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Required attendance at Mass are all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. In the US there are 6 Holy Days that a are Solemnities (Solemnity of Mary, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption, Immaculate Conception, All Saints. The other solemnities and feast days are optional unless on a Sunday
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No, not all solemnities, feasts, and memorials require attendance. Some may be obligatory for certain groups or individuals, such as clergy or members of religious orders, while for others attendance may be optional. It depends on the specific celebration and the guidelines of the particular religious tradition or community.
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How are special days to honor saints ranked?
In order, most important first: Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials and Optional Memorials.
When does a priest wear a white vestment?
All Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials of Our Blessed Lord (for instance Christmas and Easter, and their Seasons) (except His Passion), of the Trinity (except Pentecost), of Our Blessed Lady, of all saints not martyred.
Does the priest have the authority to omit the Gloria?
No, not if it is called for in the Ordo, or according to the rubrics. A Gloria is always called for on Sundays outside of Lent, and on Solemnities and Feasts. It is omitted during Lent, and on ferias (weekdays which are not Solemnities or Feasts).
What are the colors of ordinary time?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe color for the vestments worn in Ordinary Time, saving special Sundays of Our Lord and His Saints, memorials, Feasts, and Solemnities, is green.
Is Palm Sunday a feast day?
Roman Catholic AnswerAll Sundays are Solemnities, the highest rank. Feasts are of the Second rank.
What are the three categories of Feast Days in the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the new calendar (after Vatican Council II), the Feast Days were re-ordered into: 1) Solemnities, this is the highest liturgical rank, besides Easter and Pentecost there are fourteen other Solemnities in the Church's calendar. Solemnities get a Gloria and a Creed at Mass, plus two Readings, before the Gospel, and a Te Deum at the Office of Readings. These days are mostly of Our Blessed Lord, and His Mother.2) Feasts, the middle rank, Mass has a Gloria, but only one Reading (except on Sunday) and the Office of Readings has a Te Deum.3) Memorials, all other Feasts, this is further subdivided into optional and prescribed.4) Below that are ferial or week days with no special ritual rank, in other words, there really is no fourth category that is a rank, there is "other" so to speak.
Does Catholicism have a religious calendar?
Yes, it is called the liturgical calendar marking the seasons, feasts, and memorials of saints, Our Blessed Lord, His Mother, and God.
How do you celebrate a catholic feast day Is it a real feast or a kind of mass?
Okay, this is just a little confusing as the word "feast" is used in two different ways. A feast (in the first way) is any day set apart by the Church for giving special honor to God, the Savior, angels, saints, and sacred mysteries and events (Father Hardon). . Now feasts are divided according to how important they are, since the Second Vatican Council they have been divided into Solemnities, Feasts (this is the "second way"), Memorials, and Optional Memorials. A Solemnity has three readings at Mass, a Gloria, and a Creed. I believe that a Feast has two readings and a Gloria, memorials just have the two readings, no Gloria, and no Creed. In many cultures, in addition to the mass, a feast is held on the streets with music, bands, carnival, and procession of the statue of the saint through the streets, in the saint's honor. It is often a 3 day celebration.
What are some feast day for the Universal Church?
In the Catholic Church, what are normally called "feast days" are divided into Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials. Attached below the Answer is the complete calendar for this year. Solemnities include Easter, Christmas, Epiphany, Ascension, and Pentecost, the Sundays of Advent, Lent, and the season of Easter; Ash Wednesday, the weekdays of Holy Week, Days within the octave of Easter, etc. Feasts include Feasts of the Lord in the general calendar, Sundays of the Christmas season and Sundays in ordinary time, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the saints in the general calendar, Proper Feasts, namely: Feast of the principal patron of the diocese, anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral, principal patron of the territory, province, country, or more extensive territory, Feast of the titular saint, founder, or principal patron of an order, congregation, or religious province. Other feasts, then weekdays of Advent from December 17 to December 24 inclusive, days with the Octave of Christmas, weekdays of Lent. Everything else is considered a memorial.
In what song do praise god for being god?
In the the Te Deum, we sing the praises of God for being God. This is an ancient hymn typically sung at Matins (Office of Readings) on Feasts and Solemnities. You will find the text of the hymn in Latin and English at the link below; the link to the Catholic encyclopedia will get you the history.
What is feasts in French?
fêtes is the translation of feasts in french.
When is Saint Benedict's feast day?
His feast is on July 11.St. Benedict's feastday in the old Roman calendar (up until 1962) was the 21st of March, the date of his death. On the new calendar his feastday is on the 11th of July which is another feastday associated with his relics. Currently, the Benedictine calendar celebrates both feasts as Solemnities
