November 29, 2024

Dec. 9 to mark Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, still holy day of obligation

The Church ordinarily celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Dec. 8. But because that day falls on a Sunday in Advent this year, the feast will instead be observed on the following day, Dec. 9.

In the United States, the obligation to attend Mass on some holy days is dispensed if those feasts fall on Saturday or Monday. Because the Immaculate Conception is the patronal feast of the United States, the obligation to attend Mass on that feast remains regardless of the day of the week on which it is observed.

Therefore, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated this year on Dec. 9, remains a holy day of obligation for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. †
 

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