm Sunday: The Sunday before Easter
Maundy Thursday: The Thursday before Easter
Good Friday: The Friday before Easter
Easter: calculated by Computus - Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month that falls on or after 21 March.
Aldersgate Day: 24 May - day when Methodists commemorate John Wesley's conversion
Whitsun or Pentecost: Seven weeks after Easter
Whitmonday: The day after Whitsun or Pentecost
Reformation Sunday: The Sunday before All Saint's Sunday.
Christmas: 25 December -
a·nath·e·ma ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-nth-m)Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:Nah, I think she's taking off for A levels. There are plenty of lectors anyway. In fact, too many I heard.
I think 'curse of anathema' refers to mortal sin?
n. pl. a·nath·e·mas- A formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication.
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That includes me...but it wasn't voluntary.Originally posted by Honeybunz:probably mean excommunication?
If that's the case, then there won't be any Catholic left in the church liao.
I wonder how this is implemented. -
here is what i found about the formula or anathemaOriginally posted by Honeybunz:probably mean excommunication?
If that's the case, then there won't be any Catholic left in the church liao.
""Wherefore in the name of God the All-powerful, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, of the Blessed Peter, Prince of the Apostles, and of all the saints, in virtue of the power which has been given us of binding and loosing in Heaven and on earth, we deprive N-- himself and all his accomplices and all his abettors of the Communion of the Body and Blood of Our Lord, we separate him from the society of all Christians, we exclude him from the bosom of our Holy Mother the Church in Heaven and on earth, we declare him excommunicated and anathematized and we judge him condemned to eternal fire with Satan and his angels and all the reprobate, so long as he will not burst the fetters of the demon, do penance and satisfy the Church; we deliver him to Satan to mortify his body, that his soul may be saved on the day of judgment.""
looks like damantion to hell.
So according to Vatican II, if any Catholic miss attending mass on any of the 6 Days of Obligation...... Anathema.