Well, you don't HAVE to go to church twice. And some people who might ordinarily have to work can be with their families. Please don't forget our Active Duty military and their families, our Police ,Firefighters, EMT's , all medical personnel , and caregivers , our priests and ministers , and those who care for our four-legged friends who consistently sacrifice their time to make our home celebrations possible.
When Christmas falls on a Sunday for Catholics, it is celebrated as a special feast day known as the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord. This means that the usual Sunday Mass obligation is fulfilled by attending a Christmas Mass, and the liturgical celebrations for Christmas are given precedence over the usual Sunday liturgy.
Besides this coming Christmas in 2011, the last time Christmas fell on a Sunday was in 2004.
The next year in which Christmas day will fall on a Sunday will be in 2016.
Christmas fell on a Sunday most recently in 2011 and will again be on a Sunday in the year 2016.
Christmas was on a Monday in 1989, since then Christmas was on Sunday in 1994, 2000, 2005, 2011 and will be on a Sunday again in 2016.
twice Christmas falls on Sunday in 2016 and 2022, and it skips Sunday in 2028.
It is called the "Sunday in the Octave of Christmas" and the Feast of the Holy Family is usually celebrated on that day.
Sunday is your only time to relax but you have to cook Christmas dinner!
When Christmas falls on a Sunday, it is typically observed on the following Monday.
Christmas was on a Sunday in 2011.
Yes, it fell on Sunday in 2011, and because of the leap year in 2016, Christmas will skip Saturday and fall on Sunday!
once Since answering that, Christmas was on a Sunday most recently in 2011 - which means that so far this century Christmas has been on Sunday twice (2005 and 2011).