The Narthex
Why Aren't We Celebrating January 1?
Why continue the Saturday or Monday holyday 'get-out-of-Mass-free' card?
By John M. Grondelski | December 26th 2023 3:46 PMThanks to the Catholic Bishops of the United States’ Complementary Norms, January 1, 2024 -- the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God -- will not be a holyday of obligation. That’s because, under those Norms, certain holydays cease being holydays of obligation if they fall on Saturdays or Mondays. The…
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