Holy Days of Obligation 2024

In addition to every Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin rite arch/dioceses of the United States of America include the following solemnities: Mary, the Holy Mother of God (January 1); the Ascension of the Lord (Seventh Sunday of Easter); the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15); All Saints (November 1); Immaculate Conception (December 8); Nativity of the Lord [Christmas] (December 25).

*Whenever January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God; or August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin; or November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the obligation to attend Mass is lifted (Canon 1246, 2). The faithful, however, are encouraged to attend Mass on those days. When December 8 falls on a Saturday or a Monday it is always observed as a holy day of obligation. (This is because the Blessed Virgin Mary under this title is the Patroness of the Diocese of the United States.

**In the special case of the date of the Solemnity being transferred from December 8 to December 9:

• Because the Sundays of Advent take precedent over Immaculate Conception, when December 8 falls on one of these Sundays the Solemnity's date has to be transferred to the following Monday (December 9).
• Only when this occurs (when the date of Immaculate Conception has been transferred from the 8th to the 9th) is the obligation to attend Mass on that day dropped.