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•Please list as many of the Holy Days of Obligation there are!•Hint- There are 10

Holy Days of Obligation

Holy Days of Obligation

• Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

• The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

• Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• The Ascension of the Lord

• Corpus Christi

Holy Days of Obligation

• Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

• The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• All Saints Day

• The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

• Christmas

Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

•Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God• Jan. 1st

•Celebrate that Mary was the Mother of God

•Mary plays an important role in the creation of Jesus Christ• Agrees to the Angel Gabriel that she will carry Jesus, the Son of God

The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

• The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ• Usually Jan. 6th (Some will be b/t Jan. 2-8)

• Revelation of God to Man & Jesus’ holiness is revealed

• Celebrated by 4 events• The Baptism of the Lord

• Christ1st miracle-Changing water into wine at wedding of Cana

• Nativity of Christ

• Visitation of the Magi (Wise men)

Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary• Mar. 19th

• Celebrating that St. Joseph was the husband to the Blessed Virgin Mary

• Celebrating St. Joseph as the act in father & guardian of Jesus Christ

The Ascension of the Lord

•The Ascension of the Lord• 40 days after Easter

• Final act of our redemption

• The risen Christ rose physically into Heaven• In presence of His apostles

• Foreshadows our entrance into Heaven body and soul

Corpus Christi•Corpus Christi• Thursday after Trinity Sunday or 11 days after

Pentecost Sunday

• U.S. celebrates the Sunday after Trinity Sunday

• Feast to celebrate the Body & Blood of Christ• Celebrated on Holy Thursday, but

overshadowed by the Passion

• Celebrates the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the Last Supper

Holy Days of Obligation

• Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

• The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• All Saints Day

• The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

• Christmas

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

•Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles• Jun. 29th

• Celebrates 2 of the greatest Apostles

•Martyrs • Helped establish authority of Church at Rome

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary• Aug. 15th

• Celebrates the death of Mary & her physical assumption into Heaven

• Shows what happens at the end of our life

• Most important of feasts that celebrate Mary

All Saints Day•All Saints Day• Nov. 1st

• Celebrates all of the saints

• Celebrate martyrdom of saints• This is a common day where every martyr can be celebrated & remembered

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

• The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception• Dec. 8th

• This is the conception of Mary, not Jesus Christ

• She was created with no original sin

• Later she would carry the child of God-Jesus Christ

• Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is our celebration of Mary and her importance in the Catholic/Christian religion

Christmas• Christmas• Dec. 25th

• This is the day we celebrate Jesus Christ birth

• This is the season where we celebrate that the Lord has finally come

• Jesus, John the Baptist, and Mary’s births are the only births that are celebrated in the Catholic church