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WHAT DOES HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Holy day of obligation

In the Catholic Church, holy days of obligation or holidays of obligation, less commonly called feasts of precept, are the days on which, as canon 1247 of the Code of Canon Law states: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass. Moreover they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord's day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.

Definition of holy day of obligation in the English dictionary

The definition of holy day of obligation in the dictionary is a major feastday of the Roman Catholic Church on which Catholics are bound to attend Mass and refrain from servile work.

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Translation of «holy day of obligation» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

义务圣日
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

día de precepto
570 millions of speakers

English

holy day of obligation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दायित्व के पवित्र दिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يوم مقدس لل التزام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

святой день обязательства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dia santo de obrigação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাধ্যবাধকতা পবিত্র দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fête d´obligation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hari kewajipan suci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heiligen Tag der Verpflichtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

債務の聖日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의무 의 거룩한 일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dina suci
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ngày lễ buộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடமை புனித நாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंधन पवित्र दिवस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yükümlülüğün kutsal günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giorno festivo di precetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

święty dzień z obowiązku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

святий день зобов´язання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zi sfântă de obligații
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ιερή ημέρα της υποχρέωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heilige dag van verpligting
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

helig dag av förpliktelse
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hellig dag av forpliktelse
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about holy day of obligation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION»

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2009 Catholic Almanac
Sundays and Other Holy Days Sunday is the original Christian feast day and holy day of obligation because of the unusually significant events of salvation history which took place and are commemorated on the first day of the week, viz., the ...
Matthew Bunson, 2008
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Reading God's Word 2009-2010 - Daily Mass Readings For Year C
First Sunday of Advent ..................................................Sun., Nov. 29 Immaculate Conception ...........(holy day of obligation) Tues., Dec. 8 Christmas ........................... ..... (holy day of obligation) Fri., Dec. 25 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph ...
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Inc.
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Poland
HIGH. DAYS. AND. HOLY. DAYS. On holy days of obligation. Catholics are expected to attend Mass and avoid all unnecessary work. Sunday is a holy day of obligation. There are also 10 special days that the Poles call High Days: Christmas, ...
Jay Heale, 2005
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The Catholicism Answer Book: The 300 Most Frequently Asked ...
Catholic Christians are expected to gotoCatholic Mass each and every Sunday ( or weekend)and holy day of obligation to join in communal worship of God. Private prayer is in addition to this requirement, but can take place at the person's own ...
Kenneth Brighenti, John Trigilio, 2007
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Religions of America
It is a holy day of obligation in the United States. The Immaculate Heart of Mary, held on the Saturday following the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, honors the Blessed Virgin and commemorates the consecration of the world to her Immaculate ...
Leo Rosten, 1975
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From Baltimore to Vatican Ii
A. It is a mortal sin not to hear Mass on a Sunday or a holy day of obligation, unless we are excused for a serious reason. They also commit a mortal sin, who, having others under their charge, hinder them from hearing Mass, without a sufficient ...
Eugene C. S. V, 2011
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The Catholic Church:
in the universal Church as the primordial holy day of obligation” (c. 1246 § 1). Besides Sunday, the following dates are holy days of obligation in the Latin Church: • January 1 (the feast of Holy Mary, Mother of God); • January 6 (the feast of ...
Joseph Domfeh-Boateng, JCL. PhD, 2014
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New ...
12822-12828 All Saints, a holy day of obligation. — Ascension, a holy day of obligation. — Assumption, a holy day of obligation. — • Christmas. — Circumcision, New Year's day.— Easter. — Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation.
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1939
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Catholicism For Dummies
If in doubt, it's best to call the local Catholic parish or just go to Mass anyway. Attending Mass is never a waste of time, even if it ends up not being a holy day of obligation. Note that Europe has four more holy days: January 6 Holy days of ...
Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, 2011
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2010 Liturgy and Appointment Calendar
Sunday, the Lord's Day, is always observed as a holy day of obligation. In the dioceses of the United States, when a holy day of obligation falls on a Saturday or Monday, with the exceptions of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) and the ...
USCCB approved calendar

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION»

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Council Bluffs native, bishop on first of four steps to sainthood
The observance of All Saints Day, a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, falls each year on Nov. 1. Second Step: The church official, ... «The Daily Nonpareil, Jul 15»
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Is today a holy day of obligation?
But it can be confusing, with that Saturday-Monday thing, and the ability of bishops to move the Ascension (it's a miracle!). So in case you're ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jun 15»
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Corpus Christi and the feasts of June
... in the Catholic Church is also designated as a Holy Day of Obligation in which the faithful are obligated to attend the Mass of this feast day. «taosnews, Jun 15»
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'Life and Passion': An extraordinary artifact from the dawn of the …
... observe Ascension Thursday, yesterday, as a holy day of obligation; these include Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Hartford, Omaha, and my ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, May 15»
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The Ascension completes the Paschal Mystery
The feast falls on the Thursday exactly 40 days after the Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday, and it is a Holy Day of Obligation. On the ... «The Catholic Key, May 15»
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5 Reasons Why Catholics (of All People!) Should Make Earth Day Holy
Today, Earth Day, should be a holy day of obligation for Catholics. That's not exactly a majority opinion, I know. To look around the blogosphere ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
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Pope Francis Makes Holy Thursday About Dirty Feet
The Holy Thursday Mass, which inaugurates the sacred Triduum and which (until 1642) was a holy day of obligation is in a totally different ... «Pewsitter, Apr 15»
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An April Fools' Day Drinking Game To Help Take The Edge Off This …
Nope, today is April Fools' Day, holy day of obligation for pranksters around the globe, and none of your over-enthusiastic officemates are ... «Bustle, Apr 15»
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LI man protests Walmart's 'offensive' St. Patrick's Day t-shirts
Patrick's Day is a holy day of obligation in Ireland commemorating Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. Westley compared it to ... «Long Island Report, Mar 15»
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St. Patrick Wasn't Irish, But Neither Are St. Patrick's Day Parades
So how did the religious feast of St. Patrick — a holy day of obligation in Ireland and a minor blip in the rest of the Catholic world — become St. «The Inquisitr, Mar 15»

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