Eh, the Pillar's reporting is the only place I have heard about this so far. I'd previously heard that Dec 8 is preserved as a obligation in the US even when it falls on a Saturday or Monday but that obligation doesn't transfer when the feast transfers (so Immaculate Conception on Monday December 8 = Obligation; Immaculate Conception on …
Eh, the Pillar's reporting is the only place I have heard about this so far. I'd previously heard that Dec 8 is preserved as a obligation in the US even when it falls on a Saturday or Monday but that obligation doesn't transfer when the feast transfers (so Immaculate Conception on Monday December 8 = Obligation; Immaculate Conception on Monday December 9 = no obligation). I'm luck enough to be in a position now where getting to Mass that day will be easy enough either way; but I've definitely had jobs/circumstances where it would fall in the awkward "Frustratingly Hard to do last minute, but not Actually Impossible" bucket; and my guess is those folks are really the intended beneficiaries.
Eh, the Pillar's reporting is the only place I have heard about this so far. I'd previously heard that Dec 8 is preserved as a obligation in the US even when it falls on a Saturday or Monday but that obligation doesn't transfer when the feast transfers (so Immaculate Conception on Monday December 8 = Obligation; Immaculate Conception on Monday December 9 = no obligation). I'm luck enough to be in a position now where getting to Mass that day will be easy enough either way; but I've definitely had jobs/circumstances where it would fall in the awkward "Frustratingly Hard to do last minute, but not Actually Impossible" bucket; and my guess is those folks are really the intended beneficiaries.