Holy day of obligation

HDO are the Sundays and feasts in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, to which the faithful are obliged to attend a Holy Mass.

" On Sundays and other holy days, the faithful are obliged to participate in the celebration of Mass; they have to abstain beyond those works and activities that hinder the worship, sunday own pleasure or the mind and body due rest. "

This obligation is also called Sunday duty or attendance requirement. You may also be fulfilled by the celebration of the evening mass. For the pastor of a parish consists of holy days of obligation, an application, that is, he is obligated for the faithful entrusted to them to celebrate a Holy Mass.

In all the dioceses in the German Bishops' Conference next Sunday offered the following holidays are observed:

• Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (25 December)
• Boxing Day (December 26 )
• Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God (January 1 )
• Easter Monday
• Ascension of Christ
• Whit Monday

The following holidays are not offered in all the dioceses in Germany Holidays:

• Epiphany ( January 6)
• Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), ( Thursday of the second week after Pentecost)
• Assumption of Mary into Heaven (August 15 )
• All Saints' Day (November 1 )

In the dioceses of the Austrian Bishops' Conference following holidays are offered:

• Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (25 December)
• Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God (January 1 )
• Epiphany ( January 6)
• Ascension of Christ
• Corpus Christi
• Assumption of Mary into Heaven (August 15 )
• All Saints' Day (November 1 )
• Immaculate Conception of Mary (December 8 )